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Thought Leaders

Powerful Advice for Entrepreneurs From America's Greatest Risk Takers

These quotes from five signers of the Declaration of Independence show their wisdom lives on.

Thought Leaders

10 Books for the Aspiring Entrepreneur's Summer Reading List

Entrepreneurship isn't just about smarts and sweat. It's about the inspiration to stick it out from startup to sell-off. Use these books to motivate your journey and tickle your brain.

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Celebrate Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize Win With These 20 Inspiring Quotes

The poet's wisdom will help to embrace your inner entrepreneur.

Growing a Business

My Dad Gave Me a Knife When I Was 11 to Help Him Work. That Knife Opened My World.

Pop couldn't pass on much, but what he did teach was priceless.

Leadership

How Being a Teacher Prepared Me for the Pandemic

How one woman's experience at Teach for America helped her cope, in a new job, during the COVID-19 crisis.

Growing a Business

Floyd Mayweather On Greatness and Taking On YouTuber Logan Paul: 'I Kick Ass for Real, and I Make Money For Real'

The greatest boxer of our generation -- and arguably the best ever -- talks about what it took for him to maintain a perfect boxing record of 50-0 while earning well-over $1 billion as an entrepreneur.

Growing a Business

4 Lessons Entrepreneurs Can Learn From John Paul DeJoria's Rags-to-Riches Story

Those who have had to claw themselves up from nothing tend to have characteristics that all entrepreneurs should try to emulate.

Marketing

Learn From Mercedes-Benz's Reputation-Damaging Mistake in the Chinese Market

Your business's name is even more important than you may think.

Growing a Business

Why the President of Microsoft Signed My Air Jordans

My favorite shoes -- Nike Air Jordan 11s -- have an important signature on them, but it's not their namesake's. It's from someone who inspires me to move forward as an entrepreneur.

Travel

How Earth Day Can Inspire Your Next Big Idea

In the first in a series of the most awe-inspiring destinations in America, our editor got lost in the Red Rocks of Sedona, Arizona.

Growing a Business

How Leaders Can Inspire Their Teams to Think Bigger

Your team has big ideas. To unlock them, you must first build an environment of support and encouragement.

Leadership

22 Habits of Elon Musk, Warren Buffet and Other Successful Leaders

Do you share any of the morning, noon or night routines of the most innovative people in the world?

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3 Entrepreneurship Lessons From Bruce Lee

Martial arts and building a business have more in common than you may think.

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How Ballet Inspired This Entrepreneur to Reinvent Her Career

Old pointe shoes remind this biomaterials founder to embrace her creative side.

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Karlie Kloss Looks to These Female Founders for Inspiration

Our October/November cover star discusses the women (and businesses) that keep her motivated.