Building a Business
Broadway’s ‘War Paint’ Teaches Us to Embrace Risk and Never Settle
Actresses Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole share what the first female celebrity entrepreneurs can teach us today.
April 2017
Building a Business
After Years of Challenges, Foursquare Has Found its Purpose — and Profits
Hiring the right leaders helped this once-buzzy company meet its potential.
By Nancy Miller
Building a Business
3 Founders With Booming Businesses Share Stories About Their Difficult Early Days
Everyone struggles. You're not alone.
Thought Leaders
The 25 Best Cities for Entrepreneurs — and How You Can Make the Most of Yours
These cities make growth happen. Did your city make the list?
By Linda Lacina
Building a Business
Patience and Faith Built S’Well into a $100 Million-Dollar Brand
She could have gotten a real job. She didn't.
Building a Business
Data Reveals What Drives the Perfect Instagram Photo
This social media firm hacked its way to 30,000 percent growth.
Building a Business
How Dollar Shave Club’s Founder Built a $1 Billion Company That Changed the Industry
Michael Dubin is just getting started.
By Jaclyn Trop
Building a Business
How Peloton Found the Secret to Scale
Meet the tech company disguised as a cycling brand.
Marketing
Pitching Your Story to an Editor? Avoid These 3 Phrases.
Send a pitch that editors will actually read.
By Jason Feifer
Building a Business
How Every Entrepreneur Has Seemingly “Written” A Book
Welcome to the (booming, misunderstood, game-changing, potentially manipulative) business of business books
Buying a Franchise
Meet These 7 Innovative New Franchises for 2017
They're doing things differently.
Buying a Franchise
Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top New Franchises of 2017
New franchise owners have the chance to take advantage of the next big thing.
Marketing
How to Make Money With a Podcast
For podcasting to pay off, have a plan to be different -- and valuable.
By Jason Feifer
Business Operations & Logistics
Got a New Staffer? 10 Ways to Make Them Welcome and Productive.
Details always matter.
Building a Business
How Amazon Sellers Can Keep Things Real When They’re Surrounded by Fakes and Counterfeits
Learn how to fight the Amazon fraudsters.
By Joe Keohane
Building a Business
Switching to a New Payments System Helped This Small Furniture Store Boost Sales
Now they can compete.
By Mark Yarm
Tech
These 9 Gadgets Prove Office Tech Is Finally Getting Interesting
Upgrade your work life.
By Seth Porges
Human Resources
What It’s Like Inside Etsy’s New Arty, Sustainable Headquarters
New hires take an audio art tour of the Brooklyn space.
By Jared Keller
Building a Business
Why This Headphone Maker Wishes it Had Never Done Retail
When a sales plan was all wrong, the company had to pivot.
Business Accounting
To Get This VC’s Attention, Stop Making Spreadsheet-Based Decisions
One VC explains why he backed three startups.
By Nancy Miller
Building a Business
A Macaron Franchise is Growing — and it Has Malls to Thank
Kiosks see traffic other mall shops don't.
By Jason Daley
Buying a Franchise
Why This Franchisee Became an Advocate for Transgender Job Seekers
El Pollo Loco franchisee Michaela Mendelsohn is helping transgender employees build a successful future.
By Jason Daley
Buying a Franchise
How Franchise Brokers Can Grow (or Destroy) Your Nest Egg
Be careful.
By Jason Daley
Building a Business
His Parents’ Good Deed Shaped How One Founder Runs His Company
Do the right thing.