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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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How InMyExpertOpinion Is Battling AI Product Reviews
Frustrated by AI-generated product reviews flooding platforms and confusing consumers, four former colleagues came together to build and launch InMyExpertOpinion, a site devoted to providing "trustworthy, insightful, and authentically human advice."Here's how co-founders Avi Buchbinder, Brie Dyas, Will Kenton, and Nick Leftley created the site and are planning for its…
His Side Hustle Led to 7 Figures and Richard Branson’s Island
This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features New York City-based entrepreneur Josh Turner, 34. Turner is the founder of Stand4Socks, a sock company that, for every pair sold, donates another to someone in need. The B Corporation has distributed more than 750,000 pairs across the UK, Europe, and most recently, Ukraine.…
Brothers’ Side Hustle Made Over $175 Million: ‘No Investors’
It's the era of the side hustle, and if you've ever considered starting one to earn some extra cash outside of your 9-5, you're in good company. These days, more than one-third of U.S. adults have side hustles, and their supplemental gigs make an average of $891 a month, according…
LGBTQ Couple Started a Business With 80 Goats, See $150M+ Sales
In 2006, Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge didn't have visions of becoming entrepreneurs with a goat milk skincare and body care brand. The New York City-based couple went on an apple-picking getaway upstate one weekend and stumbled on a little town called Sharon Springs. They fell in love with the…
Think You Need Millions to Buy a Business? Think Again.
Most people assume that to succeed in private equity, you need to raise a multimillion-dollar fund first. But what if you could flip that script?A new generation of dealmakers is doing just that, acquiring and growing businesses without a traditional PE fund. This "fundless sponsor" model isn't just a workaround…
How a 12-Year-Old’s Side Hustle Makes Nearly $50,000 a Month
When Madden Forrest, 12, and his dad, Steven Forrest, 35, started breaking cards — purchasing and opening the sealed products to reveal their contents — it was just for fun. Pokémon cards were first, followed by football. Then Madden watched TikTok creators who livestreamed the process and sold cards to…
David Beckham, Shaun Neff Launch BEEUP Snacks
Something new is buzzing around Target store shelves — BEEUP, a honey-powered fruit snack co-founded by soccer superstar David Beckham and serial entrepreneur Shaun Neff.While the world is well aware of Beckham's prowess on the pitch, they might not know about his other true passion: beekeeping. "Beekeeping began as a…
Free Webinar | July 17: How to Build a Sales Machine That Fuels Growth
Ready to break through your next revenue ceiling? Join Sam Taggart — renowned sales trainer, CEO of D2D Experts, and author of Eat What You Kill — for a high-energy, no-fluff session designed for business owners and sales executives who want to create a sales pipeline that delivers consistent, scalable…
Mom’s Side Hustle Made $30k in 2 Months, Then $500k a Year
It's the era of the side hustle, and if you've ever considered starting one to earn some extra cash outside of your 9-5, you're in good company. These days, more than one-third of U.S. adults have side hustles, and their supplemental gigs make an average of $891 a month, according…
How Learning to Sell Helped My Startup Earn $400M in Revenue
When you're building a startup from scratch, there are two things nobody warns you about enough: one, you're going to have to sell. And, two, you're probably going to be terrible at it at first.I know I was. I didn't have sales experience when I launched my previous company, Vungle.…
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