Entrepreneur magazine
June 2016
Already subscribed? Manage account here
Subscribe NowJune 2016
100 Brilliant Companies to Watch in 2016
Every company on this list has one thing in common: an idea worth fighting for.
How This Salad Franchise Freshened Up Its Image and Menu to Appeal to Smarter, Health-Conscious Customers
Saladworks reinvents itself for a smarter, savvier and more health-minded customer.
More Brains Than Budget? Steal These $0 Marketing Strategies.
It sounds too good to be true, and yet many companies pull it off. How? By thinking differently about who does the marketing.
3 Steps for a Mentorship Program That Works
Brad Bunt offers his tips for making your mentor program effective.
Subscribe Today
How 2 Reebok Execs Rebooted to Launch a Shoe Startup
How two former big-league execs learned to play small ball.
An Expert Explains the Ins and Outs of Outside Audits
Depending on your company's situation, you may need an outside audit every year -- or not at all.
Meet the VC Fund Helping Startups in Underserved Communities Grow
A venture fund invests serious cash on startups in underserved communities.
Stumped? Ways 3 Companies Boost Creativity
Routine can be a creativity killer. These three companies break the cycle.
The Friends Turning Bundt Cake into Big Business
Two women bring back a discarded dessert, and create a national hit.
Why Your Emails Could Use an Exclamation Point (or Three)
Punctuation and other markers -- emoticons, slang and the like -- serve as stand-ins for facial expression and vocal intonation.
What Failure Taught the Founders of One Subscription Startup
Every flop is worthwhile. Here, how a dead-end subscription startup shaped its founders.
Why the Smart Money Invests B2B, Not B2C
An expert explains the upsides of creating a B2B company .
From Tourist to Mogul: How 3 Americans Found Business Success Abroad
Traveling can spark unexpected businesses -- and David Harmatz started his with a distant Panamanian shack.
From After-School Job to Franchise Career
How a part-time job turned into a full-time mobile-phone-franchise career.
The Unusual Way This Startup Found Funding
The Initial connection may not happen in an office. This startup went looking for backers on their own turf.
Budget Strategies for Maximizing Big Data
You can use big data without going broke if you follow the advice of Scott Martineau, cofounder of Infusionsoft, a small-business software provider.
The 3-Step Emergency Plan Every Entrepreneur Needs
To keep your company running soundly, you need to financially prepare for unexpected events that could pop up.
Why You Should Make the Move to a Multi-Unit Franchise
Make the jump from one franchise unit to a multi-unit empire.
This Company Takes the Hassle out of Launching a Foreign Company in the U.S.
Launch your U.S. business in a matter of days, not months
How a New, Mobile-Friendly Website Gave a Fitness Company a Boost in Profits
Fitlosophy's increased 65 percent in six months, thanks to Shopify's e-commerce platform.
Leaders: Who's Shaping Your Company's Culture?
If corporate culture starts at the bottom, you're in trouble.
Beyond Willpower: Create a Savings Plan That Sticks
Qapital has automated the savings process based on your habits (because putting money aside isn't one of them).
10 Tech Companies to Watch - Entrepreneur's Brilliant 100
These companies are harnessing the power of technology to improve most aspects of life, from education to shopping and gun safety.
10 Social Impact Companies to Watch - Entrepreneur's Brilliant 100
These companies prove that doing good is good business.
10 Food & Farming Companies to Watch - Entrepreneur's Brilliant 100
Looking for companies solving problems in the food and farming industries? Eat your heart out.
This High-Tech Underwear Could Help Girls Around the Globe
How one woman is rethinking menstruation maintenance with Thinx
Top 10 in Wearable Wellness
These companies put useful technology in the palm of your hand -- or on your finger or in a dog collar or in a sock for infants...
Turns Out Shoppable TV Is Closer Than Ever
Those who love shopping and tv equally will love LookLive even more.
This Founder's Meditation Startup Draws Cult Demand: How She Did It
Suze Yalof Schwartz has modernized meditation with Unplug.
Why This VC Fund is Investing in Design
Danish Ventures is helping solve global problems by design.
Two Founders Share Real-World Bootstrapping Secrets
Learn from people who've been there and made it work.
One Startup Explains How it Runs a Foodservice Startup Without Any Servers
Eatsa lets you personalize your food order without talking to people.
What's Behind the Branded Podcasts That Don't Sound Like Ads
Companies looking for branded podcasts go to Pacific Content.
10 Finance & Capital Companies to Watch - Entrepreneur's Brilliant 100
These companies are cashing in on innovative solutions to financial pain points.
10 Recreation Companies to Watch - Entrepreneur's Brilliant 100
These companies are taking fun to a new level.
On-Demand Shipping VS the Post Office: What's Different (Infographic)
Shyp founder and CEO Kevin Gibbon traces two different paths for one hypothetical package to demonstrate his company's value.
10 On-Demand Services to Watch 2016 - Entrepreneur's Brilliant 100
These companies will get you what you want when you want it, whether that's an interior decorator or an easier bookkeeping system.
This 4-Part Process Helps One Firm Vet Top Talent
Four hurdles are all that stands between you and your dream job. Can you clear them?
10 Business Tools to Watch - Entrepreneur's Brilliant 100
These startups have created tools you didn't know you needed, from a platform to improve the interviewing process to automated wealth-management services and more.
This Founder is Fixing the Communication Gap Between Caregivers and Doctors
A simple quiz could save your life.
Meet the Designers Hoping to Treat ADHD and Alzheimer's with Gaming
These are games that kids and parents can all appreciate.
10 Health Companies to Watch - Entrepreneur's Brilliant 100
These companies are shaking up the health industry with apps, video games, tampons and more.
How One Swimsuit Designer Hopes to Fix Fit
Jude Al-Khalil is making waves in the swimwear market with Bikyni.
10 Fashion, Design & Retail Companies to Watch - Entrepreneur's Brilliant 100
Fans of accessories, food, shoes or formal attire and more should keep their eyes on these startups.
How Real Brilliance Is Measured
Rather than looking at typical benchmarks, we focus on the ideas, almost all fueled by passion and implemented by strong leaders.
