Amy Cosper is vice president of Entrepreneur Media Inc., and editor-in-chief of Entrepreneur magazine.
Entrepreneur.com Staff and Contributors
Staff
Amy Cosper is vice president and editor-in-chief of Entrepreneur Media Inc. Previously, she served as WiesnerMedia's entrepreneur in residence, where she sought out and evaluated new business plans, ventures and partnerships to assist in diversifying the company's portfolio. Cosper first entered the entrepreneurial trenches with her own media consulting business. Her journalism roots, however, began in the tech world, as a reporter on assignment in several countries across the globe, from Israel to France to Brazil. Cosper later became publisher and editor-in-chief for Satellite Broadband magazine at Primedia, and then went on to redesign and direct five ASBPE award-winning financial magazines at WiesnerMedia.
Laura Lorber
Laura Lorber is executive online editor of Entrepreneur.com.
Laura Lorber is executive online editor of Entrepreneur.com in New York City. Previously, she had been an assistant news editor overseeing small-business coverage at The Wall Street Journal Online and editor of WSJ Digital Network's financial careers web site, FINS.com.
Teri Evans is deputy editor of Entrepreneur.com in New York. Previously, she was a freelance journalist for national magazines and newspapers, and online media. Teri has been published in The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek's Small Biz magazine, FoxBusiness.com, SmartMoney.com, among others. She also has made television appearances on MSNBC Your Business and FoxBusiness.com LIVE. Teri holds a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School.
Jennifer Wang
Jennifer Wang is a staff writer at Entrepreneur magazine in Southern California.
Jennifer Wang is a staff writer at Entrepreneur magazine in Southern California. She’s been writing about business for newspapers and magazines since 2004, beginning with a stint in the publications department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, where she realized that economics could, in fact, be cool.
Colleen DeBaise
Colleen DeBaise is special projects director at Entrepreneur.com.
Colleen DeBaise is special projects director at Entrepreneur.com. She is the author of The Wall Street Journal Complete Small Business Guidebook, and previously served as the Journal's small-business editor. She has also covered entrepreneurship at BusinessWeek and SmartMoney. Colleen is a regular guest expert on television and radio, and has appeared on MSNBC, Fox Business News, CNBC, CBS and NPR.
Diana Ransom
Diana Ransom is a contributing editor at Entrepreneur.com.
Diana Ransom is a contributing editor at Entrepreneur.com. She's written about small businesses and startups for The Wall Street Journal, the Christian Science Monitor, the New York Daily News, SmartMoney.com and FastCompany magazine. Ransom lives in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Jason Fell is technology editor of Entrepreneur.com in New York City. Previously, he served as online news editor of Foliomag.com, the online arm of Folio: magazine. He also worked as a staff writer for Soundings magazine and a reporter with the Journal Register Company of newspapers. Email him at jfell@entrepreneur.com. You can follow him on Twitter @jwfell.
Catherine Clifford
Catherine Clifford is a staff writer at Entrepreneur.com.
Catherine Clifford is a staff writer at Entrepreneur.com. Previously, she was the small business reporter at CNNMoney and an assistant in the New York bureau for CNN. Catherine attended Columbia University where she earned a bachelor's degree. She lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. Email her at CClifford@entrepreneur.com. You can follow her on Twitter at @CatClifford.
Tracy Stapp
Tracy Stapp is the special projects editor at Entrepreneur magazine. She works on franchise and business opportunity stories and listings, including the annual Franchise 500.
Tracy Stapp is the special projects editor at Entrepreneur magazine. She works on franchise and business opportunity stories and listings, including the annual Franchise 500.
Contributing Writers
Adam Toren
Adam Toren is a serial entrepreneur, mentor, investor and co-founder of YoungEntrepreneur.com. He is co-author, with his brother Matthew, of Kidpreneurs and Small Business, BIG Vision: Lessons on How to Dominate Your Market from Self-Made Entrepreneurs Who Did it Right (Wiley). He's based in Phoenix, Ariz.
Adam Toren is a serial entrepreneur, mentor, investor and co-founder of YoungEntrepreneur.com. He is co-author, with his brother Matthew, of Kidpreneurs and Small Business, BIG Vision: Lessons on How to Dominate Your Market from Self-Made Entrepreneurs Who Did it Right (Wiley). He's based in Phoenix, Ariz.
Brad Sugars
Brad Sugars is the founder and chairman of ActionCOACH. As an entrepreneur, author and business coach, he has owned and operated more than two dozen companies including his main company, ActionCOACH, which has more than 1,000 offices in 34 countries.
Brad Sugars is an Australian entrepreneur, author and business coach. He has been in business for himself since age 15, owning and operating more than two dozen companies, from pizza to ladies fashion, from real estate to insurance and more. He is founder of ActionCOACH, a business coaching franchise based in Las Vegas, Nev., and author of 14 business books. Download the free "5 Ways" iPhone app for business strategies and insights. Follow him on Twitter: @actioncoachceo
Gail Goodman
Gail Goodman is a small-business expert and CEO of Constant Contact, an online provider of email marketing, event marketing, social media marketing, and online survey tools and services for small businesses and organizations.
Gail Goodman is CEO of Constant Contact, an online provider of email marketing, event marketing, social media marketing, and online survey tools and services for small businesses and organizations. She is a member of the board of trustees of the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council and a member of the board of directors of SCORE. Gail holds a bachelor's degree from The University of Pennsylvania and a MBA from Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth. Follow her on Twitter: @Gail_Goodman
Ivan Misner
Ivan Misner is founder and chairman of BNI, a professional business networking organization headquartered in Upland, Calif. He is co-author, with Hazel Walker and Frank De Raffele, of Business Networking and Sex: Not What You Think (Entrepreneur Press, 2012).
Ivan Misner is founder and chairman of BNI, a professional business networking organization headquartered in Upland, Calif. He is co-author, with Hazel Walker and Frank De Raffele, of Business Networking and Sex: Not What You Think (Entrepreneur Press, 2012). Misner is also chairman of the board for the Referral Institute, an international referral training company, and on the board of directors of the Colorado School of Professional Psychology. He is also the founder of the BNI Misner Charitable Foundation.
Jeff Elgin
Jeff Elgin has almost 20 years of experience franchising, both as a franchisee and a senior franchise company executive. He's currently the CEO of FranChoice Inc., a company that provides free consulting to consumers looking for a franchise that best meets their needs.
Jeff Elgin has almost 20 years of experience franchising, both as a franchisee and a senior franchise company executive. He's currently the CEO of FranChoice Inc., a company that provides free consulting to consumers looking for a franchise that best meets their needs. Elgin also has made numerous speeches to franchise industry groups and at conventions on topics ranging from development strategies to the value of growth for all stakeholders in a franchise company.
Jonathan Blum
Jonathan Blum is a freelance writer and the principal of Blumsday LLC, a Web-based content company specializing in technology news.
Jonathan Blum is a freelance writer and the principal of Blumsday LLC, a Web-based content company specializing in technology news.
Marcus Erb
Marcus Erb is a senior research partner and senior consultant with the Great Place to Work® Institute. He focuses on the financial services, manufacturing and health care industries.
Marcus Erb is a Senior Research Partner and Senior Consultant with Great Place to Work® Institute. He has worked with clients' senior executives and human resource teams to assess workplace culture, evaluate policies and practices, and recommend plans to strengthen them.
Mark Siebert
Mark Siebert is the CEO of the iFranchise Group, a franchise consulting firm that has worked with 98 of the nation's top 200 franchisors. He can be reached at 708-957-2300 or at info@ifranchise.net.
As a franchise consultant since 1985, Mark Siebert founded the iFranchise Group, a franchise consulting firm, in 1999. During his career, Mark has personally assisted more than 30 Fortune 1000 companies and over 200 startup franchisors. He regularly conducts workshops and seminars on franchising around the world. For more than a decade, Mark also has been actively involved in assisting U.S. franchisors in expanding abroad. In 2001, he co-founded Franchise Investors Inc., an investment firm specializing in franchise companies. He's on the board of directors of the American Association of Franchisees and Dealers and the board of advisors to Connections for Community Ownership, which encourages minority business and job development through franchising.
Matthew Toren
Matthew Toren is a serial entrepreneur, mentor, investor and co-founder of YoungEntrepreneur.com. He is co-author, with his brother Adam, of Kidpreneurs and Small Business, BIG Vision: Lessons on How to Dominate Your Market from Self-Made Entrepreneurs Who Did it Right (Wiley). He's based in Vancouver, B.C.
Matthew Toren is a serial entrepreneur, mentor, investor and co-founder of YoungEntrepreneur.com. He is co-author, with his brother Adam, of Kidpreneurs and Small Business, BIG Vision: Lessons on How to Dominate Your Market from Self-Made Entrepreneurs Who Did it Right (Wiley). He's based in Vancouver, B.C.
Richard Branson
Questions from readers will be answered in future columns. Please include your name and country when you send your question to BransonQuestions@Entrepreneur.com.
Richard Branson is the founder of the Virgin Group and companies such as Virgin Atlantic, Virgin America, Virgin Mobile and Virgin Active. He is the author of "Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur."
Starr Hall
Starr Hall is a social media strategist, international author and speaker and Associate Partner- Search & Media with Level, A Rosetta Company
www.StarrHall.com
Starr Hall is a social media strategist, international author and speaker and Associate Partner- Search & Media with Level, A Rosetta Company
www.StarrHall.com
Susan Gunelius
Susan Gunelius is CEO of KeySplash Creative Inc., an Orlando, Fla.- based marketing communications company. She has authored several books, including Kick-ass Copywriting in 10 Easy Steps, published by Entrepreneur Media. Connect with her on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
Susan Gunelius is president and CEO of KeySplash Creative Inc., a marketing communications and branding firm. She also writes two blogs: KeySplash Creative Conversations and Women On Business. Gunelius has authored several books, including Kick-ass Copywriting in 10 Easy Steps (Entrepreneur Press); Google Blogger for Dummies (John Wiley & Sons), Harry Potter: The Story of a Global Business Phenomenon and Building Brand Value the Playboy Way (Palgrave Macmillan). Connect with her on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
Tim Berry
Tim Berry is the president of Palo Alto Software Inc., based in Eugene, Ore., which produces business planning software. He is also the author of 3 Weeks to Startup and The Plan-As-You-Go Business Plan, published by Entrepreneur Press. Follow him on Twitter: @Timberry
Tim Berry is president of Palo Alto Software Inc. and author of several books, including The Plan-As-You-Go Business Plan and 3 Weeks to Startup, published by Entrepreneur Press. He has been a professional business planner since 1974, and has presented seminars on business planning in 13 countries. Berry holds an MBA from Stanford University, an MA with honors from the University of Oregon, and a BA magna cum laude from the University of Notre Dame. He's also an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at the University of Oregon. Follow him on Twitter: @Timberry
