Business Plans

Not sure how to craft your own business plans? Discover all you need to know from small business plans to examples and more.

Starting a Business

From Idea to Execution — The Top 4 Must-Dos for Startup Success

Take these four key steps to move from concept to execution and ensure that your business is built on a strong foundation.

Starting a Business

The Power of Bootstrapping — How to Build a Thriving Business Without Venture Capital

Here's how to bootstrap a resilient startup by balancing slow growth with early revenue, turning limitations into strengths and defining success on your own terms.

Leadership

This CEO Gave a Masterclass In Honoring a Company's Legacy While Evolving It at the Same Time

Dominic Allon, CEO of Pipedrive, has transformed the company into an industry leader by combining grit, self-awareness, and a forward-thinking approach.

Growing a Business

7 Steps to Choose the Right Market for Your Startup's International Expansion

Choosing the right market is crucial for a successful expansion, especially for startups with limited resources. Here are seven crucial steps to guide you in selecting the most promising international market.

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Business News

Playboy Was Once Valued at $2 Billion. Now Hugh Hefner's Son Has a Plan to Buy It Back for a Fraction of That.

Cooper Hefner submitted a $100 million offer to buy back his dad's storied brand.

Growing a Business

You Want to Grow Your Business — But Do You Have a Plan? Here Are The Proactive Steps You Need to Take to Succeed.

Subscribing to routine growth initiatives at every level of a business is the key to short-term and long-term growth

Starting a Business

Is Your Business Idea Worth Pursuing? 3 Tips to Avoid the Most Common Reason For Failure

Check out these front-end market research tips that will help you determine whether your venture ideas are worth pursuing.

Growing a Business

She Couldn't Believe Tweens Were Still Getting Their Ears Pierced at the Mall. Now Her Company Is On Track to Make $100 Million.

How do you find a working business model? Do it like Rowan—a brand that reinvented itself many times before finally piercing the ear-piercing market.

Business Plans

How to Master Your Strategic Planning As You Prepare Your Business for 2025

Here's how to best think about strategic planning, communication rhythms and maintaining alignment for consistent growth as you plan for next year.

Growing a Business

7 Ways to Stop Sabotaging Your Global Expansion with Poor Localization

This article emphasizes the importance of going beyond translation in localization and provides key insights to help businesses effectively tailor their products and services for local consumers.

Growing a Business

How Getting Featured In The New York Times Led to the Demise of My Brand

We seemed to be rocking it — lots of press, major partnerships. Then we learned a harsh lesson.

Growing a Business

3 Reasons Why You Need a Team-Empowered Company To Scale Your Business

Among the many benefits a team-empowered company can bring, founders should remember these three reasons this setup is critical for any company looking to scale.

Starting a Business

3 Steps You Can't Miss When Growing Your Business

There are many missteps you can take when growing your business, but there are also important steps you need to take. Don't miss one.

Side Hustle

When His Wife Got Pregnant, He Started a Crafty Side Hustle. 18 Months Later He Hit a Million In Sales: 'I Could Make One for Like $1.50... They Became a Really Hot Item'

A former art student with a "punk rock, do it yourself" ethos never imagined how big his creative little business would become.

Growing a Business

6 Founders Share the Goal-Setting Traps That Sabotaged Their Success (and What They Focus on Now)

Some benchmarks are more important than others—so what should you really care about? We asked six founders for their hardest-won lessons.