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Growing a Business

This Entrepreneur Shares How She Survived When the Money Ran Out

When a change in the tax law nearly wiped out Saima Khan's company, she was forced to reconsider exactly what kind of business she was running.

Franchise

How to Run a Thriving Auto Shop (Without Knowing Much About Cars)

Jonita White knows a lot about people. And that's what matters.

Growing a Business

This Founder Explains Why He Had to Start Telling Retailers 'No' -- and How It Helped His Business Succeed

Greg Steltenpohl set out to make plant-based milk. But when his product became too popular, he had to make some tough decisions.

Employee Experience & Recruiting

Successful Leaders Know They Can Learn From Everyone at Their Company

Smart leaders ditch the top-down, mentor-mentee mindset, creating a culture driven by ideas -- wherever on the organizational chart they happen to come from.

Thought Leaders

I Learned Everything Important About Succeeding as an Entrepreneur Washing Dishes for My First Boss

There are no unimportant jobs and no unimportant customers.

Growing a Business

Randi Zuckerberg Explains Why You Should Embrace Your Reinvention

Most entrepreneurs have faced failure. It's how you respond to that failure that defines you.

Growing a Business

Can We Stop Pivoting Already?

Odds are if you need to 'pivot,' either you made a major miscalculation or you're just growing and adapting, not pivoting.

Franchise

What Do NFL Players Do When They Leave the Game? Increasingly, They Open a Franchise. Here's Why.

Franchisees thrive on the same skills pro athletes learn: speed, versatility and great coaching.

Growing a Business

People Love Your Idea, But It Doesn't Make Money. Now What?

The founder of Shift shares how he was forced to get rid of a feature everyone loved.

Growing a Business

To Move Quickly and Solve the Right Problems, Leaders Need to Ask Better Questions

Asking better questions doesn't just drive innovations, it can also build expertise in your team by setting an important expectation.

Making a Change

Why the Ability to Change Gears Is an Entrepreneur's Most Valuable Skill

Today's million-dollar idea might be tomorrow's flop, so you need to be ready to adapt.

Leadership

10 Interesting Things We've Learned About Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian

The entrepreneur and investor is all about making the biggest impact.

Growing a Business

Spring Into Action With These 11 Books About Reinvention

Itching for change? These books will help you make the jump.

Growing a Business

When His Business Model Didn't Work, This Entrepreneur Had to Change Things Up

After his early customers weren't paying their invoices, the founder of pizza app Slice began the long process of figuring out what (and how) people were willing to pay.

Growing a Business

Is Pivoting a Last-Ditch Effort or a Sound Business Strategy?

Pivots, it turns out, are fairly common. One VC cited 17 pivots among the 26 companies he's invested in.