Growth Strategies

Business News

Here’s Why Big Food Companies, Like General Mills and Kraft Heinz, Are Losing Their Grip on Shoppers

These companies have launched multiple initiatives to lure back shoppers, from lower prices to protein infusions — but none have worked.

By Sherin Shibu

Business News

‘AI Should Serve People, Not Replace Them’: AI Founder Has a Plan to Empower Small Businesses and Communities

By Dan Bova

Buying a Franchise

A Third-Generation Veteran Found His Next Mission: Helping Seniors Stay Independent. ‘It’s All About Giving Back’

By Jonathan Small

Building a Business

How to Turn Every Customer Interaction Into a Win With 4 Smart AI Strategies

By Salman Shahid

Side Hustle

Her ‘Surprisingly Satisfying’ Side Hustle Made Over $100K at Farmers’ Markets. Now It’s On Track for $1M: ‘Give Yourself 30 Days.’

Jenny Yue's New Year's resolution inspired a side hustle.

By Amanda Breen

Building a Business

The Way People Shop Has Quietly Changed Forever — and Only Brands That Adapt Will Lead the Next Trillion-Dollar Market

As millions of shoppers turn to AI agents before traditional retailers, brands that fail to become machine-readable risk losing the next trillion-dollar market shift.

By Christopher Yang

Building a Business

My Summer Reading List Is Making Me a More Productive Leader. Here Are the 5 Books Making It Happen.

Want to level up your leadership this summer? These five books are a great place to start.

By Ben Walker

Building a Business

A Photo of a Croissant Got 1.6 Million Views and Filled Their Restaurant for Four Months. Here’s the Simple Strategy Behind It.

One photo of a croissant changed everything. Here's how a London restaurant turned a scrappy content habit into a customer pipeline.

By Shawn P. Walchef

Entrepreneurs

This Teenager’s College Choice Taught Me a Powerful Lesson About Risk

Is the right choice one that you can picture in your mind?

By Jason Feifer

Marketing

What Makes a Killer Meta Ad, According to Experts

Check out these four real life side-by-side examples.

By Liz Brody

Tech

Here’s How I Got My 900 Employees to Love Using AI

To get them to really experiment with the latest tools, I did something radical.

By Wes Schroll

Business Branding

How Small Brands Can Still ‘Newsjack’ the World Cup

It was the biggest marketing moment of the year. Here’s how to use it without spending a ton of money.

By Scott Baradell

Tech

5 Tech Tools That Cut Your Workday in Half for Summer Travel

These gadgets will give you more time to sit by the pool.

By Mario Armstrong

Entrepreneurs

Gary Vaynerchuk’s Controversial Career Advice: ‘More Than 50% of You Need This’

If you feel trapped at work, marketing guru Gary Vaynerchuck has a solution.

By Jason Feifer

Grow Your Business

A Dyslexic High School Dropout Tackled the Massive Problem of Online Returns. This Year, His Business Will Make Over $500 Million.

The founder of ReturnPro is helping companies recoup losses from online returns, and tapping into a trillion dollar market market.

By Liz Brody

Launch Your Business

I Built a $12 Billion Company By Figuring Out How to Come Up With Hit Products. Here’s My Simple Formula.

My lifelong collaborator Reid Hoffman calls me an idea generator. But this framework is what helped turn my ideas into bestsellers.

By Mark Pincus

Buying a Franchise

He Got 142 Private Equity Firms Interested in His Franchise — Here’s How

Charles Bonfiglio grew Tint World to 150 locations before selling a stake in the business and staying on as CEO.

By Kim Kavin

Grow Your Business

The CEO of Burger King Took 86,000 Calls. This, He Says, Is What Customers Really Want.

A juicy Whopper is just the start.

By Jason Feifer

Buying a Franchise

These are the Top 150 Franchise Brands for Multi-Unit Owners

If you're looking to buy more than one location, these brands are top choices.

By Tracy Stapp Herold

Building a Business

How Ballet Taught Me the Most Important Lesson About Raising Capital

Sometimes I put on my old ballet slippers, just to remember.

By Leah Solivan

Building a Business

The 5-Day Time Audit I Give Entrepreneurs Before They Burn Out

Overworked and overwhelmed? Discover a simple 5-day time audit that helps entrepreneurs identify burnout, reclaim their schedule, and focus on scalable growth.

By Dr. Sterling L. Carter

Thought Leaders

How to Handle a High-Stakes Business Dispute Without Making It Worse

The way you fight a dispute matters more than whether you win it — and most costly mistakes happen from moving too fast.

By Michael Gargiulo

Buying a Franchise

She Started a Niche Business in Her Basement with $10,000. Now It Does $113 Million in Sales: ‘Took Off Like a Rocket.’

Colette and Andy Bell found a niche market and built a business to serve it.

By Sherin Shibu

Tech

As AI Tools Become Commoditized, Your Data Becomes the New Advantage. Here’s the Shift Every Leader Needs to Understand.

The AI agents flooding your revenue stack aren't failing because of bad prompts — they're failing because of bad data.

By Dennis Sevilla

Business News

He and His Friends Started a Business With Just $10,000. Now It Does $2 Billion in Sales: ‘No Experience Necessary’

Ronnen Harary, cofounder of Spin Master, shares lessons from his new book, "No Experience Necessary," a guide for twenty‑somethings venturing out into business.

By Dan Bova

Building a Business

Why Companies That Close the Physical-Digital Brand Gap Will Win the Next Decade

Why the strongest brands build digital experiences that reinforce — not contradict — their identity.

By Goran Paun

Buying a Franchise

Mrs. Fields and TCBY Once Had Over 3,500 Stores Combined. Now Their New Boss Wants to Rebuild From 213.

The once ubiquitous brands have lost their luster. Rich Screnci wants them to return to their former glory.

By Jonathan Small

Business News

Mark Cuban Says This Is the Fastest Way to Bring Wealth to More People: Do ‘What I Did’

The billionaire entrepreneur says “every single employee” should get this benefit.

By Sherin Shibu

Business News

Starting a Business Has Become a Lot Easier — Here’s Why 5.7 Million Americans Took the Leap Last Year

There has been a massive uptick in people launching businesses, with AI supercharging their ability to do things faster and more cheaply.

By Jonathan Small

Building a Business

How Growing Companies Lose the Clarity That Made Them Successful — and How It Hurts Your Customers’ Experience

As companies grow, complexity often finds its way into the customer experience. Here's why — and what to do about it.

By Goran Paun