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Case closed; freelancing and solopreneurship are here to stay.Amidst a trying 2023 and 2024 that saw downsizing, diminished budgets, inflation, rising interest rates and global uncertainty, freelancing not only survived but thrived to the tune of 8.27% year-over-year revenue growth for the second consecutive year.Along with the objective revenue growth for solopreneurs, 90% of solopreneurs expect their conditions to get

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Ooni Pizza Oven: From Backyard Side Hustle to $200 Million

Like many successful entrepreneurs, Ooni founder Kristian Tapaninaho's light bulb moment came when he couldn't find the product he was looking for on the market. It was around 2010, and Tapaninaho and his wife and

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Who’s trying to buy TikTok’s US business?

Based on the looming implementation of the “ban” part of the TikTok divest-or-ban law, parent company ByteDance is staring down a deadline to either sell TikTok’s US operations to an American company or be banned.

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Venture capital funds: A-Z Directory

Venture capital investment has become a popular way for startups and growing businesses to secure funding – whether you’re in the early stages of starting a business or looking to grow further. Accessing the right

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Being Sick for 7 Days Exposed a Hard Truth About My Business

I rarely get sick. Maybe once a year, I'll have a quick 24-hour bug, shake it off and get right back to business. But this time was different. What started as a simple head cold

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Asian entrepreneurs have come far. A professor of entrepreneurship at the Imperial College Business School, Mike Wright, wrote in 2018 that the future of international markets will likely be shaped, "in no small part," by Asia's major family-owned businesses.This development is no small feat when you see the Asian Business

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Top 10 Mentors Shaping Today’s Entrepreneurs

In my journey as a venture investor and CEO, I've built, acquired and sold multiple businesses. While many decisions were made independently, the opportunity to collaborate with mentors has been invaluable. Engaging with CEO coaching and mentors I've found through venture investment communities has profoundly impacted my growth.The reality is

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How Publicis Health is planning for pharma advertising disruptions

If you’re sick of hearing that one jingle about lowering your A1C, you may soon be in luck.On the campaign trail last year, then-presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he’d ban pharmaceutical TV ads on his first day in office, claiming that the industry’s ad dollars had warped media

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12 must-haves in the perfect 2-minute pitch

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This Kind of Leadership Is Key in Times of Low Worker Morale

In a world where employee disengagement is reaching alarming heights, the call for moral leadership in business has never been more urgent. The HOW Institute for Society's 2025 State of Moral Leadership in Business report paints a stark picture: While 95% of employees see moral leadership as essential, only a

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How to Fire Bad Clients the Right Way

Building and running a successful business requires a steady flow of revenue and new customers. This is especially true in the beginning stages of building a business. Without a solid client base, you run the risk of financial trouble or drying up your capital reserves. For this reason, entrepreneurs will

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How Women Are Shaping the Future of gamma.

As Global Creative Director at Apple Music — a chapter he calls one of the greatest of his career — Larry Jackson revolutionized the music industry with bold ideas like artist-hosted radio and iconic ad campaigns. He didn't leave his prestigious role out of dissatisfaction. He left because he had

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Coworking with Aman Sareen

Each week, we spotlight Marketing Brew readers in our Coworking series. If you’d like to be featured, introduce yourself here.Aman Sareen is CEO of Aarki, a mobile marketing platform. He co-founded and served as CEO at ZypMedia (ZypTV) which was later acquired by Sinclair Broadcast Group; he also served as

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A no-nonsense SEIS guide for start-ups seeking investment

One of the reasons equity investment for start-ups is more available than ever before is that the government has been encouraging investors with generous tax reliefs, in recognition of the highly speculative nature of seed investing; seed funding and pre-seed funding.No serious entrepreneur would dream of launching a product or

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