How to Start a Small Business

Building a Business

9 Low-Cost Business Ideas for Animal Lovers

'Products and services that help people care for their four-legged family members are in a growth pattern that I don't see slowing down for the near future.'

By Grace Reader

Business News

12 Low-Cost Business Ideas for Introverts

Many introverts excel at running their own startups or being self-employed. Here's a list of low-cost business ideas that maximize on the skills of introversion for under $1,000.

By Rose Leadem

Building a Business

This Entrepreneur Who Started Her Kombucha Business in an Apartment With $600 Has a Message for Struggling Entrepreneurs

You're not failing, you're changing.

By Linda Lacina

Business News

4 Common Financial Mistakes Every Small Business Owner Should Avoid

Certain financial errors can lead to some serious cash flow problems if you aren't careful.

By Due

Thought Leaders

5 Signs Your Boss Might be a Psychopath (Your Emails Might Hold the Biggest Clues)

How do you know if you work with a psychopath? Asking for a friend.

By Linda Lacina

Buying a Franchise

A Night of Money, Mansions and Mexican Food Showed Us How Delivery Could Reshape Franchising

A night out with a delivery driver.

By Jason Daley

Building a Business

Want to Open a Coffee Shop? Keep These Owners’ Tips in Mind.

You can cash in on caffeine addictions -- if you're savvy.

By Ashlea Halpern

Building a Business

What 70 Airbnb Stays Can Teach Anyone About Running Any Business

Anticipate needs, don't lose your cool, and manage expectations, just to start.

By Ashlea Halpern

Building a Business

This Holiday Chore Helped A Window-Washing Business Grow

They turned a chore into a business.

By Jason Daley

Buying a Franchise

This Biker Ditched a Blah Job for the Perfect Franchise

Sometimes all you can change is where you work.

By Jason Daley

Building a Business

How To Make Money In Trendy Businesses-And Survive When The Trend Ends

It takes a mix of strategy, luck and conviction.

By Ashlea Halpern

Building a Business

The 10 Hottest Franchise Business Categories

Each of these companies has an unquenched capacity for growth.

By Tracy Stapp Herold

Building a Business

Can’t Afford the Location You Want? Consider Bunking Up With a Fellow Entrepreneur.

Two companies, one affordable retail space: Here's why you should consider co-retailing.

By Kate Rockwood

Building a Business

A Special Guide to Growing Stronger, Feeling Better and Bouncing Back After Failure

It's not the mistake that matters, but how you bounce back.

By Entrepreneur Staff

Building a Business

This Exclusive Study Reveals Entrepreneurs Really Do Have Thicker Skins

Business people really do see the world differently.

By Jason Feifer

Building a Business

How These Entrepreneurs Run Their Businesses — While Watching Their Kids Full-Time

This is how the newest crop of entrepreneurs balances full-time parenting with running a business.

By Kate Rockwood

Building a Business

Want to Open a Vintage Shop? Experts Share Their Secrets.

Sales at thrift shops are growing every year. Get in on the growth.

By Ashlea Halpern

Building a Business

This $100 Million Business Started With a Series of Happy Accidents

Customers screamed at them when they started, but they kept buying.

By Stephanie Schomer

Building a Business

How This Buzzy Startup Saved Itself from Imploding

A Silicon Valley darling moved too fast.

By Stephanie Schomer

Building a Business

How One Entrepreneur Survived Five Years of Errors

Only now is this company poised to make money.

By Clint Carter

Building a Business

This Startup Launched Without Titles or a Traditional Business Structure. Here’s What It’s Doing Now.

There's a right way to make a change.

By Kate Rockwood