Diversification

Building a Business

Every Startup Reaches This Fork in the Road — Here’s How to Choose Your Path

There's one strategic choice all founders face in the early stages of building a startup. Here's how to navigate it.

By Will Fan

Buying a Franchise

Food Franchisees Are Shifting to Non-Food Investments — And You Should, Too

By Dan Rowe

Thought Leaders

How to Diversify Income Streams for Long-Term Financial Growth

By Jonathan Herrick

Building a Business

When Business Is Slow, Do These 2 Things

By Taha Elraaid

Building a Business

Why Businesses Need to Diversify Everything Right Now

Diversification, when done correctly, can grant a business a certain relief when it comes to withstanding crises and global financial and professional turmoil. As tough as diversifying may be, every leader who is averting their eyes off it is exposing their team and business to risks, especially with the global market changing rapidly.

By Daria Leshchenko

Building a Business

4 Crucial Ways To Be Flexible In Changing Times

Volatility shouldn't scare you. Times of uncertainty are crucial to longevity and success.

By Kartik Jobanputra

Tech

The Dark Side of ChatGPT: Employees & Businesses Need to Prepare Now

Future leaders will have to compete against AI in a way that they are wildly unprepared for. Download the free “Rise of AI Preparation Guide” (limited time only). And grab a copy of Ben’s award-winning book, Unstoppable.

By Ben Angel

Thought Leaders

Diversification and Its Role in Entrepreneurial Success

How do you embrace diversification as an entrepreneur? Here are three very simple ways.

By Peter J. Burns III

Buying a Franchise

A Billionaire Who Operates More Than 2,400 Franchises Knows These Types of Franchisees Make the Most Money

Smart franchisees know that multi-unit franchise ownership is the path to riches. And surprisingly, multi-unit franchise ownership is less risky than single-unit stores.

By Dan Rowe

Thought Leaders

7 Keys to Authentically Investing in Diverse Start-ups

Institutions, investors and entrepreneurs must do more than make vague pronouncements about financial commitments targeting change decades from now.

By Kalon Gutierrez

Human Resources

Want to Improve Diversity at Your Company? Get Rid of Silos

Work with fewer barriers among and across teams and their unique people.

By Faiza Hughell

Business News

Diversification Can Smooth Returns And Mitigate Portfolio Risk

Portfolio diversification should be implemented as a risk mitigation measure. It simply means allocating your investments among a number of assets. As...

By Kate Stalter

Building a Business

6 Ways You Can Support Black Businesses Long-Term

Want to see lasting diversity and equality in your entrepreneurial community? Here are some ways to put your time, money, leadership and know-how to work on evening the playing field for minority-owned businesses.

By Frances Dodds

Building a Business

How a 33-Year-Old Entrepreneur Grew 4 Successful Media Brands

JAKK Media Managing Partner Kenny Kline shares the process behind his versatility and profitability.

By Imran Tariq

Building a Business

How to Create Multiple Revenue Streams For Your Business

As with anything, no entrepreneur should put all their income-generating eggs in one basket.

By Imran Tariq

Thought Leaders

How This Entrepreneur Recovered From Bankruptcy to Increase Her Profits More Than Tenfold

During the Great Recession, Tracy Matthews was in debt $335,000. Here's what she did to dig herself out.

By Tracy Matthews

Building a Business

Expanding Your Business? Ignore These Pitfalls at Your Peril

When a business owner thinks about expansion, life gets exciting. But a path of missteps awaits the entrepreneur who doesn't think it through beforehand.

By Arkady Bukh

Thought Leaders

My Beverage Company Launched a Sunscreen. Here’s How We Knew It Was the Right Time to Diversify Our Business.

If you're thinking of introducing a new product or entering a new market, ask yourself these four questions.

By Kara Goldin

Business News

If You Still Call Amazon an Online Retailer, Here’s One More Reason to Stop

It depends heavily on its cloud business, not ecommerce.

By Stephen J. Bronner

Business Accounting

The Importance of Portfolio Diversification for Your Investments

Diversifying your portfolio won't bring you quick riches, but it will steadily build wealth over time.

By Samuel Edwards

Building a Business

Did Your One Big Customer Disappear? Poor You!

Never forget that to them, you're just a bill they pay.

By Gene Marks

Marketing

The Problem With Whole Foods Is the Doritos It Won’t Sell

When your customers start going to your competitors to purchase what you refuse to stock, it's time to rethink your plan.

By Gene Marks

Thought Leaders

3 Key Ways to Diversify Your Ecommerce Store

To achieve diversification, it's important to focus on a niche, test your products and double down on your brand.

By Will Caldwell

Building a Business

7 Crucial Money Tips to Failure-Proof Your New Business

Time is money, and both are especially critical for startups. Practice these skills until they're second nature so your launch doesn't crash and burn instead.

By Iman Jalali

Business Funding

Crowdfunding Could Be In Your Portfolio But Not Too Much

Due to new crowdfunding laws we can all be VC's, but you may want to hold off before you invest in your peers.

By Sally Outlaw

Building a Business

Risky Business: Should You Diversify?

Do you suffer from 'magpie' syndrome, always chasing after the next shiny object? Think carefully before you do.

By Doug and Polly White

Building a Business

Are You Diversifying Your Income? You’d Better Start.

Just as a business shouldn't rely on one client, your personal income should never rely on one source.

By Steph Wagner

Building a Business

4 Strategies to Help Your Business Reach Its First Million Dollars in Revenue

Offer a great product or service and keep pushing until you reach this milestone.

By Zach Cutler

Building a Business

4 Best Practices for Expanding Your Expertise Into a New Market

If you're passionate about different areas of expertise, here's what to consider before making the leap to venture number two.

By Tom Giannulli

Building a Business

Intel Pledges $125 Million for Startups That Back Women, Minorities

This latest move follows Intel's earlier plan to spend $300 million over the next five years to improve diversity.

By Reuters