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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 to Turn Your Side Hustle Into a 6-Figure Business

Does the challenge of turning your side hustle into a six-figure business excite you? If you are a beginner or on the way to growing your side hustle, this post is for you. Today, we will share expert tips and strategies to manage your time and work without burning out.A

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5 Steps to Launch a Business in Retirement

It's no longer just about relaxing and enjoying retirement. For many, it's a chance to acquire new skills, rekindle passions and apply a lifetime of wisdom. As such, with untapped energy and ideas, retirement can be a great time to launch a business that pays off both financially and personally.So,

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Roommates’ Side Hustle Makes $1M a Month: ‘No Regrets’

This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Colorado-based entrepreneurs Boone Whiteside, 29, and Ben Medalie, 28. Whiteside and Medalie are the co-founders of Highland, a haircare brand that started as a DIY passion project in a Denver apartment and has grown into an eight-figure business in three years. Responses have been

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How This Garage Side Hustle Reached $10K a Month After Using a “Stealthy” Strategy

"If you want to look good in front of thousands, you have to outwork thousands in front of nobody." That Damian Lillard quote is the background on Hilary Hoffman's phone — and the foundation of her business philosophy. When she launched SotoMethod, an omnichannel fitness brand, from her garage in

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Why Sales, Marketing and Procurement Are SMBs’ 2025 Power Moves

Small and midsize business owners and decision makers will have a strong focus on growth in 2025. Nearly 50% of SMB owners and nonprofit decision-makers plan to increase their investments in sales and marketing this year, according to a recent Walmart Business survey fielded by Morning Consult. This investment signals

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Why ‘If You Build It, They Will Come’ Is Terrible Startup Advice

"If you build it, they will come."That's the famous phrase whispered by mysterious, disembodied voices to Ray Kinsella, an Iowa farmer played by Kevin Costner in the 1989 film "Field of Dreams," urging him to build a baseball diamond in his cornfield. ("They," in this case, refers to the spirits

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Here’s What Being an Entrepreneur Is Really Like — From Someone Who Did It

Becoming an entrepreneur is one of the most exciting decisions you can make. But is it hard? Well, yes. It's not a stroll in the park, but it's also not impossible and can be incredibly amazing. Starting your own business is rewarding, challenging and everything in between. Here's the honest

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Couple’s Sustainable Side Hustle Earns Over $3M a Year Now

For Lisa Schulner-Fine and Michael Fine, the journey to business ownership began more than a decade ago in New York — when their newborn son wouldn't fall asleep."I would be in his room in the dark in the middle of the night, holding him, and I would start daydreaming," Lisa,

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Stop Trying to Be the Next Unicorn — and Start Doing This

Entrepreneurship today is suffering from an inflated expectation problem. While social media is flooded with content about disruptive startups, billion-dollar valuations and pitches for the next unicorn, fewer people are actually starting real, sustainable businesses. The fantasy has overtaken the fundamentals.The modern entrepreneur is often trapped not by a lack

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I Didn’t Realize The Money Advice My Parents Taught Me Was Sabotaging Me — Until I Started a Business

When I started my first business, I had everything going for me. To be sure, I was terrified, but I was also young and full of grit and determination. Being confident that you'll succeed is sometimes half the battle — so is having the courage to work hard, and being

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