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…
This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Karen Frederick, 43, founder of Kole Jax Designs, an online brand selling personalized jewelry and accessories. Responses have been edited for length and clarity.Image Credit: Courtesy of Kole Jax Designs. Karen Frederick. What was your day job or primary occupation when you started your…
Entrepreneurship isn't just something I chose — it's in my DNA. My family's story is one of relentless hustle and sacrifice, starting with my grandparents who left everything behind in Cuba for a better future. What they taught me about hard work, grit and resilience shaped everything I've done in…
My entrepreneurial journey started when I received a bracelet-making kit and began to sell the jewelry during my elementary school days. By middle school, I had moved on to my second business: creating custom lip balms. I even set up an Etsy shop to sell them. This was a great…
Many retirees see their golden years as an opportunity to start a new chapter. In fact, most retired Americans (60%) plan to or already have done a "retirement reinvention," according to a recent poll commissioned by IHG Hotels & Resorts and conducted by Talker Research.Their retiree lifestyles might involve more…
Greg Kerr will be the first to tell you he doesn't have a business degree. But when he was a college art student in an indie pop band, he was already developing skills he'd use to build his side hustle — two decades later. Now that business is making almost…
When you grow a plant from seed, you can't afford to miss a step. You must plant it at the correct depth, in proper soil, and give it the right amount of water and sun. Do everything right, and it will grow and flourish. Fail, and it will as well.Your…
This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Hannah Barnstable, CEO and co-founder of Seven Sundays, a certified B Corp nutritionally dense cereal brand available nationwide. Seven Sundays is an eight-figure brand that's more than doubled its growth for three consecutive years, expanding into 2,000 new stores, including Costco and Sam's Club.…
More than a third (36%) of adults have a side hustle — and 32% of them believe they'll always need them to make ends meet, according to a Bankrate survey.Although side hustles can be an effective, flexible way to earn some extra cash, starting and running them successfully isn't always…
Early entrepreneurs are advised to say "no" if they want to be successful. But if I had taken this advice early in my career, I'd be a network engineer sitting in a chilled 50ºF server room instead of running my own business.I can understand where this advice comes from. Distraction…
In entrepreneurship, I suggest a shift in mindset from the traditional narrative of perseverance and struggle to a more pragmatic approach. Entrepreneurs often glorify their ability to endure challenges and overcome obstacles, but I believe that entrepreneurship should be viewed more like project management.In this view, business endeavors are temporary,…
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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