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Deputy Editor of Entrepreneur at Entrepreneur

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Frances Dodds is Entrepreneur magazine's deputy editor. Before that she was features director for Entrepreneur.com, and a senior editor at DuJour magazine. She's written for Longreads, New York Magazine, Architectural Digest, Us Weekly, Coveteur and more.

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Business Branding

He Names Brands for Amazon, Meta and Forever 21, and Says This Is the Big Blank Space In the Naming Game

Naming specialist Ragen Alexander says that companies often get stuck thinking they must have a few popular qualities in a brand name. But they're missing big opportunities to capitalize on language in other ways.

Thought Leaders

Jennifer Lopez Is Done With ‘Happy to Be Here.’

Gratitude has its limits, the superstar has learned. That's a lesson she hopes to impart to the 600,000 Latina entrepreneurs she's working to fund.

Building a Business

This Cult-Favorite Pottery Brand Was Founded by the Great-Grandson of Henri Matisse. Now, Its Factory Is an Experiment in Equitable Labor Practices.

In Asheville, North Carolina. East Fork makes pretty, durable dinnerware. But its progressive culture and policies have made it a regional leader in manufacturing. Here's what it's like to work there.

Buying a Franchise

Four Years Ago, This Chick-Fil-A Started Paying $17 An Hour. It Transformed the Business.

Back in 2018, Eric Mason made headlines when he began paying his employees a "living wage." On this side of the great recession, his experience could be a roadmap for other fast food franchises.

Building a Business

‘It’s Just Human Nature:’ A New Book Examines Why Our Work Is Better When We Work Less

Ready for the 4 day work week? Journalists Anne Helen Petersen and Charlie Warzel argue that conversations about the future of work too often miss the bigger picture.

Thought Leaders

She Gamed Groupon to Make $300,000 Doing Massage Therapy. Now She Runs a Million-Dollar Business Helping Black Spa Owners Do the Same.

Candace Holyfield is empowering Black spa owners to build bigger brands, and creating spaces to celebrate their accomplishments.

Tech

‘So Many Lightbulbs Went Off’: How This Couple’s Stress-Soothing Invention Blew Up During the Pandemic

The Apollo Neuro is a new anxiety-reducing wearable backed by powerful research, and the powerhouse couple behind it has high hopes for combating the mental health crisis.

Business News

5 Hard Truths on Human Nature From the Britney Spears Documentary

A new deep-dive into the pop star's battle for control of her life and finances offers grim takeaways on how you can be used and abused unless you have a vice grip on your image and narrative.

Thought Leaders

Her Mom Sold Rice Cakes in a Refugee Camp. Now She Sells Her Mom’s Hot Chili Sauce in Gourmet Grocery Stores. Her Mom Isn’t Impressed… Yet.

As Lunar New Year celebrations begin, Lisa Tran tells the harrowing, inspiring story of her family's journey from Vietnam to Portland, Oregon, and reflects on the spirit of entrepreneurship that guided them every step of the way.

Business Accounting

Bitcoin Billionaire Cameron Winklevoss Says Gold Could Be the Next GameStop

Some members of the Wall Street Bets Reddit group that facilitated the GameStop stock hike have turned their attention to driving up silver prices, and Winklevoss thinks gold could be next.

Building a Business

She Left Google at 25 to Bootstrap Brit + Co, and Raised Over $50 Million. Now, Brit Morin Is Here to Kill the Lie Destroying Your Dream: ‘Everything Has to be Perfect.’

In a new advice column for 'Entrepreneur,' the VC investor and juggernaut founder will answer women founders' darkest, juiciest, most vulnerable and ambitious entrepreneurial questions.

Building a Business

How to Come Up With Story Ideas People Actually Want to Read

Nine ways to write something that catches the light in the junkyard of internet content.

Buying a Franchise

What Franchisors Need to Know When Hiring a Marketing Agency

To create consistency (and success) across multiple locations, franchises should find a marketing agency that understands their story-and knows how to tell it across platforms.

Human Resources

To Combat WFH Burnout, This Company Sent Employees to Work From Lakeside, Beachfront and Mountaintop Airbnbs

After working remotely in a Colorado vacation rental for a few weeks, the CEO of Dallas-based company OneDay decided to extend the experience to his employees. Here's how it turned out.

Thought Leaders

‘Max’ Brenner Was Pushed Out of His Own Company, Financially Destroyed, and Banned From Making Chocolate For Five Years. But He Learned: ‘Hell Has Benefits.’

After a crushing legal battle, the founder was ousted from Max Brenner: Chocolate by the Bald Man, and forbidden from any new ventures for five years. Now he sees the darkest time in his life as a gift.

Business News

Remember the Endless Taco Bell Chihuahua Lawsuit? Kamala Harris’ Husband Won It.

Soon-to-be second gentleman Doug Emhoff put the final kibosh on a decade-long legal battle over the famous commercial mascot.

Thought Leaders

How to Navigate Election Tensions at Work

We'll be taking our feelings about this deeply divisive election to work with us. An expert weighs in on how to keep up company morale and coworker relationships when disagreements arise.

Thought Leaders

Why Writing About Your Life Makes You a Better Entrepreneur

Making yourself into an "I" character can help you put some distance between yourself and your ego, eschew perfectionism, and get reacquainted with what you really believe in.

Buying a Franchise

If You’re in Franchising and Need a New Bank, Ask These Questions

Now more than ever, franchisors and franchisees alike need to work with a bank they can trust. Here's how to get the most of your financial partner.

Thought Leaders

The Wing Founder Audrey Gelman Says She Made Big Mistakes

The former CEO of the women's coworking space is speaking out to take responsibility for how the company mistreated employees of color and sustained classist structures.

Business News

Here’s How a Justice Amy Coney Barrett Could Affect Entrepreneurs

Barrett is poised to become the most pro-corporate justice on a Supreme Court that is already friendly to big-business interests. But how will that affect small-business owners, freelancers and entrepreneurs?

Buying a Franchise

She Sold Her Co-Working Business and Joined a Giant Competitor. Here’s Why.

Shelley Bade has had a complex journey with the co-working franchise Office Evolution. It began as a competitor, then turned into a support system when she needed it the most.

Tech

Losing the Battle Against Your Kids’ Screens? Try a Family “Rewirement Plan.”

The San Diego-based Screen Time Clinic offers parents customized coaching on how to curb their kids' technology usage.

Thought Leaders

The Mogul of Black Celebrity News: ‘Now Is When Your Competition Is At Its Weakest’

MediaTakeOut's founder Fred Mwangaguhunga talks about running the leading Black celebrity gossip site in the era of Black Lives Matter, and why now is the time for media disruption.

Business News

The ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ House Is On Airbnb for $30 a Night

Fancy a stay at the Banks' family home?

Entrepreneurs

Welcome to the Age of FOMU (Fear of Meeting Up)

Fears for physical safety have morphed into social anxiety. But could our collective FOMU leave work culture better off?

Business Accounting

Zoom Earned More In 3 Months Than All of Last Year

The video conferencing company's stock soared roughly 23 percent, and its second quarter sales are up 355 percent from last year.

Thought Leaders

Before He Became a Revolutionary Coffee Roaster, He Photographed Revolutionaries

Red Bay Coffee founder Keba Konte has been documenting political movements for decades, and says the events of this year have had a "profound impact" on Black businesses. But there's been loss and fear, too.

Thought Leaders

Distance Learning is a ‘Nightmare’ for Many Special Needs Kids. These Businesses Are Creating Tools to Help.

The loss of in-person special education has been devastating for many families who are trying to keep their kids' progress from stalling or regressing. Fortunately, education entrepreneurs are innovating to offer a bit of relief.

Tech

This Founder Was Inventing a “Touchless” World Before We Knew We Needed One

Simplehuman's Frank Yang was envisioning intuitive, design-centric home products long before they became instrumental in saving lives.

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More From Frances Dodds

He Names Brands for Amazon, Meta and Forever 21, and Says This Is the Big Blank Space In the Naming Game

Jennifer Lopez Is Done With ‘Happy to Be Here.’

This Cult-Favorite Pottery Brand Was Founded by the Great-Grandson of Henri Matisse. Now, Its Factory Is an Experiment in Equitable Labor Practices.

Four Years Ago, This Chick-Fil-A Started Paying $17 An Hour. It Transformed the Business.

‘It’s Just Human Nature:’ A New Book Examines Why Our Work Is Better When We Work Less

She Gamed Groupon to Make $300,000 Doing Massage Therapy. Now She Runs a Million-Dollar Business Helping Black Spa Owners Do the Same.

‘So Many Lightbulbs Went Off’: How This Couple’s Stress-Soothing Invention Blew Up During the Pandemic

5 Hard Truths on Human Nature From the Britney Spears Documentary

Her Mom Sold Rice Cakes in a Refugee Camp. Now She Sells Her Mom’s Hot Chili Sauce in Gourmet Grocery Stores. Her Mom Isn’t Impressed… Yet.

Bitcoin Billionaire Cameron Winklevoss Says Gold Could Be the Next GameStop

She Left Google at 25 to Bootstrap Brit + Co, and Raised Over $50 Million. Now, Brit Morin Is Here to Kill the Lie Destroying Your Dream: ‘Everything Has to be Perfect.’

How to Come Up With Story Ideas People Actually Want to Read

What Franchisors Need to Know When Hiring a Marketing Agency

To Combat WFH Burnout, This Company Sent Employees to Work From Lakeside, Beachfront and Mountaintop Airbnbs

‘Max’ Brenner Was Pushed Out of His Own Company, Financially Destroyed, and Banned From Making Chocolate For Five Years. But He Learned: ‘Hell Has Benefits.’

Remember the Endless Taco Bell Chihuahua Lawsuit? Kamala Harris’ Husband Won It.

How to Navigate Election Tensions at Work

Why Writing About Your Life Makes You a Better Entrepreneur

If You’re in Franchising and Need a New Bank, Ask These Questions

The Wing Founder Audrey Gelman Says She Made Big Mistakes

Here’s How a Justice Amy Coney Barrett Could Affect Entrepreneurs

She Sold Her Co-Working Business and Joined a Giant Competitor. Here’s Why.

Losing the Battle Against Your Kids’ Screens? Try a Family “Rewirement Plan.”

The Mogul of Black Celebrity News: ‘Now Is When Your Competition Is At Its Weakest’

The ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ House Is On Airbnb for $30 a Night

Welcome to the Age of FOMU (Fear of Meeting Up)

Zoom Earned More In 3 Months Than All of Last Year

Before He Became a Revolutionary Coffee Roaster, He Photographed Revolutionaries

Distance Learning is a ‘Nightmare’ for Many Special Needs Kids. These Businesses Are Creating Tools to Help.

This Founder Was Inventing a “Touchless” World Before We Knew We Needed One

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