Startups Magazine

Rules are made to be broken, right? Take inspiration from these founders, who trusted their gut and reaped the benefits.

From fresh industries to the established spaces that show no signs of slowing down, here are the 10 franchise categories we believe will boom in 2019.

Franchisees share how they pulled together the cash to open their own franchise.

Audrey Gelman opened the coworking space The Wing to give women a place to collaborate and grow their ideas. A powerful community has followed.

The next generation isn't coming. It's already here. These are nine young entrepreneurs, including our September issue cover star, worth watching.

After an entrepreneurial failure, Miko Branch launched a new business out of necessity -- and identified a lucrative, underserved market in the haircare industry.

Between school, dance and hanging with friends, Alina Morse is running a national candy brand.

Here's the most important lesson you can learn from your past.

Aurify Brands is helping food entrepreneurs scale their fledgling brands by providing them with everything from capital to operational support and mentorship.

With the right mix of speed, timing and guts, smart founders can profit hugely from their much, much, much larger rivals' misfortune.

The founders behind Naadam took out the middleman in the cashmere world, creating a win-win for the company and the herders.

After being in business for only a few years, the company plans on embarking on an expansion program to open another 80 locations.

The $1.25 billion company spent 18 months secretly working on its second-ever product. Is it the beginning of a new fitness revolution?

Meet the tech company disguised as a cycling brand.

With aggressive expansion strategies and low membership costs, fitness clubs are looking to rapidly expand -- and franchisees are lining up to get in on the action.

Tyler Haney has a motto: "Doing Things." And it's how this runner kept going, despite the setbacks.

Hard work can pay off -- if you know how to seize the right moments.

Be the boss for $150K.

Be the boss for as little as $50,000.

Know what to look for to know if you're progressing toward your goals.

For a second act success, credit lessons learned at early go-arounds.

Bolt Threads aims to corner the next big thing in textiles: spider silk.