Entrepreneurs
22 Successful Entrepreneurs Share What Inspires Them to Keep Going
These founders share how they stay motivated when times get tough.
By Nina Zipkin
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Building a Business
Jeremy Harbour on Why Small Businesses are a Trillion-Dollar Opportunity (and How You Can Capitalize on It)
Buying and selling small businesses is a path to wealth - and making an impact.
Buying a Franchise
Why These Garment Industry Vets Left Their Business to Become Early-Education Franchisees
For more freedom and proximity to family, Raj and Veenu Prakash bought a Lightbridge Academy franchise -- and have since become an integral part of their New Jersey Community.
Thought Leaders
How to Pick Your Best Idea and Leave FOMO Behind
You can't solve all the world's problems but, if you focus, you could solve one.
By John Rampton
Thought Leaders
Great Opportunities Don’t Have ‘Great Opportunity!’ in the Subject Line
Don't just jump on the bandwagon of the next big thing.
By Scott Belsky
Business Ideas
I Became a Better Marketer When I Started Thinking Like an Entrepreneur
When you think the way entrepreneurs think, you see everything around you differently.
By Jason Feifer
Thought Leaders
More Often Than Not Your Best Career Move Is to Stay Put
It's well documented how costly turnover is for employer but it is far from a free ride for the job-changing employee.
By Reid Carr
Thought Leaders
Jimmy Choo’s Co-Founder Explains Why There Are No Small Jobs
Tamara Mellon shares the strategy that has helped her find new opportunities throughout her career.
By Nina Zipkin
Thought Leaders
5 Ways Everyone Can Achieve More by Thinking Like an Entrepreneur
Being accountable and motivated is a good way to accomplish anything, including launching a business.
Thought Leaders
After This Entrepreneur Stood Up to Her Board, Her Sales Quadrupled and the Business Exploded
'The ones who don't quit are the ones who ultimately survive and lead their businesses,' says Samasource founder Leila Janah.
By Nina Zipkin
Thought Leaders
The First Black Woman to Own and Run a Billion-Dollar Company Says That Trusting Yourself Is Key to Success
The ActOne Group founder and CEO Janice Bryant Howroyd shares the mindset that helped her build an international business over the course of a four-decade career.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
Change Is Inevitable. Here’s How to Start Preparing Right Now.
Four important words: Work your next job.
By Jason Feifer
Building a Business
Long-Term Success Depends on Learning These 6 Lessons Early in Your Career
From doing what you love to seeking out mentors to continuous learning, the path to success has left many clues for you to follow.
Business News
Future Financial Challenges and Opportunities for Small Businesses
Here are some things to look out for in the future.
By Due
Entrepreneurs
This 36-Year-Old Accountant Just Made His NHL Debut, and It Shows Why You Should Always Keep Your Skills Sharp
Be ready for opportunity.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
Why Are We So Good at Finding the Next LeBron but Not the Next Einstein?
Professional sports search the world for stars. We are hit-or-miss about every other sort of talent.
By Ross Baird
Business News
Elon Musk Says He’ll Sell Lego-Like Bricks Made of Tunnel Rock
The Boring Company finds something profitable to do with all that waste rock from digging tunnels.
Thought Leaders
Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick Has Just Revealed His Second Act
The co-founder of the ride-hailing company revealed his new job on Twitter.
By Nina Zipkin
Business News
History Is the Only Reason ‘The Queen’ Was Paid Less Than ‘Prince Philip’
For centuries women have been paid less, and received fewer opportunities, than men. It was never right and it's no longer tolerable.
By Gene Marks
Thought Leaders
Why This Risk-Taking Entrepreneur Always Says ‘Yes’ to the Right Opportunities
As an entrepreneur, you've got to be fearless, stand up to challenges and say 'yes' to opportunities that help your business.
By Rose Leadem
Business News
What You Need to Know About Looking for a Job in 2018
From when to send your application to the most lucrative locales in the country.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
Tech’s Failure to Reach Women Costs the Industry Billions
Women are more than half of most markets. Failing to design technology for women has a significant financial cost.
Thought Leaders
3 Reasons I’m Not Looking Back After Missing Out on $19 Billion
Stop worrying about the opportunities you missed and focus on how you can make the most of your next chance.
Buying a Franchise
How Stressed-Out Parents Are Creating Huge New Opportunities for Franchisors
Parents need a lot of help holding it all together -- and increasingly, they're getting that help from franchises.
By Jon Marcus
Thought Leaders
Lessons From Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy, as Told by Google Doodle Artists
What does this day mean to you?
By Nina Zipkin
Thought Leaders
49 Ways to Make More Money Online (or Offline) This Year
Opportunity is everywhere once you know what to look for.
By R.L. Adams
Building a Business
How to Find Huge Opportunities Right Under Your Nose
It happened at Quizlet, where its CEO once overlooked a chance at 300 percent more ad revenue. Could it happen to you too?
By Jason Feifer