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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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You’ll Want to Know About These New Franchise Concepts
To view our entire 2025 Franchise 500 list, including category rankings, click HEREThere's a misconception that owning a franchise is for people who want to follow someone else's playbook. But that notion doesn't take into account all of the unique, quirky and fun franchises that are popping up all the…
These Emerging Franchises are Poised to Grow in 2025
Want to spot the hottest new trends in franchising? You need to look in a pretty wonky place: the Franchise 500 categories.Here's why: Each year, as we create our ranking, we organize every franchise brand by category. Some categories are simple and expected, like Sports Bars/Pubs. But every year, as…
Why Giving Away Your Best Ideas Makes You More Valuable
Want to attract new business? Here's one of the best ways: Give away your knowledge.This may sound dumb. Won't people just steal your work and abuse your time? Nope: When you give away knowledge, you build trust and authority — and people want you more!I've experienced this myself, and I…
The Most Creative Side Hustles We Learned About in 2024
It's no secret that life is expensive these days. We've all experienced sticker shock at the grocery store or gas station, and many of us are wondering how we're going to make ends meet — much less save for the future. But for entrepreneurs, a challenging situation is also an…
Is Entrepreneurship for You? Here’s How to Find Out
Many people dream of ditching the 9-to-5 grind to pursue the freedom of entrepreneurship. They imagine a life with nobody to answer to, no one dictating when we start or end our day. They picture limitless earning potential and the ultimate prize: freedom.Many dream of it, but not all take…
Key Insights From a Roundtable Discussion With 5 Founder-CEOs
I recently fell in love with a popular YouTube series called The Actors Roundtable. Since I talk quite a bit with CEOs, founders and executives, a coworker suggested that we produce a similar version but with business executives. I loved the idea, so we did it! This was our first…
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…
Dry January? His Non-Alcoholic Side Hustle Made $50 Million+
This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features JW Wiseman, founder of non-alcoholic craft cocktail company Curious Elixirs. Image Credit: Nick Kova. JW Wiseman, founder of Curious Elixirs.Launched in 2015, Curious Elixirs generated $2.2 million in its first five years — and skyrocketed past $50 million in the past five years. The…
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…
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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