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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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Avoid These Pitfalls Most Founders Face When Building Their First Team
The early team can make or break a startup, yet most founders approach hiring with deeply flawed assumptions.After spending years working closely with early-stage companies, I've seen how the strongest teams come together and where most founders go wrong. The difference often lies in understanding a few key principles that…
6-Figure Side Hustle Fills ‘Glaring’ Gap for Coffee-Drinkers
This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Ryan Schneider of Costa Mesa, California. Schneider and Jeremy Moss are co-founders of drinkware brand Created Co and syrup brand Proper Syrup. Responses have been edited for length and clarity. Image Credit: Courtesy of Proper Syrup. Co-founders Ryan Schneider, left, and Jeremy Moss, right.…
How to Grow Your Small Business Without Breaking the Bank
Running a small business every day feels like there's always another curveball coming your way. I get it. Competition is fierce; resources are tight. But growth doesn't really come from how much money you spend or how many ads you run. It comes from strategy, focus and understanding what truly…
Jason Momoa’s Latest Role? Fighting Plastic Waste with Boomerang Water
Movie star Jason Momoa may have hung up his Aquaman trident, but his quest to protect the seven seas is far from over. His latest venture, Mananalu Powered by Boomerang Water, aims to tackle one of the world's most pressing environmental challenges: plastic waste. Alongside Boomerang Water co-founders U.S. Air…
How to Build a Strong Brand Identity for Your Early-Stage Startup
Working on your big startup idea, securing finance and finding those first core team members are all time-consuming tasks. Branding and marketing may not be the first things on your mind, but neglecting them could be devastating for a new company. On the other hand, building a strong brand identity…
How to Choose The Right Franchise For You
If you're new to franchising, the abundance of information can seem overwhelming. How do you know where to start? You may have a generalized understanding of franchising, but part of performing due diligence means moving beyond the general and getting into the nitty gritty.When it comes to understanding different franchise…
29-Year-Old’s Hobby Turned Side Hustle Brings in $8k Monthly
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…
He Started a Business on Track for $150M+: ‘Maniacal Focus’
"Working in kitchens where abusive leadership was the norm definitely taught me a lot, both about what not to do and also the kind of leader that I did want to be," Chris Kirby, founder and CEO of Ithaca Hummus, tells Entrepreneur. "Early on, I saw how fear and intimidation…
A Step-by-Step Approach to Achieving Your Goals
Success leaves clues, revealing patterns anyone can learn and follow. These patterns provide a systematic approach to turning ambitious goals into achievable outcomes. Successful people don't rely on chance or talent alone; they follow specific, repeatable steps that consistently lead to results.This article explores the essential elements that help people…
3 Business Models That Will Shape the Future of Entrepreneurship
As entrepreneurs, we always strive to stay ahead of the curve. Whether that's in our own industry — developing new technologies, services or strategies — or venturing into emerging markets. But with all the buzz about the latest tools, gadgets and startups, it can feel like the world moves faster…
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Startups face numerous challenges on their journey to success, and failing to overcome any one…