January 2015
Meet the Winners of Our Entrepreneur of 2014 Awards
These entrepreneurs are the best of the best.
How a Marketing Firm Hit the Gamification Bull's-Eye
When sales are a game and customers are players, this Boston-based company wins big.
What to Do When Your Boss Doesn't Trust You
Failures of trust and communication can be tricky to navigate. The Ethics Coach can help.
How This Mompreneur Cut Down on Child-Care Costs
Trying to get a business off the ground is hard enough. This entrepreneur found a way to better manage her business to fit her children's schedule.
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How to Determine the Value of Your Pre-Revenue Startup
Here are the formulas and turns of phrase the experts use to determine what your work is worth.
How Shyp Is Shaking Up the Process of Mailing Packages
The San Francisco-based startup picks up unpackaged items from customers, boxes them and ships them through major carriers and the USPS.
What You Need to Know About Credit Lines
Our expert tells whether you need a line of credit and how big that line should be.
How to Lure More Traffic to Your Site
It can be difficult to determine what will be popular on the web, but we have some tips to drive more visitors to your site.
How to Find Investors Through LinkedIn
The professional social network has become a tool for identifying and pitching investors.
3 Things to Consider When Renting Office Space
Keep these tips in mind when looking to rent space to work.
6 Innovative Women to Watch in 2015
Just remember -- you read about them here first.
Why This Collaborative Platform for Musicians Is Drumming Up Big Bucks
Splice brings music and technology together in perfect harmony.
Slice of Heaven: How Flippin' Pizza Is Doing Fast-Casual Pizza Differently
New to the list, Flippin' Pizza serves New York-style pies by the slice.
How the Next Five Years Will Revolutionize Business
The years until 2020 are poised to redefine almost every facet of how we work, from the way we run customer service to the way we build our businesses.
Why This Hotel Chain Is No. 1 on Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 List
This international hotel franchise is on a tear.
3 Steps for Franchisees Who Want to Be Heard by Corporate
A franchisee for over 30 years explains what to do to make the company hear your idea.
13 Steps to Effective Emails That Don't Suck
Before you hit 'send,' check this list and make sure its a letter customers will want to open.
6 Wacky Franchises You Won't Believe Actually Exist
Check out these six franchises with unique ideas that you'll have to read about to believe.
How This Franchise Is Helping Companies Avert Disaster
Jim Satterfield's Firestorm Solutions franchise helps companies develop plans to deal with workplace violence, natural disasters and other crises.
The Legal Issues That Could Change Franchising Forever
Franchising has been in the hot seat in the past year, as a number of legal and political conflicts -- minimum wage, protections for frachisees and the role of franchisors in labor disputes -- have come to a head.
3 Franchisees Who Tackled Adversity Reveal Their Secrets for Success
In their own words, these franchisees explain how they overcame difficult situations, including personal illness and a market downturn.
Lost Luggage? 4 Common Travel Problems and How to Fix Them.
From overbooked flights to sold-out hotels, here's how business travelers can navigate some of the most common issues.
3 Women to Watch in the Franchising Sector
These executives have what it takes to run a run a network of businesses. If you don't know about them, you will.
Why Jack in the Box Is a Franchise to Watch
After a 24-year hiatus, the chain participated in Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 list -- and ended up at No. 4.
Vinyl Records Are Having a Moment
A 65-year-old record-pressing plant settles into a growth groove.
How This Former Councilwoman Is Helping Vets and the Homeless Find Jobs
A Los Angeles civil servant explains the challenges related to the work force today.
What to Ask Before You Buy a Franchise
Get answers from someone who's already done it, but make sure they're the answers you need.
Bottom's Up: How a Kombucha Bar Took Root in Virginia
A small-batch brewer rethinks the probiotic favorite.
How This Company Made Its Customer Support 'More Human'
Fitocracy needed customer support for its 1.5 million users, so it took to the cloud, and business took off.
How These Founders Reinvented the Apron and Won Over Celebrity Chefs
Founded in 2012, H&B now supplies aprons for more than 700 restaurant clients across the globe.
High Stakes: How This Marijuana Company Gained Buzz in a Budding Market
Though G FarmaLabs is now a leader in the cannabis industry, it took time before success sprouted.
How to Launch a Business in the Sharing Economy
Here are five factors to consider when starting a Airbnb-type platform.
Announcing Entrepreneur 360, Our Index of the Most Entrepreneurial Companies
The Entrepreneur 360 Performance Index takes a holistic approach to ranking companies and quantifying qualitative aspects of business.
The Future Isn't What It Used to Be
Yes, the future can be scary. But it's also full of opportunity.
For Franchises, Small Changes Are a Big Deal
Dealing with changes in operations can be difficult, particularly for a large franchise. Here's how some of the most popular chains are able to do it.
The Fastest-Growing Sectors in the Franchise Industry
The companies on Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 list are showing big gains. These are the sectors that are taking the lead.
The Top 10 Franchises of 2015.
These 10 stars of Entrepreneur's 2015 Franchise 500 list are leading the pack when it comes to growth and success.
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