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Your Guide to Gaining a Competitive Edge and Succeeding as an Entrepreneur Over the Next 5 Years
As an entrepreneur, you must stay ahead and anticipate the future. To do this, you must refine your current skills and understand successful business practices while sharpening the most important skills you should master in the next five years.From recognizing potential opportunities to adapting quickly to change and maximizing resources for growth, you'll be better equipped to take your business…
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How UJAM Became a Music Creation Powerhouse
Originally founded in 2009 with Pharrell Williams, Hans Zimmer, and VC investors, UJAM has become the owner-operated go-to creative platform for musicians. "Our customers are a global audience of musicians, composers, and producers — from teenagers in their bedrooms to accomplished professionals in multi-million dollar studios," says CEO and co-founder…
What to Know Before Using a Personal Loan for Your Business
Using a personal loan for your business might seem like a quick fix to get the money you need. As a business owner, you want to make sure your company has enough funds to grow and succeed. But you need to know the risks of mixing personal and business finances.Many…
54-Year-Old’s Juicy Side Hustle Makes Up to $50,000 Monthly
This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Shannon Houchin, 54, of Fort Worth, Texas. Houchin and her son Finn Canard, 22, own and operate Roadside Republic, a seven-figure business selling peaches on the side of the road. Responses have been edited for length and clarity. Image Credit: Courtesy of Roadside Republic.…
Ooni Pizza Oven: From Backyard Side Hustle to $200 Million
Like many successful entrepreneurs, Ooni founder Kristian Tapaninaho's light bulb moment came when he couldn't find the product he was looking for on the market. It was around 2010, and Tapaninaho and his wife and co-CEO Darina Garland had recently gotten married and were living in London.Image credit: Jukka SalminenTapaninaho…
Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen Distills the Success of ROCK’N Vodka
Ask 10 entrepreneurs why they decided to start their own thing, and you'll get 10 different answers. For Andy Roiniotis, it came down to this: "I got tired of building other people's brands," he told Entrepreneur. In 2019, the Illinois-based entrepreneur fulfilled a dream when he and his wife Isabelle's Bella…
Top 10 Mentors Shaping Today’s Entrepreneurs
In my journey as a venture investor and CEO, I've built, acquired and sold multiple businesses. While many decisions were made independently, the opportunity to collaborate with mentors has been invaluable. Engaging with CEO coaching and mentors I've found through venture investment communities has profoundly impacted my growth.The reality is…
How Women Are Shaping the Future of gamma.
As Global Creative Director at Apple Music — a chapter he calls one of the greatest of his career — Larry Jackson revolutionized the music industry with bold ideas like artist-hosted radio and iconic ad campaigns. He didn't leave his prestigious role out of dissatisfaction. He left because he had…
Every Business Needs to Solve a Pain Point — Does Yours?
Every successful business I've launched has had one important thing in common: They've solved a pain point.Back in college, when I was building a website for an on-campus association, I needed a membership system that allowed people to create profiles and browse others. That's how, long before social media became…
E-Commerce Is Getting Tougher — Is Telehealth the Answer?
When my twin brother Eli and I first dove into e-commerce, we saw firsthand how dropshipping created a low-risk path to launching a business. We built and scaled multiple online brands successfully, but we also hit the wall with high competition, shrinking margins and the constant battle for customer retention.The…
How These Founders Turned a YouTube Side Hustle Into a $75 Million Empire
A few years ago, Collin Castellaw was an art teacher earning just $25,000 a year when he decided to start making YouTube videos. Today, alongside his business partner Deron Guidrey, he leads PlayersTV — the first athlete and fan-owned sports and lifestyle TV network with a pre-money valuation of $75…
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