Building a Business
Small Businesses Are Feeling ‘the Heat’ From Customers — Here’s Why
Mom-and-pop shops are agonizing over how to deal with economic uncertainty. Here's how they're managing.
By Liz Brody
September 2025
Entrepreneurs
‘I Had … An Absence of Hope’: How to Battle Burnout, According to a Psychologist
Owning your own business is hard, and often isolating. This psychologist helps small business owners cope, and even thrive.
By Liz Brody
Building a Business
The 10 Word Phrase That Can Resolve Any Conflict
Whether it's an upset partner, colleague or client, this response gets to the heart of the matter.
By Jason Feifer
Building a Business
How to Make Your First Million: ‘I Call These ‘Gateway-Drug Businesses’
Codie Sanchez teaches people to become millionaires by buying up their local mom-and-pop shops.
By Jason Feifer
Building a Business
Small Businesses Reveal the Promotions That Actually Excite Customers
These mom-and-pop shops have found that successful promotions are more about creativity and thoughtfulness than having a big marketing budget.
By Liz Brody
Building a Business
Stop Annoying Customers — Here’s How to Automate the Right Way
There's plenty of places you can streamline or personalize your operations without losing that human touch.
By Liz Brody
Building a Business
Why I Decided to Sell My Small Business: ‘I Still Choke Up’
My store was my whole identity. It brought me joy, but at the expense of myself.
By Leah Daniels
Building a Business
The Types of Social Media Posts That Go Viral For Small Businesses
We all post dutifully, but what actually gets customers commenting? Here, six mom-and-pops share their most successful posts.
By Liz Brody
Buying a Franchise
These Are the Top Franchise Suppliers of 2025
Want to know which businesses to go to, when your franchise needs some help? Here are the best of the best.
Buying a Franchise
These Are the Top Global Franchises of 2025
Considering taking your business abroad? Follow a proven path with these outstanding international franchises.
Building a Business
Mark Cuban and an NFL Star Get Motivation From These ‘Silly Clichés’
The billionaire and the NFL player have more in common than you might guess
By Jason Feifer
Thought Leaders
6 Leaders Share The Mindset Shifts That Changed Them
It's hard to truly change your mind. But these business leaders did it, and saw the doors open.
Building a Business
Letting AI Write for You Can Be Dangerous — Here’s Why
Writing can be painful, and time consuming. But the struggle is part of how we think, and connect.
Building a Business
Answering This Question Can Predict Your Startup’s Success
We studied 7,000 entrepreneurs, comparing their attitudes to their business results. The insights were surprising.
Business News
5 Tech Products to Put Your Mind at Ease
With Emmy Award-winning tech expert Mario Armstrong's top finds, your 9-to-5 will have more joys and fewer frustrations — and your downtime will benefit too.
Buying a Franchise
She Moved Halfway Around the World at 18 and Found Her Future in Franchising
After watching her mother run businesses in Indonesia, Josephine Suryono knew she'd one day do the same — just on a different continent.
Buying a Franchise
The Highest-Earning Franchisees Have These 2 Qualities
When you talk to the top-performing franchisee across many different brands, you will spot some key commonalities.
By Kim Kavin
Entrepreneurs
The Power Move That Many Entrepreneurs Overlook
I learned the skill running high school track.
By KK Hart