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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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Camp Social: Inside the Branded Weekend Getaway for Adults
Liv Schreiber, 28, was a recent college graduate working in New York City, building businesses and a social media following, when she noticed that a lot of content in her orbit centered on "keeping up with the Joneses" and summers spent with "slick-back buns" in the Hamptons. "I was like,…
The Real Reason You’re Procrastinating in Business
We hear it all the time: work hard, chip away a little at a time, take the first step. But when the rubber meets the road, do people actually do this? Lately, it seems like procrastination has become a more and more relevant issue. Is it that we are stretched…
Why Your 9-to-5 Might Be the Best Launchpad for Your Startup
The journey from a corporate cubicle to the helm of a startup is a well-trodden path. Many successful entrepreneurs, from Elon Musk to Sara Blakely, cut their teeth in corporate environments before launching their ventures.But what drives this trend? Why do so many entrepreneurs emerge from the structured world of…
Walmart Employee’s ‘Magic’ Side Hustle Surpasses $1 Million
This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features 35-year-old New York City-based entrepreneur Mehek Khera. Khera is the founder and CEO of Niramaya Foods, a snack brand "rooted in wellness and inspired by Indian heritage."At the age of 24, Khera left New Delhi, India and immigrated to the U.S., where she landed…
Caught Off Guard? You May Have Found Your Next Big Idea
Being an entrepreneur means experiencing a range of emotions, sometimes in quick succession: there's frustration, inspiration, exhaustion, glee, satisfaction, anger, excitement, despair — to name a few. It's a rollercoaster.Success hinges on being able to manage those feelings, and not letting them unbalance the even keel needed to keep going…
Kim Perell Shares The Mistakes That Made Her a Millionaire
On every episode of How Success Happens, I get to talk to incredible people who have done incredible things despite the many roadblocks and risks entrepreneurs face.This week, I spoke with Kim Perell, a nine-time founder, best-selling author, investor in 100+ companies, and a proud mom of four.If you're a…
How to Build a Startup That Actually Attracts a VC
When it comes to raising capital, too many startup founders chase investors before building something worth investing in. I've been on both sides of the conversation, as an entrepreneur raising funds and as an advisor helping founders position themselves for growth. The venture capital world doesn't reward effort. It rewards…
Harvard Business Happiness Expert Shares Money, Career Tips
"The first big mistake that people make is thinking that happiness is a feeling," Arthur Brooks, professor at Harvard Business School and author of the forthcoming book The Happiness Files: Insights on Work and Life, says.Image Credit: Jenny Sherman Photography. Arthur Brooks. On the first day of class, Brooks asks…
What the CEO of Kickstarter Wishes Aspiring Entrepreneurs Knew
Everette Taylor had an entrepreneurial mentality from a very young age, buying candy at the store and selling it for a profit at school. At 19, he founded a business that played to his event-planning strengths and filled a niche in his community, EZ Events.Taylor learned an important lesson about…
How to Turn Retail Returns From Sunk Costs Into Revenue
If you're running a retail-based business right now, you're probably feeling it from all sides. Tariffs and inflation are squeezing your costs. Consumers are tightening their spending. And what used to work, from bulk ordering to blanket discounts, isn't cutting it anymore.So, where do you turn when both your margins…
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Startups face numerous challenges on their journey to success, and failing to overcome any one…