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Use these four stops to create a home-based business that's not only lucrative and stable, but does not require the creation of a product or service.

The #3 company on our Franchise 500 list met the pandemic with a socially-distant store redesign.

The Anything-as-a-Service (XaaS) model is exploding into nearly every industry. While the benefits of this recurring revenue model are clear, the marketing strategies for this segment are not as obvious. This article shares a four-step marketing approach for this unique audience.

Join Jon Taffer as he discusses what entrepreneurs can do to address the immediate challenges in their businesses and how to prepare for when business reopens.

Our first-ever ranking of the companies that help franchises thrive.

There's a better way to make your business stand out.

The people delivering bread to grocery stores make good money but never get a vacation. That's a lucrative problem you can solve.

Posers think entrepreneurship is glamorous. Real entrepreneurs know the gritty work of keeping a business open and a payroll met is anything but.

Often times, you become the brand.

Stocking shelves in the grocery store looks like a starter job but it is actually a lucrative business.

Hint: Check-out jobs are threatened. But service jobs with distinct cognitive skills are safe. "Terminator 2" isn't here yet.

In its current form, Apple is in no way equipped to get in the notoriously tricky enterprise-services game.

With more than 85 million U.S. customers, the company's local service marketplace has seen a healthy expansion.

Brent and Melissa Windsor relocated to the Arizona desert to provide their new community with window-washing services through the franchise.

Amazon is giving small businesses a way to reach customers, but is looking for a particular set of criteria.

Much public love goes to product companies, but service providers can also be imaginative and exciting.

Research and common sense agree. The least expensive and most effective marketing is retaining the clients you already have.

These budding companies can make you feel like a king without ever leaving home.

Service businesses have an inherent flaw: they're hard to scale. It's far easier to build and grow a sustainable product business.

This pivot from service to tech is a strategy more firms are adopting. And those that do will experience a competitive edge.

Instant payment can free small businesses from the worry of unpaid invoices, making it likelier more will thrive.