How to Run a Small Business: Page 2

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Why This Franchisee Became an Advocate for Transgender Job Seekers

El Pollo Loco franchisee Michaela Mendelsohn is helping transgender employees build a successful future.

Growing a Business

A Macaron Franchise is Growing -- and it Has Malls to Thank

Kiosks see traffic other mall shops don't.

Growing a Business

Why This Headphone Maker Wishes it Had Never Done Retail

When a sales plan was all wrong, the company had to pivot.

Operations & Logistics

Got a New Staffer? 10 Ways to Make Them Welcome and Productive.

Details always matter.

Marketing

How to Make Money With a Podcast

For podcasting to pay off, have a plan to be different -- and valuable.

Growing a Business

How Every Entrepreneur Has Seemingly "Written" A Book

Welcome to the (booming, misunderstood, game-changing, potentially manipulative) business of business books

Growing a Business

How Peloton Found the Secret to Scale

Meet the tech company disguised as a cycling brand.

Growing a Business

Data Reveals What Drives the Perfect Instagram Photo

This social media firm hacked its way to 30,000 percent growth.

Growing a Business

3 Founders With Booming Businesses Share Stories About Their Difficult Early Days

Everyone struggles. You're not alone.

Growing a Business

Patience and Faith Built S'Well into a $100 Million-Dollar Brand

She could have gotten a real job. She didn't.