Building a Business
How Smart Founders Know When to Pivot or Shut Down Their Startup
A simple process for founders to make smarter, less emotional decisions with their startups.
Small Businesses
Business Accounting
Founders Obsess Over Cash Flow — But There’s a Threat That’s Even More Dangerous
By Andres Tovar
Business Operations & Logistics
Ignore These 6 Growth Strategies and Watch Your Business Collapse
Marketing
How Small Businesses Can Compete with Big Brands on Cyber Monday
Big brands may dominate the headlines, but small businesses have something they don't: speed, creativity and agility.
Entrepreneurs
Inside The Montana Town Where Entrepreneurs Are Rebuilding the American Dream
In Great Falls, Montana, local entrepreneurs banded together to save their town — turning empty streets into a thriving hub of small business and creativity.
By Leo Zevin
Business Accounting
Most Entrepreneurs Rely on a Big Exit to Retire — Here’s a Safer Way to Fund Your Future
Too many entrepreneurs treat their eventual business sale like a lottery ticket. However, a successful exit isn't guaranteed.
By John Rampton
Building a Business
The Types of Social Media Posts That Go Viral For Small Businesses
We all post dutifully, but what actually gets customers commenting? Here, six mom-and-pops share their most successful posts.
By Liz Brody
Building a Business
Why I Decided to Sell My Small Business: ‘I Still Choke Up’
My store was my whole identity. It brought me joy, but at the expense of myself.
By Leah Daniels
Building a Business
Stop Annoying Customers — Here’s How to Automate the Right Way
There's plenty of places you can streamline or personalize your operations without losing that human touch.
By Liz Brody
Building a Business
Small Businesses Reveal the Promotions That Actually Excite Customers
These mom-and-pop shops have found that successful promotions are more about creativity and thoughtfulness than having a big marketing budget.
By Liz Brody
Building a Business
How to Make Your First Million: ‘I Call These ‘Gateway-Drug Businesses’
Codie Sanchez teaches people to become millionaires by buying up their local mom-and-pop shops.
By Jason Feifer
Entrepreneurs
‘I Had … An Absence of Hope’: How to Battle Burnout, According to a Psychologist
Owning your own business is hard, and often isolating. This psychologist helps small business owners cope, and even thrive.
By Liz Brody
Building a Business
Small Businesses Are Feeling ‘the Heat’ From Customers — Here’s Why
Mom-and-pop shops are agonizing over how to deal with economic uncertainty. Here's how they're managing.
By Liz Brody
Marketing
How Small Businesses Can Outperform Big Brands With This Simple Marketing Formula
Here's how AI and local marketing together are helping entrepreneurs compete with and even outperform big brands.
By Fahim Ludin
Building a Business
How Small Businesses Can Break Free From the ‘Efficiency Trap’
Here's why shifting from resource efficiency to flow efficiency, minimizing context switching and continuous improvement drives small business growth.
Building a Business
I Founded a $1.7 Billion Startup for Small Businesses — Here’s the Secret Every Entrepreneur Should Know
Shanaz Hemmati, COO and co-founder of ZenBusiness, reveals what makes leaders and their companies strong.
By Amanda Breen
Tech
3 Ways Small Businesses Can Compete With Big Companies Using the Power of AI
Small businesses can now match the speed and output of larger competitors by using AI to create content, improve communication and streamline operations.
Building a Business
Being the ‘Only’ Woman in the Room Isn’t Empowering — It’s Exhausting. Here’s What Needs to Change
Being the only woman in the room isn't progress — it's a warning sign, and here's how leaders can create real, lasting inclusion.
By Nika White
Building a Business
A Program That Helped Build 144,000 Jobs Gets Slashed by Budget Cuts — What Happens Next Is Pivotal for Small Business Support
The agency is facing elimination. But this could be an opportunity.
By Gene Marks
Tech
Why This AI Tool Is the Game-Changer Small Business Owners Have Been Waiting For
Entrepreneurs need to learn how to use AI-powered digital agents so they can personalize service, automate tasks and reach more customers.
Building a Business
‘Beyond Our Wildest Dreams’: This Founder’s Scrappy Startup Has Raised More Than $39 Million — and Counting — for Small Businesses ‘Facing an Extinction Event’
Andy Hunter, founder and CEO of Bookshop.org, set out to support independent bookstores across the U.S.
By Amanda Breen
Building a Business
I Had Customers, Revenue and Momentum — And Still No Cash. This Is the Fix I Wish I’d Known Sooner
My business looked strong on paper — but one missed payment could've sunk the whole thing.
By Levi King
Business Accounting
Why Surcharging Is a Bad Move For Small Businesses — and What to Do Instead
Before you add credit card surcharges, learn what the big players know — and how to protect your business from costly mistakes.
Tech
How to Prepare Your Small Business for the Next Wave of AI Innovation
The future of AI for entrepreneurs isn't bigger models — it's better context.
Business Accounting
Small Business Credit Is Tightening — Here’s How to Prepare for What’s Ahead
With credit conditions shifting, SMBs must stay flexible to secure funding
Marketing
Marketing Online Can Be Overwhelming For Small Businesses — But It Doesn’t Have to Be With These 6 Strategies
Discover how small businesses can excel using strategic digital marketing efforts.
Buying a Franchise
World Franchise Day Debuts With a Mission to Spotlight Local Businesses
Franchise leaders in more than 40 countries are marking the inaugural World Franchise Day on June 11 to celebrate the small business owners behind the world's biggest brands.
Buying a Franchise
Leadership, Flexibility, Fulfillment — How Women Are Using Franchise Ownership to Build Entrepreneurial Careers
New research from Kiddie Academy shows that a majority of women who become franchise owners report greater happiness, confidence and balance than they had in prior roles.
By Jeff Brazier
Brick & Mortar
Why Every Small Business Owner Should Consider Real Estate — Even Without Deep Pockets
Investing in real estate is definitely not just for tycoons. Learn more about where to begin and how to detect opportunities to set you up for future success.