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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 Build a Solid Go-to-Market Strategy for 2025

In a 15-year-plus go-to-market (GTM) strategy career, I have worked with hundreds of B2B companies directly, indirectly with other consultants or through any of the many accelerator programs I mentor on. During that time, I have seen a typical consistency that breaks all strategies — the lack of willingness to

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He Found a New ‘Niche’ and Started a 6-Figure Side Hustle

This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Damian Primis, a 45-year-old musician based in Queens, New York. During the pandemic, Primis started olive oil brand Primis Imports as a side hustle; the business has since grown to six figures. Responses have been edited for length and clarity.Image Credit: Matt Dine. Damian

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The Investment Market Is More Competitive Than Ever — Here’s How Startups Can Still Secure Funding

The past few years have seemed like a bad TV romance between the U.S. market and the Federal Reserve. There's been so much talk of "will they, won't they" on interest rate cuts and trying to read the tea leaves that it can drive a person mad.This has created a

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Reebok Co-Founder Backs Syntilay’s New AI, 3D-Printed Shoe

In 1958, Joe Foster co-founded Reebok and helped grow the company to be worth $4 billion, he says, before exiting in 1991. (Adidas bought Reebok for $3.8 billion in 2005 before selling it in 2021.)Now the 89-year-old entrepreneur is helping launch a new high-tech shoe brand with slides that are

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Raising Capital? How to Build Strategic Investor Partnerships

When I founded my first company, I looked at reports and updates for investors as administrative tasks. Homework, in other words, outside my core duties as a CEO. But then I had an epiphany that changed my whole perspective — and my business.I discovered that having involved investors who held

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How to Build a Business That Lasts a Century and Beyond

Across the world, there is an alarming long-term trend: Companies are struggling to survive. An analysis by Statista shows that companies have been losing their lasting power since 1965. Companies on Standard & Poor's 500 Index were analyzed during 2020, and it was found that the average lifespan of a

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Canelo Álvarez Fights for Ready-to-Drink Cocktails Championship

Saul "Canelo" Álvarez is no stranger to competition. A multi-division world champion and former undisputed super middleweight king, the Mexican boxing legend has built a career by stepping into the ring and delivering under pressure. But In boxing, you face a single opponent. Competing in the crowded world of celebrity

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Brothers Started a Business With $45M+ Revenue in 3 Years

How did brothers Christian and Justin Arquilla become "ex-finance guys" in the business of socks?The co-founders of Pacas started their entrepreneurial journey back in 2013 — when faced with an all-too-common problem. "I had been walking around New York in loafers, like boat shoes or whatever, all day," Justin recalls,

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Side Hustles in 2025: Expert Shares Insights on Gig Economy

About 36% of U.S. adults have a side hustle in 2024, and 32% of them believe they'll always need the extra work to make ends meet, according to a survey from Bankrate.Earlier this year, experts from Gigworker.com compiled a list of the highest-earning side hustles, which include online instruction or

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How Failing 22 Times Paved the Way to My Success

Let me drop a little truth bomb: overnight success is the biggest gimmick ever.Yeah, I said it. The term "overnight success" is the perfect bait — shiny, exciting and easy to believe. But it's also entirely, 100% false. The truth? Success is a grind. A messy, sweaty, emotional, lonely and

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