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…
There's a difference between a customer who spends hundreds at your store at a regular cadence and one who buys the cheapest product and then never comes back. As an ecommerce owner, founder or operator, you want to make sure you're driving "higher-quality customers" from your marketing investment. You need…
Through Entrepreneur's partnership with the expert advice platform Intro, you have the opportunity to connect with successful business people like former Uber CBO Emil Michael via one-on-one video calls.Emil Michael has certainly made his mark on the tech industry. From his time at Uber to his tenure at Klout, Michael's…
Are you tired of hearing about AI yet? Brace yourself because we're just scratching the surface. My company has worked with hundreds of realtors over the last decade, and a recurring frustration we've heard is their disdain for writing. It makes sense; your goal is to sell homes, not craft…
On every episode of Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch, we learn new lessons about what gets investors' attention and what leaves them yawning. During this week's show, Marc Randolph, the co-founder of Netflix, explains that touting your ability to get new customers is fine, but what gets him excited is if you…
A friend of mine has over 100,000 followers on Instagram. On the outside, it looks like things are going well. Behind the curtain, she often struggles to pay her rent.And, you'd be surprised at how often this happens. I can guarantee some of the entrepreneurs you follow, and might even…
Ken Cox, president of data privacy company Custom Private Cloud Hostirian and owner of boxing school BOX STL, recalls a "rough" childhood. His mother was experiencing homelessness up until he was born, at which point cousins banded together to rent her an apartment above a bar, where she worked —…
Do you feel like no matter how hard you try to save money, you just can't seem to get ahead?You may be trying to build up your savings account for an emergency fund, but something always seems to pop up, putting you right back at square one. There are many…
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.)Who are you and what's your business?Serge Sorokko: I've been an art dealer and gallery owner for over…
Curiosity and innovation are the two most prominent characteristics of inventors and change-makers. A craving to understand the mechanics of a problem — and to find the solution to that problem — drives curiosity to take action.But once you've made it to the action phase of an invention, what's next?…
In 2020 I was a full-time wedding photographer. After running my business for nearly a decade, the events industry fell under pandemic restrictions, and I was forced to temporarily shut down my business, canceling two years of pre-booked income and issuing refunds. My husband and I found ourselves unemployed, with…
In a declining economy, startups face an uphill battle when it comes to securing funding.…
With all of the recent news about artificial intelligence (AI), it got me thinking about…
A while back, I took a couple of my grandchildren on a tour of the…
Startups face numerous challenges on their journey to success, and failing to overcome any one…
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