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No matter what you're raising money for, Wanda Urbanskia says, the same basic rules apply.

Spiraling donations and outdated dogmas around fundraising and operating costs have left many charities struggling to stay afloat. Some are trying new strategies to make money.

Shizu Okusa ran her first company for eight years but never made enough money. When she founded Apothékary, she knew what she had to do differently.

Aditi and Agkur Daga were told that their founding concept would never work, and at first, they listened. But they took a risk, and reversed course.

From toxic remote workplaces to economic insecurity and global disasters, there's a lot to worry about. But you can be prepared.

No one wants to get left behind, and there's a growing industry of AI consultants who want to help. But is it worth the investment?

Financial planning startup Facet knew they were targeting a huge untapped market. But getting clients wasn't as easy as they hoped.

Zūm started out selling its "Uber for kids" service to parents. But then its founder realized they could sell to school districts, and have a much bigger impact. Of course, that was easier said than done.

Brex made a corporate credit card that was a runaway success. But when they started making a bunch of other stuff, things went south. So they came up with an ambitious plan to reverse course.

Kristina Saffran spent years in the nonprofit world figuring out the most evidence-based treatments, and then built a company on that knowledge.

From the beginning, Good American wanted to reach a customer that other designers overlooked. That hasn't come without its challenges.

Sometimes putting pen to paper is key to cracking the code.

Two decades ago, Omair Tariq survived a nightmare that left him with deep trauma. But the ordeal also gave him a ravenous drive to succeed.And he funneled that ambition into founding a billion-dollar business.

The founders of Divert are using old produce to create energy, but they're also helping grocery stores waste less food.

ShearShare is helping 40,000 hair professionals and businesses across the country play musical barber chairs.

A little-known but common obstacle for women founders, the "Series B Cliff" can make scaling a company extremely difficult. Krawcheck is doing everything she can to help founders like herself get around it.

Amy Nelson built a successful women's coworking company, The Riveter, before it all came crashing down. This is her story, told in real-time.

Building a truly eco-friendly company is hard, and expensive, but to Shine Pet Food's founder Sandra Bosben, it was worth it.

Fresh Prints is reimagining classic collegiate style, and that's just the beginning.

When Sidra Qasim and Waqas Ali landed in the U.S. not knowing a word of English, they had no idea how far their entrepreneurial journey would take them.

Michael Tierney, the founder of Stuffed Puffs, learned that sometimes the simplest problems are the most complicated ones to solve.

The actress and entrepreneur has cofounded enough ventures to know that whatever sets you apart will guide you toward success.

Abigail Stone Park founded Otherland by giving founders and consumers a "scent" experience through the screen.

Shoaib Makani left venture capital to create a compliance app called Keep Truckin' (now Motive). But getting the industry to use it was more complicated than he thought.

Its mammoth project has captured imaginations, but it has more practical plans too.

FarmHouse Fresh founder Shannon McLinden decided that she wanted to use the company's resources to rescue neglected farm animals. Now, they keep the staff grounded at HQ.

It all started in the mountains of Switzerland, with some cut-up garden hoses.

Some business ideas are good enough to change the law. But you may never know unless you build it first.

Dr. Cartrise Ausin knows a thing or two about what it takes to land celebrity clients.

You just might learn a thing or two about how to look into your own crystal ball.