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Frances Dodds is Entrepreneur magazine's deputy editor. Before that she was features director for Entrepreneur.com, and a senior editor at DuJour magazine. She's written for Longreads, New York Magazine, Architectural Digest, Us Weekly, Coveteur and more.

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Growing a Business

This Tattoo Artist Was Frustrated With His Industry's Business Model, So He Started a Studio That Does Things Differently

It's not easy for mom-and-pops to take risks, because they rarely have a safety net to fail. But there are ways to innovate cautiously. Just ask the founder of All My Heart, a tattoo studio on this year's list of America's Favorite Mom & Pop Shops®.

Growing a Business

How to Become the Most Valuable Employee At Your Company

We asked owners on our list of America's Favorite Mom & Pop Shops® to tell us about their MVP team members.

Growing a Business

How Small Businesses Can Score Big Marketing Wins Without Much Money

Just because you're a mom and pop with a limited budget doesn't mean you can't make a splash.

Side Hustle

How a History Student Turned Her Side Hustle Into a Startup That's Raised $7 Million: "People Always Tell Me, 'I Thought I Had to Major In Computer Science to Be an Entrepreneur'"

Audrey Wisch never imagined she'd be one of those kids who dropped out of college to grow her side hustle into a startup. But with the help of AI, her "human-centric" service is scaling up.

Growing a Business

What Most People Get Wrong About Inventions, According to a Leading Patent Lawyer

The most lucrative patents don't necessarily go to novel, cutting-edge innovations.

Growing a Business

Younger Generations Want to Retire By 60. Their Strategy Is a Win-Win for Everyone.

This retirement trend is becoming a non-negotiable for Gen X, millennials and Gen Z. The good news is that it benefits both workers and employers.

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Growing a Business

I Was a Buyer for Target and Watched Many Brands Go Bankrupt. Here's the Dark Side of Landing on 10,000 Shelves.

Founders often think about retail benchmarks all wrong. Once they realize their mistake, it's too late.

Growing a Business

This Is What a $300 Million TikTok Strategy Looks Like

Glow Recipe has mastered the social media sales funnel, and they're opening their playbook.

Growing a Business

Want to Manufacture Your Products in America? Three Founders Share Hard Truths On What It Takes.

Manufacturing in the U.S. today is not simple or cheap. "There is no playbook. You just need to be willing to jump in the deep end and figure it out."

Leadership

The 4 Photos That Changed How These Founders Think About Business

Do you have a photo that speaks to you? One that you look to for inspiration? Four successful founders showed us the photos they love, and shared the inspiration they draw from it.

Growing a Business

I Couldn't Offer Employees the Major Perks That Tech Giants Can — Here's How I Hired the Best AI Engineers Anyway

I couldn't match the glamour of Open AI or Google, but this strategy helped me find game-changing talent.

Money & Finance

I Turned One Business Into 24, Making Tens of Millions — Here's How You Can, Too

Here's why following my playbook could be your ticket to financial freedom — and saving America's local small businesses.