American Dream

Building a Business

This Restaurant CEO Created His Own National Holiday (and Turned It Into a Business Strategy)

Mehdi Zarhloul discusses how he built a thriving Las Vegas restaurant brand, Crazy Pita, and proves you don't have to wait for permission to succeed.

By Shawn P. Walchef

Building a Business

Want to Manufacture Your Products in America? Three Founders Share Hard Truths On What It Takes.

By Liz Brody

Thought Leaders

You Might Unknowingly Rely on This 100-Year-Old Business. Its Third-Generation Leader Reveals the ‘Secret Sauce’ for Lasting Success — and $850 Million in Annual Revenue.

By Amanda Breen

Building a Business

He Immigrated to the U.S. and Got a Job at McDonald’s — Then His Aversion to Being ‘Too Comfortable’ Led to a Fast-Growing Company That’s Hard to Miss

By Amanda Breen

Business Accounting

Why the American Dream is Dead

Rising costs. Increased credit card debt. Wealth disparity is at an all-time high, and the division continues growing. The American dream is dead.

By Solo Ceesay

Thought Leaders

Is the American Dream Dead?

Whether it is possible to fulfil America's promise today or not depends on how you choose to view the world.

By Jeremy Knauff

Thought Leaders

From Flea Markets to $500 Million in Business Sales

As the founder of accessory brand Charming Charlie, I've learned a lot of lessons in customer engagement.

By Charlie Chanaratsopon

Thought Leaders

Is the American Dream Attainable?

A 9-to-5 job may not help you reach the American dream, but adding passive income brings American hope.

By Eric Martel

Business News

20 Patriotic Movies and Series to Stream on July 4th

Looking to veg out with some truly American tales? These are the best patriotic movies and series streaming on Netflix, Amazon, and other top services.

By PC Mag Staff

Thought Leaders

How Rejection Turned Sam Bakhtiar From a War Refugee into a Champion Bodybuilder and Multimillion-Dollar Franchise Owner

The Camp Transformation Center co-founder and One Percent Nutrition CEO is on a mission to inspire others to live the American dream.

Thought Leaders

This Founder Moved to the United States at 18 to Pursue the American Dream

The founder of Living Notes, Olya Hill, talks about the lessons learned as a professional ballerina, and the importance of creating content and connecting people.

By David Meltzer

Thought Leaders

For Immigrants, America Was, Is and Always Will be Great

Some of the most enthusiastic Americans weren't born in America.

By Doe Deere

Thought Leaders

Why America Is Still the Land of Opportunity

The problem is not that the American Dream is dead, it's that people are confused about what the American Dream really is.

By Bedros Keuilian

Thought Leaders

Why So Many Entrepreneurs Let Their Dreams Die

Don't give up: The world needs you!

By Shaun Buck

Business News

Every Entrepreneur Is a Dreamer. Ending DACA Is a Blow to All of Us, Wherever We Were Born.

A dynamic society wants people with ambition and talent. What is the future for a society that deports those people?

By Micha Kaufman

Business News

Guidelines for How Employers Should Respond to DACA Uncertainty

If there is a "dreamer'' on your team, offer moral support but don't make promises you can't keep.

By Jonathan Segal

Thought Leaders

Ken Burns Says Entrepreneurship Is at the Heart of the American Dream

The award-winning filmmaker says that improvisation is the key to the American promise of prosperity and self-reliance.

By Dan Bova

Business News

A First-Generation American Entrepreneur Reflects on the Immigration Proposal That Would Have Barred His Parents

Mom and Dad had no skills and didn't speak English but achieved the American dream by working tirelessly. Pending legislation would bar people like them now.

By Luis Manuel Garcia

Building a Business

Will Entrepreneurship Make You Rich? A Realistic Perspective.

If you become an entrepreneur just because you see it as a shortcut to "get rich," you may need to rethink your priorities. However, entrepreneurship does offer significant potential.

Marketing

Super Bowl Advertisers Struck Political and Social Undertones

Brands engaged viewers with displays of corporate conscience, even at the risk of offending some customer groups.

By Samuel Edwards

Business News

One Entrepreneur’s Inspiring Journey and the American Dream

The owner of several El Pollo Loco restaurants shares his moving story with Marcus Lemonis, host of CNBC's The Profit.

By Entrepreneur Partner Studio Staff

Building a Business

The Real Goal of Time Management Is the 25-Hour Day

You need to start thinking outside that 24-hour box.

By Steve Eakin

Business Accounting

Prepare for a Massive Recession

We are in for very hard economic times but the media can't tell you about it until it's too late.

By Grant Cardone

Thought Leaders

The Top 25 Self-Made Billionaires In the World

Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and Amancio Ortega are at the top of a new list released by research firm Wealth-X.

By Catherine Clifford

Thought Leaders

Is the American Dream Dead?

Our culture is affected by a number of factors that are eating away at what made our economy -- and us -- strong.

By Steve Tobak

Thought Leaders

9 in 10 Surveyed Choose Entrepreneurship, Despite the Sacrifices (Infographic)

A new study explains why business owners think the extra time and energy is worth it.

By Tanya Benedicto Klich

Thought Leaders

An Entrepreneur’s American Dream in 5 Quotes

Today, it's more about working for yourself than white picket fences.

By John Rampton

Building a Business

This Business Has Been Fiercely Independent Since 1776

The owners of Connecticut's Griswold Inn explain why staying family-owned is their plan for business -- for the next 100 years.

By Jason Fell

Business News

Google’s First Server and a Crumpled Napkin Are About to Get Museum Treatment

The Smithsonian will launch an American Enterprise exhibit in 2015 that will run for at least the next two decades. Here's an inside look at some of the objects to be featured.

By Geoff Weiss

Business Accounting

Self-Made Billionaires Around the Globe: Where and Why They Thrive (Infographic)

The London-based Centre for Policy Studies took a look at so-called 'SuperEntrepreneurs' and the government and policy infrastructures that best support them.

By Catherine Clifford