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Business Funding

Getting Funding as a Minority-Owned Business Shouldn’t Be a Far-Fetched Dream. Here’s How This CEO is Making Public Capital More Available to All.

Historically, minority-owned businesses have faced barriers that limit their access to public capital and other necessary financial resources essential for scaling operations, innovating products, and expanding into new markets. It shouldn't be this way — raising public capital should be accessible for all, not just a privileged few.

By Joe Cecala

Human Resources

You Don’t Have to Give Up Your Career Ambitions For Your Personal Life. Here’s How to Balance Them.

By Aytekin Tank

Entrepreneurs

How to Prepare Your Kids For Their Future Through Valuable Business Lessons

By David Busker

Entrepreneurs

Bouncing Back After Tragedy Isn’t Impossible — Three Ways I Found Meaning Again as a Legally Blind CEO.

By Nancy Solari

Entrepreneurs

Your Work Ethic Is Not the Problem — Debunking Three Modern-Day Productivity Myths

Productivity is an age-old dilemma. But before you try to solve it, consider whether you're asking the right questions.

By Aytekin Tank

Thought Leaders

Employees Are Burning Out — and the Culprit Isn’t What You Think

There's a type of stress that has a huge impact on employees' health, work performance and personal lives. Here's what it is and what you can do to combat it, both for yourself and your employees.

By Rob Cross

Entrepreneurs

Following These Five Practices Dramatically Improved My Mental Health — Find Out If They Could Help You, Too.

In today's environment, there's countless barriers to our focus on our mental health and emotional wellbeing. These five practices will help you overcome such barriers.

By Amy M Chambers

Entrepreneurs

Your Business Will Always Require Most of Your Attention — But You Need to Make Time for Yourself, Too. Here’s How.

Armed with these ideas and tactics, you can return to your work refreshed and motivated to tackle even the most complex problems.

By Lesley Pyle

Buying a Franchise

She Cashed in $100K of Her Retirement Savings to Start a Business. Here’s What Happened.

Keri Gardner got laid off in her early 50s, she thought, "Why not roll the dice?"

By Kim Kavin

Thought Leaders

4 Types of Toxic People That May Be Undermining Your Path to Success

It's easy to stay friends with the same people you've known forever. But what if the people you've had the longest relationships with are actually sabotaging your success and happiness?

By Amy M Chambers

Building a Business

How Can You Make Sure Your Business Will Survive Anything? Try These 3 Proven Strategies

No matter how uncertain the economy is, you can survive anything as long as you prepare. Here are a few strategies to consider.

By Mike Szczesny

Entrepreneurs

How Learning to Take Care of Myself Helps Me Take Care of My Business

For entrepreneurs, particularly women, balancing the myriad responsibilities of business ownership can be all-consuming. You can't pour from an empty cup — here's how I started putting myself first and how it made my business more successful, too.

By Nellie Akalp

Thought Leaders

Adapting to Change Is Key to Surviving Every Consumer Demand — Just Ask Netflix, Blockbuster, WeWork and More

Many businesses have closed down because they did not spot major changes and failed to adapt to the new reality. Don't let yours be one of them by learning from history.

By Zain Jaffer

Entrepreneurs

I Biohacked My Way to Better Mood, Sleep and Job Performance — and You Can, Too. Here’s How.

Biohacking is the next frontier of performance optimization. Discover how to boost your health, creativity and productivity.

By Aytekin Tank

Entrepreneurs

3 Tips to Actually Stick to Your New Year’s Resolutions in 2024

Don't be another failed resolution statistic. Here are three tips to change your perspective and keep pursuing your goals with renewed vigor.

By Rob Volpe

Thought Leaders

5 Vital Lessons I Learned By Taking a Mini Break From the Entrepreneurship Grind

Like you, I have big goals for my company and know that getting lost in the minutiae won't get me there. Taking time away for personal and professional development ensures that you remember to look up.

By Meghan Gaffney

Building a Business

How Small Businesses Can Still Create Jobs Despite Inflation and Rising Interest Rates

I've worked closely with small businesses for more than 10 years — here's how they can power through this tough economy and create jobs in the process.

By Rich Rao

Entrepreneurs

How I Pulled Myself Out of Burnout and Turned My Ambitions Into Reality

The all-too-common narrative of burnout in American workplaces has reached a tipping point — including for myself. Here's how I used a Japanese framework called ikigai to pull myself out of that spiral and build my dream job instead.

By Andi Cross

Entrepreneurs

Forget Burnout — This Is the Silent Career Killer You Actually Need to Be Worried About.

Rust-out is the workplace phenomenon that's making us all feel uninterested and enthusiastic. Here's how you combat this stealthy career saboteur.

By Lissele Pratt

Entrepreneurs

Embrace the Art of Saying No: 4 Tips for Setting Healthy Boundaries

Enforcing your own boundaries can be hard, but it's so important to master this skill. If you practice these four steps, you'll find it doesn't have to be so difficult.

By Amy M Chambers

Entrepreneurs

How Stay-at-Home Moms Can Reignite Their Career and Re-enter the Workforce

A returnship is for anyone that took a career break, but this arrangement can be particularly beneficial for busy moms who have taken time off to raise their children and are now ready to jump back into their careers.

By Lesley Pyle

Entrepreneurs

5 Ways to Sidestep Discouragement and Stay on Track

It's rare that we pursue big goals without temporary setbacks and momentary feelings of failure. These five practices prevent us from getting discouraged and throwing in the towel early.

By Amy M Chambers

Side Hustle

How to Know If You’re Ready to Leave Your 9-5 and Go All In on Your Side Hustle

If you're considering leaving your 9-5 to go into entrepreneurship full time, this guide will help you learn how to assess your business's profitability, secure a financial cushion, create a strong support network and develop a backup plan so you can take the leap with confidence.

By Jason Miller

Entrepreneurs

3 Brain Hacks For When You Can’t Focus at Work

If you think pushing yourself harder is the answer, think again.

By Leah Borski

Thought Leaders

Dismantling the 9 to 5 — Why Job Stacking Is the Future of Work

The rising trend of job stacking as a popular alternative to the traditional 9 to 5 work schedule, particularly among the millennials and Gen Z populations. Delve into the benefits of job stacking and discover its potential to revolutionize the American workforce by fostering greater satisfaction and autonomy.

By Zach Wade

Entrepreneurs

4 Easy Ways to Make More Money By Training Your Brain

Mental rehearsal is a powerful psychological technique that's used by athletes, billionaires, and entrepreneurs to achieve their goals.

By Ben Angel

Thought Leaders

I Turned My Passion Into a Nonprofit Side Hustle — Here Are 3 Insights I’ve Learned in the Process.

I'm a leader at a multi-billion-dollar corporation, and I started a nonprofit with a fellow grad and our spouses in the second half of my career. Here's why seasoned leaders like myself are turning to the startup landscape to have a social impact.

By Jan Swartz

Building a Business

Why Starting From The Bottom Is An Asset — Not a Liability

Darrell Vesterfelt explains why the school of hard knocks is an entrepreneur's best teacher.

By Terry Rice

Entrepreneurs

I Use This Surprising Method to Clarify My Ideas — Here’s How You Can Try It

Through exploring and failing on many ideas, I've learned this tried-and-true method to keep me goal-oriented and combat imposter syndrome as much as I can — and it only requires three simple things to get started.

By Sam Saideman

Thought Leaders

You Sold Your Business. Now What? Embracing a New Chapter with Care and Purpose

Selling your business is a significant milestone, signifying the end of one chapter and the beginning of another. As you embark on this new journey, here are some tips to approach it.

By Mark Kravietz