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Leadership

What Taking My Company Into a Whole New Industry Has Taught Me About Being an Entrepreneur

Whatever the reason for the move, with good planning, you'll find ways to pull up stakes and make a home someplace completely foreign to you.

Making a Change

This Broadway Actress Left a Safe Wall Street Gig to Pursue Her Dream. Now, She's Starring in 'Wicked.'

Jessica Vosk shared her origin story, networking tips and advice for taking a leap towards your passion in a recent episode of Entrepreneur's 'How Success Happens' podcast.

Money & Finance

This Military Pilot Pivoted From Fighting Wars to Creating Financial Tools for Struggling Americans

Mark Greene started flying combat missions in Afghanistan soon after 9/11. Now, he's director of an innovation lab serving consumers who feel forgotten by their financial institutions.

Branding

Old Company. Troubled Industry. Inside the Effort to Reboot Century 21, the Real Estate Giant.

Technology has threatened the real estate agent, but people still hate the home-buying process. Can Century 21 fix it?

Growing a Business

Why I Shut Down a Multi-Million Dollar Business to Solve the 'Entrepreneur's Dilemma'

From massive debt to millions: Scott Oldford's wild journey to help entrepreneurs exceed seven figures.

Entrepreneurs

Does Your Business Need a Pivot? Here's How You Can Know

As you are growing your business, there comes a time when it requires a fresh perspective and a change. This is called the pivot

Growing a Business

When to Pivot Your Business -- and When You Should Just Quit

Winners never quit, but they do cut their losses while there is still something to salvage.

Entrepreneurs

How Felix Martin-Aguilar Pivoted To Meet Customer Demand And Made ReWare A Success

Find out how ReWare grew from a start-up to over 200 stores with plans for global expansion, in just 3 years.

Business News

How to Escape the Trap of the Career Dead End -- Without Going Back to School

Not sure what to do next in your career? Read this first.

Branding

The Female Founders Behind a Period Products Startup Leaned on Their Mentor as They Rebranded and Pivoted

Bunny and Taran Ghatrora looked outside their network and industry to connect with a mentor who could help take them from point A to B.

Growing a Business

Her Company Was Growing, So Why Was It Failing?

Here's the difficult truth about growing a business: Not all growth is equal.

Growing a Business

His Company Is Growing 300 Percent a Year -- Because He Took Jobs He Wasn't Fully Prepared For

If you're willing, agile, attuned to the market and ready to learn, there's never a wrong time to change your business plan.

Growing a Business

4 Things I Learned From Pivoting My Entire Business Toward Marketing ICOs

An Entrepreneur contributor talks about risk and reward, which don't always come as a pair.

Entrepreneurs

How Bevan Ducasse Built a R100-Million Business After His Startup Nearly Failed

wiGroup started out as a mobile wallet in 2008. It didn't work. It was too early for the market, and the business couldn't scale. Instead of giving up, Bevan Ducasse and his team bit the bullet, accepted the failure, and found a new solution - pivoting the business.

Thought Leaders

Why This Intimate Apparel Founder Walked Away From a Wholesale Business That Was 700 Stores Strong

Knix founder Joanna Griffiths built a company to serve women -- all women. When her wholesale partners were failing her customers, she made a drastic pivot.