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Bio

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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Thought Leaders

Gen Z Considers This Benefit More Important Than Salary

The greatest minds of this generation are social-justice oriented, STEM-savvy and financially conscious. And they really want good healthcare.

Debt / Loans / Refinancing

Still Need PPP? This SBA Tool Will Match You With Lenders In 2 Days

The Lender Match tool is part of the SBA's efforts to fund minority, rural and other underserved small businesses owners before the PPP ends on June 30.

Business News

9 Bloody Brilliant Ways Businesses Are Navigating Meat Prices

Everyone from hot-dog distributors to French restaurants are finding innovative solutions.

Operations & Logistics

To Understand the Riots, Consider the 'Valuation' of Black Lives

The CEO of the Association for Enterprise Opportunity contextualizes the unrest in stark financial terms.

Thought Leaders

These Entrepreneurs Were Affected by Riots, But "See the Forest Instead of Focusing on the Trees"

Like many small business owners in communities of color, these entrepreneurs in Tampa are more concerned about forward progress than raging against rioters.

Diversity

How Should You Be Talking With Employees About Racism?

Diversity and inclusion experts weigh in. One throughline: It's better to grapple with the issue openly than say nothing because you're afraid of getting it wrong.

Recently Edited Content by Frances Dodds

Franchise

She Started as a Franchisee — Then She Became CEO by Remembering to do This One Thing

Nobody cares what you want unless you speak up to tell them. That's how Tracy Panase became CEO of Just Between Friends.

Franchise

No Education Degree Required — How He Built a $2.5 Million Education Empire

Jason Skidmore once ran an ambulance service. Now he's the top-performing franchisee of Celebree School.

Growing a Business

I've Worked in PR for 17 Years. Here's Why You Shouldn't Hire Me.

Entrepreneurs often think they need PR. Most don't.

Growing a Business

I Faced My First True Professional Meltdown — And It Led to an Eye-Opening Revelation

We all know the importance of picking yourself back up after a failure. But I had always believed how fast you make that recovery was what mattered.

Living

The Top 50 Undergraduate Programs for Entrepreneurs in 2025

The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur partnered to rank the best 2025 undergraduate programs for studying entrepreneurship.

Starting a Business

NBA Star Jaylen Brown Turned Down $50 Million Worth of Deals to Start His New Business — And He Got the Idea From Kobe Bryant

The NBA Finals MVP sat down to talk business with Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor for a new series called 'The Playbook,' by Entrepreneur and Sports Illustrated.