Buying a Franchise
Why Is Popeyes Taking Over Airports and College Campuses? The Chicken Chain’s VP Explains Its Strategy.
The fried chicken franchise is implementing a clever long-term strategy.
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Building a Business
How to Boost Your Small Business by Mastering These 2 Sales Functions
Building a Business
3 Challenges Entrepreneurs Will Face in 2025 — and How They Can Overcome Them
By John Caplan
Building a Business
3 Things You Must Know If You Want to Build a Business That Lasts a Century and Beyond
The average lifespan of companies has drastically declined over the decades, raising urgent questions about what it takes to build a business that endures. Here is what I've learned from my 100+ year-old business.
Thought Leaders
Travel Smarter, Lead Better — How to Use Travel to Boost Your Leadership IQ
For leaders, business travel can be an opportunity to connect with employees, build key relationships and solve urgent problems — if they approach it properly.
Building a Business
5 Ways to Get Through an Extremely Busy Time at Work
To manage the highs and lows during busy moments of your small business, consider these five tips.
Marketing
Want to Go Viral? 3 Strategies to Make Your Next Campaign Go Viral
In a day when everything and everyone wants to go viral, the public relations industry is tasked with trying to discover what makes something go viral, and if there is a winning formula, can it be reliably reproduced for multitudes of companies and businesses? Read on to learn why the answer is a complex combination of "yes" and "no."
Thought Leaders
Overnight Success is a Lie — Here’s How Failing 22 Times Taught Me the Reality of Success
Many failures later, I've learned some truth about success. Real success comes from relentless effort, resilience through failure and the grind of consistently showing up.
By Rogers Healy
Business Ideas
Is Your Business Healthy? Why Every Entrepreneur Needs To Do These 3 Checkups Every Year
You can't plan for the new year until you complete these checkups.
By Scott Snider
Building a Business
This Couple Wanted to Make an Everyday Household Product ‘Unquestionably Better.’ Now Their Business Sees Over $200 Million Annual Revenue: ‘Obliterated Our Goals.’
Scott and Missy Tannen, co-founders of luxury bedding brand Boll & Branch, weren't impressed with the products on the market — so they created their own.
By Amanda Breen
Building a Business
Why Business Owners Should Streamline Their Operations Now for Success in 2025
As the holiday season and year-end approach, business owners face heightened operational demands, from inventory management to spend control. By streamlining these processes and partnering with flexible suppliers, businesses can maintain efficiency, meet customer needs and focus on growth while navigating this busy period.
By Ashley Hubka
Thought Leaders
As a Leader, Take These 5 Steps to Bridge the Gap Between Innovation and Execution
Companies that want to turn ideas into action must align their people and listen to their customers.
By Dax Dasilva
Business Ideas
4 Ways I Carve Out Time to Innovate in My Jam-Packed Schedule
Innovation drives business success, but finding time to innovate while managing daily operations can be challenging. Here are four strategies I use to incorporate "innovation time" into my hectic schedule.
Thought Leaders
From Spit on His Shoes to SpaceX — 3 Lessons to Learn from Elon Musk’s Relentless Pursuit of the Impossible
Visionaries never look over their shoulder at what others are doing.
By Steven Fabos
Side Hustle
‘I Just Hustled’: She Earned More Than $300,000 Wrapping Gifts Last Year — and It All Started With a Side Hustle
When Michelle Hensley lost her husband to cancer, she needed to figure out how to earn an income for her family.
By Amanda Breen
Thought Leaders
I’ve Spent 37 Years in Business — Here’s How I Beat the Odds and Stayed Ahead
For over thirty years, I have led a successful media production and communication consulting company. Only 25% of new businesses survive for 15 years or more, so I have beat the odds. But having staying power is not a matter of luck.
By Cynthia Kay
Building a Business
3 Ways Women Are Transforming Branding — and How Your Business Can Keep Up
The bottom line is that businesses should want to woo women consumers if they want to improve their bottom lines
Business Accounting
Become Your Own Bank and Control Your Financial Future With These 5 Steps
The key to becoming your own bank lies in developing a self-reliant approach to money management.
Business Operations & Logistics
What Every Entrepreneur Should Prepare for in 2025 — These Trends Could Make or Break Your Business
With AI, shifting supply chains and political forces reshaping the landscape, businesses across every sector face a pivotal year ahead. Here are three hard-won lessons that have helped me adapt to market changes — and can help you thrive in 2025.
Thought Leaders
Gen Z Talent Will Walk Away — Unless You Try These 6 Strategies
Six business leaders share what's worked to empower or educate younger generations.
Entrepreneurs
This Entrepreneur Launched a Pre-Alcohol Drink to Help Minimize the Hangover — He Sold 5 Million Bottles By Listening to His Customers
Here's how ZBiotics is transforming health with GMO-powered probiotics to address two of America's largest wellness challenges: minimizing alcohol and sugar intake
Entrepreneurs
Successful Entrepreneurs Use the Holidays to Reset — Will You Be One of Them?
Successful entrepreneurs use the holidays to reset and avoid burnout — here are three tips from my business journey.
By Joey Wilder
Building a Business
Is Your Team Thriving or Just Surviving? 5 Long-Term Strategies to Build and Sustain High-Performing Teams
These five components create the foundation for ongoing success and growth.
Buying a Franchise
How to Build a Franchise ‘Money Machine’ That Cashes In While You’re Out of Office
I'm a franchise consultant, and all the most successful entrepreneurs I've ever worked with understood that a business is ultimately just a Money Machine.
By Mark Siebert
Building a Business
10 Negotiation Strategies Strong Leaders Use to Get Results
Effective negotiation for business leaders requires clear goals, understanding the other party's needs and utilizing strategies like preparation, flexible options, active listening and knowing when to stand firm or concede to build mutually beneficial relationships.
Building a Business
I’ve Worked in PR for 17 Years. Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Hire Me.
Entrepreneurs often think they need PR. Most don't.
By Jon Bier
Entrepreneurs
You Won’t Stop Procrastinating Until You Follow These Productivity 5 Habits
Here's how you can build productivity by setting realistic expectations, over-delivering when possible and embracing a positive mindset.
Building a Business
I Faced My First True Professional Meltdown — And It Led to an Eye-Opening Revelation
We all know the importance of picking yourself back up after a failure. But I had always believed how fast you make that recovery was what mattered.
By Jason Feifer
Human Resources
There’s a Major Shift Happening With Independent Workers — and Business Owners Who Ignore It Are at Risk
According to the MBO Partners State of Independence Report 2024, the number of individuals choosing to work independently full-time has increased from 13.6 million in 2020 to 27.7 million today. How will you embrace this independent workforce?