Joan Oleck
Associate Editor
Joan Oleck is an associate contributors editor at Entrepreneur. She has previously worked for Business Week, Newsday and the trade magazine Restaurant Business, where a cover story she wrote won the Jesse Neal Award.
Virtual Reality
Real Estate, Movies, Retail: VR Is Exploding. The Opportunities for Entrepreneurs Are Huge.
The 'Art of VR' conference in New York City features an alien bursting from a human, and lots of people excited about this burgeoning industry.
National Small Business Week
A TV Channel for Dogs -- Yes, Really -- Just Got Some Wagging Validation
Almost everyone's pooch can now enjoy this subscription channel, which is taking over cable like some sort of doggone HBO.
Cats
'Catpreneurs' Unite at New York's First 'Cat Camp' Symposium
Love felines? Here are six cat-centric businesses that may give you the purr-fect idea for your own.
Take It From The Pros
New Movie 'The Founder' Explores Entrepreneurship's Dark Side Through McDonald's Origins
You've heard of Ray Kroc, who built the burger empire. But what do you know of his methods?
Holiday Shopping
Can Your Product Fit into a Gift Box? Here's a New Holiday Sales Idea.
Holiday markets around the country are getting bigger and bigger every year. Why? The gifts they sell are beautiful, and visitors are ready to buy.
Rock stars
9 Takeaways for Entrepreneurs From Bruce Springsteen's Autobiography
His bestselling memoir details the decisions that made him a rock'n'roll icon.
Marijuana
These Pot-Smoking Filmmakers Are Now Getting High on HBO
The husband and wife creators of 'High Maintenance' started off posting free web videos. Today, you'll have to pay to see them on premium cable.
Franchise Players
This Franchise Is Going to the Dogs, and That's Absolutely Fine
A Pennsylvania-based father and son gave up their IT jobs to team up in the canine business.
Franchise Players
This Franchisee Started a Business That's Got Wheels on It
Need a bike repair? A rental? A new bike? Andrew Alexander's mobile Velofix van will bring it to your home or business.
Franchise Players
For These Franchisees, 'Care' and 'Assistance' Have Been Personal Priorities for 40 Years
Home-care business partners Steve Sudberry and Will Reid have been best friends 40 years. Business kerfuffles? They settle them 'on the ping pong table.'
Franchise Players
This Franchisee Isn't Just Selling Ice Cream. He's Selling K-12 Science.
First, Rob West had to convince California authorities that 400 gallons of liquid nitrogen at a retail location was perfectly OK.
Social Entrepreneurs
This Entrepreneur Goes Undercover to Rescue Dogs From Torture in Asia
Pet nutritionist Marc Ching risks his life posing as an 'American dog meat entrepreneur' in Asian slaughterhouses.
Franchise Players
'Starving Artists' No More, This North Carolina Couple Opened Wine & Design's First Franchise
Marianne and Craig Burt, seasoned fine artists who had faced financial ruin, are now thriving, having opened their second 'paint and sip' franchise in North Carolina.
Franchise Players
These Glass Doctor Franchisees Found Smashing Success in a Family Business
Kevin and Tamera Tennant started their business in a dumpster, picking up shards of glass, to teach themselves their new trade.
Inventions
Have You Ever Seen the Rain? This Entrepreneur Did, and Reinvented the Umbrella.
'I sometimes refer to this as climbing a mountain on roller blades,' the inventor of the 'Nubrella' says of starting his business.
