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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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Watch These Founders Pitch Their Business in Less Than 30 Seconds
Welcome to Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch: On the Street! In this exciting new series, we meet incredible founders who have 30 seconds to pitch their game-changing businesses. Their goal: get on an upcoming season of Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch.Listening in to provide constructive feedback and context is investor Rogers Healy. If he…
‘Boring’ Businesses Are Making Millionaires — and You Can Borrow Their Strategies For Success
In the world of business, there are often preconceived notions about certain industries being "boring" or lacking excitement. However, these so-called "boring" businesses are often the backbone of our economy, providing essential services that keep our communities and industries running smoothly. Waste management, HVAC, property maintenance, industrial cleaning and commercial…
Couple’s ‘Happy Accident’ Side Hustle Makes Over $1M a Year
This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Toronto, Canada-based couple Charlene and Vince Li, co-founders of gourmet popcorn brand EATABLE™. Responses have been edited for length and clarity. What was your day job or primary occupation when you started your side hustle?Charlene: I was a professionally trained CPA with an audit…
How This Raw Food Startup Is Taking a Bite Out of the $45B Pet Industry
Amy Zalneraitis never set out to be in the pet food business.As a creative director in the fashion industry, she was building a successful career far removed from the world of canine nutrition. But when her younger sister Alissa was diagnosed with late-stage colon cancer in her early thirties, Amy's…
AI’s Billion-Dollar Land Grab — 5 Ways It’s Reshaping Real Estate
For decades, real estate booms were driven by urban expansion, corporate offices and housing demand. But now, a new force is fueling a modern-day land rush — AI-powered data centers.Tech giants like OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft and AWS are pouring billions into AI infrastructure, triggering a land grab across the U.S.…
How Startups Can Creatively Signal Trust in Their Product Messaging
When was the last time an ecommerce brand showed you how many zip codes they have shipped their products to? Did this make you trust them more? Startups often focus on typical trust signals, such as customer reviews and security badges (SSL certificates), to convey to potential customers that they…
This Is the Hidden Investment Opportunity That Could Make You Serious Money
In the ever-expanding concrete jungles of metropolitan cities, space is a luxury — a commodity sought after with relentless fervor. Yet, amid towering skyscrapers and sprawling developments lie overlooked gems: small urban spaces with untapped potential to yield extraordinary financial returns. With innovative strategies and entrepreneurial ingenuity, these modest pockets…
Why Most Digital Acquisitions Disappoint (And How to Spot a Winner)
The digital acquisition market is facing a quality crisis. After spending the last three years actively acquiring and selling digital assets, I've noticed some fundamental problems with how this market operates. However, there is also a tremendous opportunity for those who know where to look.Lack of quality deal flowThe public…
How 4 Women Started Multimillion-Dollar Businesses After 40
When you picture a successful startup founder, who do you see?The business world often glamorizes young male founders as harbingers of rapid achievement and revenue generation, but the reality looks a bit different.Research suggests that women-founded companies generate more revenue despite receiving less in investments, and a 2020 study revealed…
Business Advice: I Asked 100+ Founders of $1M-$1B Businesses
What does it take to start and grow a business to $1 million? Or even $1 billion?If you're among the more than six in 10 (62%) of U.S. adults who want to be their own boss, you might be familiar with the basics of entrepreneurship. Still, the prospect of leaving…
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Creative Ways Startups Can Earn Funding in Tough Economic Times
In a declining economy, startups face an uphill battle when it comes to securing funding.…
I Asked AI to Create a Plan for a Fake Company — The Results Blew Me Away, But Not in the Way You Might Think
With all of the recent news about artificial intelligence (AI), it got me thinking about…
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A while back, I took a couple of my grandchildren on a tour of the…
5 Crucial Challenges Startups Must Overcome
Startups face numerous challenges on their journey to success, and failing to overcome any one…