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Will There Be Potholes on the Road to Franchise Freedom? Yes. There Will Be 7, to Be Exact.

Here are the seven points in the franchise due-diligence process that are prone to stopping someone from moving ahead with a franchise -- but you will get past them.

By Tom Scarda

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Cerebral Palsy Did Not Stop Me From Starting a Successful Business

By Lucinda Honeycutt

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4 Reasons You Will Lose Value In Your Startup, and How to Stop It

By Tallat Mahmood

Thought Leaders

What Producer Jerry Zaks Can Teach You About Overcoming Obstacles

By Joe De Sena

Buying a Franchise

How This Entrepreneur Coped With Tragedy While Running a Business

Barry Foot turned his passion for cruises into his profession. Then he used his profession to honor his late wife.

By Gwen Moran

Buying a Franchise

How Secondhand Clothing Gave This Woman a Second Chance

Rita Cortese risked everything for her Plato's Closet franchise.

By Gwen Moran

Buying a Franchise

How This Family Rebuilt Their Business After Devastating Losses

A personal tragedy and an economic downturn hit David Ogburn hard, but he staged a comeback.

By Gwen Moran

Buying a Franchise

How These Entrepreneurs Bounced Back From Unfathomable Loss

Let the stories of these three franchise owners inspire you.

By Gwen Moran

Building a Business

You Are Your Biggest Obstacle in Becoming an Entrepreneur

Here are five steps to get out of your own way on your road to success.

By Michelle MacDonald

Thought Leaders

5 Steps to a Sky’s-the-Limit Mindset

Follow these tips to master your mind and soar to the success you desire.

By Adam Toren

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The Hidden Side of Work: 3 Myths That Block Your Navigation

Keep doing your job if you want to tread water, but find your job-within-the-job if you want to really succeed.

By Jesse Sostrin

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How the Word ‘And’ Can Transform Your Business

Find out how to steamroll your way over business obstacles to get to the next level again and again.

By Jeffrey Hayzlett

Business Plan

What Keeps You Motivated? 8 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Manage Through the Ups and Downs of Startup Life.

From the founder of Shoptiques to the inventor of Ring, leaders from these fast-growing startups share what keeps them going.

By Tanya Benedicto Klich

Thought Leaders

The 12 Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship requires a steady approach to ever-shifting markets and customer demands.

By Sujan Patel

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How Chronic Pain Made Me A Stronger Person

It's hard as hell to live with pain, but it's harder to just sit by and watch your life waste away.

By Sandi Krakowski

Entrepreneurs

3 Ways to Create a Winning and Healthy Mindset

If we don't take the initiative to recondition our thought processes on a continual basis and work to develop our minds consistently, the harsh circumstances of life will do it for us.

By Matt Mayberry

Thought Leaders

6 GOP Presidential Candidates Who Are Examples of Overcoming Failure

Whatever your opinion on their policy ideas, you have to respect their tenacity.

By John Rampton

Building a Business

4 Practices to Triumph Any Trial

The greater your inner resilience, the greater potential you have. Next time a storm approaches, weather it with these good habits.

By Claudia Chan

Thought Leaders

6 Famously Successful People Who Have Overcome Stuttering

These half-dozen superstars are all the more inspiring for the bullying and discouragement they have overcome.

By John Rampton

Thought Leaders

What Growing Up Broke in a Rich Neighborhood Taught Me About Business

This unique experience actually worked out to my advantage, and some of the lessons I learned helped shape my perspective and outlook on life and entrepreneurship.

By Andrew Medal

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7 Challenges Successful People Overcome

It's fascinating how successful people approach problems. Where others see impenetrable barriers, they see challenges to embrace and obstacles to overcome.

By Travis Bradberry

Entrepreneurs

3 Lessons for Entrepreneurs From ‘Ninja Warrior’ Training

Whether you're navigating obstacles on a course or on the way to starting a business, the takeaways are similar.

By Stephen J. Bronner

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5 Tips to Help You Overcome Startup Struggles

It's at these points that our strength, tenacity, resiliency, courage and motives as entrepreneurs are tested and sharpened.

By Andrew Medal

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The 4 Simplest Ways to Avoid Entrepreneur Burnout in Your First Year

The first tip: Stop hesitating, and just jump in.

By Zachary Lezberg

Thought Leaders

Adversity Only Makes These Immigrant Entrepreneurs More Determined

Two new Americans tell how the particular challenges they have faced prepared them for the inevitable difficulties of entrepreneurship.

By Daphne Mallory

Thought Leaders

What Trying to Choke Grown Men Has Taught Me About Business and Life

Size and strength are good to have but can't overcome an opponent with a stronger will.

By Daniel DiPiazza

Entrepreneurs

13 Inspiring Quotes on Overcoming Roadblocks

Success is the right combination of planning and improvisation.

By Kimanzi Constable

Thought Leaders

4 Tips for Mentally Preparing for Overwhelming Challenges

While it is impossible to know how you might react to a situation that threatens your business, tap these strategies so you're not caught with a "stupid face."

By Peter Gasca

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How Do You Look at the Barriers in Your Life?

Our faith must be greater than our fear, otherwise "the wall" wins.

By John Brubaker

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What Holds Us Back From Having It All

Is fear stopping you from achieving everything you want?

By Lewis Howes