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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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Simple Mistakes That Might Ruin Your Side Hustle’s Success
Ben Huffman, CEO and co-founder of Contra, knows what it takes to run a successful freelancing side hustle. Huffman got firsthand experience in the freelancing space as a music producer, working with small labels and, ultimately, Sony Music. The work was fun but "didn't pay well," he tells Entrepreneur, so…
How This Gen-Z-Focused Earring Company Found Its Big Moment on Zoom
In this ongoing series, we are sharing advice, tips and insights from real entrepreneurs who are out there doing business battle on a daily basis. (Answers have been edited and condensed for clarity.)Please give us the elevator pitch of your business.I'm Anna Harman, the co-founder and CEO of Studs. We've…
Nurse’s Anxiety-Fighting Side Hustle Makes Her a Millionaire
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sarah Michelle Boes, the founder of Sarah Michelle NP Reviews (SMNP), which was acquired by Blueprint Test Prep in 2022. Boes currently serves as the chief nursing officer for Blueprint Test Prep and hosts the podcast Becoming A Stress-Free Nurse Practitioner.…
How To Determine the Amount of Investor Money to Raise
The primary objective for any entrepreneur is to ensure that their company has sufficient capital. For many businesses, this can be achieved through revenues, but for others seeking high growth, this requires raising venture capital.The amount of capital that you seek to raise is a key part of the deal…
A Gen Zer’s ‘Hands-Off’ Side Hustle Earns About $20k a Month
This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Ray Cao, a Gen Z seller on StockX, an online marketplace and sneaker reseller. Image Credit: Courtesy of Ray CaoWhat was your day job when you started your side hustle, and why were you interested in entrepreneurship?I was a student working as a part-time…
World Alzheimer’s Day: MOSH Announces Plant-Based Collection
When Maria Shriver told her son Patrick Schwarzenegger she couldn't find a protein bar that didn't make her sick or have too much sugar, he encouraged her to bet on herself and create one that fit the bill. And with years of experience investing in the CPG space, he said…
3 Ways to Start Your Startup On The Right Foot
This story originally appeared on Under30CEO.comYou've got your great business idea, but how can you execute it? It's easy to feel like passion and excitement are all you need to get a business off the ground. The rest will come together as you go along, right?Wrong. Unfortunately, inspiration and emotion…
Why Optimizing Cash Management Is A Critical Early Lesson for Entrepreneurs
I was asked in an interview once what the three biggest mistakes I made were when starting my business. In coming up with a response, I quickly realized they all revolved around cash management. (For those wondering, I started undercapitalized and with a negative net worth, not understanding the importance…
7 Questions Every Founder Should Ask Potential Investors
When I've pitched investors in the past, I prepare for the questions they'll likely ask me, from market opportunity and size to financial metrics and timeline. From my own experiences and having consulted for multiple founders, I've learned that it's just as important to interview your investors as it is…
How Immigrating From Argentina to the Bronx at 11 Prepared Her For Life as a Franchisee
Vanesa Ellis had no pest control experience. She'd also been out of the workforce for 15 years, having left a job at Wells Fargo to raise her kids. Then she opened a Mosquito Squad franchise in 2016, and it's thrived ever since. How'd she make the transition so easily? Because,…
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Startups face numerous challenges on their journey to success, and failing to overcome any one…