Business Operations & Logistics
How to Prepare for Major Supply Chain Disruption
Right now, we face the most serious threat to global supply chains in our lifetime.
By Bill Hobbs
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Business Accounting
3 Areas Where Enterprise-Focused Startups Are Poised to Make an Economic Impact
How do you improve efficiency by reducing costs and overhead without sacrificing performance?
By Andrew Medal
Sustainability
Taylor Stitch Makes Us Rethink Our Wardrobe
Most clothes end up in the landfill. The solution is to make and sell much better clothes.
Entrepreneurs
Doing Right by the Animals Used in Food Products Is a Costly But Worthy Business Investment
More and more consumers want to know the source of the products they buy, so it's on business owners to use the best ingredients.
By Billy Bosch
Building a Business
Catching up With Supply Chain Expert and Disrupter Lisa Morales-Hellebo
The REFASHIOND founder is dedicated to fixing the fashion industry's supply chain problems.
Building a Business
Why These Founders Gave Their Suppliers and Manufacturers a Piece of the Company
Finding (and affording) a great partner as a young startup can be challenging, so these entrepreneurs proposed a more permanent relationship -- and their businesses are thriving.
Business Operations & Logistics
Google Creates an AI That Sounds Human and Ford Suspends F-150 Production. 3 Things to Know Today.
Stay in the know in 60 seconds.
Building a Business
How Grocery Brand Amy’s Kitchen Was Able to Open a Fast-Food Chain Offering Organic Meals With Gluten-Free and Vegan Options
The company shares the challenges it overcame to ensure everything at its drive thru aligns with its mission.
Building a Business
The Downside of Popularity: How This Company Dealt With Overnight Success
When a menswear rental startup unexpectedly took off and sold out of its entire stock, its founders were forced to tackle a crippling supply-chain issue -- and angry customers.
Building a Business
3 Keys to Developing a Sustainable Supply Chain
No plan will work for all startups, but these tips will get your business on a track toward a sustainable supply chain.
Thought Leaders
Martha Stewart: These Are the Ingredients That Yield Business Success
'I don't think there are a lot of utterly fantastic products that go unnoticed nowadays,' the mogul told Entrepreneur at Saturday's American Made Summit.
Building a Business
The 4 Main Supply Options for Ecommerce: Which Is Right for You?
Don't open your online shop without being sure where and how to get your supply.
Tech
9 Examples of How the Internet of Things Is Already Disrupting Just About Everything
IoT applications are changing the way we shop, grow our food and adjust our home thermostats.
Building a Business
How to Boost Customer Loyalty Using Analytics and Actionable Insights
Returns data offers companies priceless insights that improve the customer experience.
Business News
Samsung Trips on Quality Control in a Rush to Beat Apple
The company recalled Galaxy Note 7 smartphones in 10 markets including South Korea and the United States after finding its batteries were prone to ignite.
By Reuters
Building a Business
A Smart Retail Return Policy Is Much More Than Free Shipping
The more retailers can learn about why products get returned, the more they can do to prevent them.
Building a Business
Target to Get Tough With Vendors to Speed Up Its Supply Chain
"These steps are a key part of becoming more reliable," COO said.
By Reuters
Building a Business
4 Tips for Breaking Into an Industry You Know Nothing About
How this couple successfully founded an ecommerce startup without knowing the first thing about high-end retail.
By Nina Zipkin
Marketing
3 Ways Smart Retailers Leverage Product Returns for Data
Mining returns data to prevent problems is an unexplored but huge driver for a better customer experience.
Building a Business
4 Ways to Make Your Supply Chain ‘Clean’ and Keep It That Way
Child labor? Sweatshops? Make sure your suppliers treat their employees and the environment right.
By Scott Tannen
Tech
This 29-Year Old Tailor Is Relentlessly Working to Overhaul the Menswear Fashion Industry
Combat Gent founder Vishaal Melwani is proving that high fashion and high tech don't have to mean high prices.
Building a Business
Gap Is Doing Everything It Can to Become Cool Again
With consumers embracing cheaper fast-fashion alternatives like H&M and Zara, the retailer has found itself in need of a makeover.
Business Operations & Logistics
How Startups and Style Icons Aim to Spark a ‘Fashion Revolution’
From Eileen Fisher to Zady, fashion brands big and small are rallying around a global campaign that asks retailers: 'Who made my clothes?'
Building a Business
Rue La La Founder’s Next Venture: Luxe Italian Shoes at Bargain Prices
M.Gemi offers Italian-made designer shoes for women for between $128 and $298, roughtly one-third the cost of comparable quality brands.
Building a Business
This Is the Most Beautiful Visualization of Global Trade You’ll Ever See
Who knew worldwide trade could look so good?
By Ben Geier
Business News
U.S. Ports Dispute Causes Pacific Supply-Chain Disruptions, Higher Shipping Rates
West Coast ports are near gridlock and cargo delays are being felt throughout the U.S.
By Reuters
Building a Business
3 Signs That Your Partner Program Is Going Belly Up
How to ensure your partner program is set up for success, rather than ending up a total dud.