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Your Guide to Gaining a Competitive Edge and Succeeding as an Entrepreneur Over the Next 5 Years

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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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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.

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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

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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

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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

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CEO Sees ‘New Opportunity’ for Small Businesses During Pride

A few weeks ago, Tanner Graham, co-founder and CEO of creative brand agency General Idea, noticed a glaring development while attending a Pride parade in small-town Pennsylvania: Major corporations that would typically march, from blue-chip banks to insurance, pharmaceutical companies and beyond, were absent.Image Credit: Courtesy of General Idea. Tanner

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I’m So Glad My Company Never Went Viral — Here’s Why

A long time ago, in the days when my startup was still in its infancy, I craved what I saw other entrepreneurs enjoying: Major, explosive growth. The kind that snatches headlines and earns thousands — no, millions — of shares on social media. The kind of growth that fuels conference

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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

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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

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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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Still Saying ‘I’ll Just Do It’? That’s Why You’re Stuck

"Nobody can do it to my level of quality."Sound familiar? I hear this refrain repeatedly from fellow entrepreneurs and our customers at Marketcircle. Though I was fortunate to have experience leading teams before starting my business, I've watched countless small business owners struggle with this mindset. It creates a critical

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