How Stormi Steele turned her kitchen experiments into a hair care brand that...
Summary List PlacementAs a child growing up in De Kalb, Mississippi, a small town 120 miles west of the state capital, Stormi Steele felt her aspirations were feared instead of encouraged. "No one...
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Summary List PlacementLast summer was slow for Robert Jackson's general contracting business in Atlanta, Georgia — so slow, in fact, that he was eligible for unemployment.Then around September, he...
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Summary List PlacementJill Nelson was growing tired of her career as a business coach when a new entrepreneurial opportunity came around in 2015. Her friend, Hunter Sunrise, was based in Austin and...
View ArticleThe co-owners of P. Terry's turned a small burger joint into a beloved Texas...
Summary List PlacementPatrick and Kathy Terry, cofounders of Texas-based burger chain P. Terry's Burger Stand, aren't afraid of their competitors — even in a bovine-saturated state like Texas. In fact,...
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Summary List PlacementA year after the COVID-19 pandemic upended our lives, new signs of recovery give cause for optimism about the future.The pandemic has affected almost every industry, and some are...
View Article5 building blocks for building an entrepreneurial tribe and becoming a better...
Summary List PlacementMy first recollection of the noun "tribe" was at approximately eight years of age.My grandfather pastored a church nestled in our vibrant community of Jamaica, Queens. One winter...
View ArticleA day in the life of a 38-year-old college admissions coach who makes $1,000...
Summary List PlacementHafeez Lakhani, 38, who runs elite college admissions firm Lakhani Coaching, described his clients as "the 0.1% of the 1%"— which sometimes even includes Saudi royalty. Families...
View ArticleThe 10 best states to start a business, ranked
Summary List PlacementA record number of people started new businesses in the US last year, ushering in a new class of entrepreneurs. New applications for an employer ID reached 1.1 million through...
View Article5 daily habits entrepreneurs use to build successful businesses and a healthy...
Summary List PlacementHabits and personal growth strategies are what fuel six-figure entrepreneurs. If you want to become a six, seven or even an eight-figure entrepreneur, your path to success lies in...
View ArticleHow bars and restaurants can get up to $10 million in grants to recover from...
Summary List PlacementThe latest stimulus bill passed by Congress includes $28.6 billion for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF), a grant program to support independent restaurants and bars.The...
View ArticleA simple email could give businesses another chance to get EIDL grants
Summary List PlacementIn addition to funding $284 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to keep small businesses afloat, the federal government's Consolidated Appropriations Act allocated...
View ArticleHow a burned-out business owner took a one-month sabbatical to treat the...
Summary List PlacementJust two days before Christmas, Sam Eitzen woke up in the middle of the night terrified. His heart was racing, and he couldn't fall back asleep. He feared he was having a heart...
View Article5 business schools offering the best programs and curricula to prepare...
Summary List PlacementIn 2020, turbulence replaced tradition for business schools, leaving them sprinting to devise new ways of teaching, studying, collaborating, and participating in campus life in...
View ArticleHow a 7th generation Vanderbilt heiress is using the 'Disney Model' to grow...
Summary List PlacementConsuelo Vanderbilt Costin, nicknamed the "Rebel Heiress," is a seventh-generation descendent of railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt, singer-songwriter, and, most recently, a...
View Article5 steps entrepreneurs should take to secure their personal and business finances
Summary List PlacementEntrepreneurship inherently involves financial risk. That doesn't mean, however, that entrepreneurs can't become financially secure. Remember, your personal finances and business...
View Article4 ways small business owners can benefit from supply chain delays happening...
Summary List PlacementAshley Merrill started 2020 with a plan that quickly fell apart.The founder of luxury pajama brand Lunya said the team typically starts the year with an educated guess on which...
View ArticleA business owner is saving money on employee COVID tests — and customers are...
Summary List PlacementWhen seven of Kari Kuelzer's restaurant staff tested positive for COVID-19 in November, forcing her to temporarily close the business, she put her face into her hands and cried....
View ArticleRead the pitch deck 2 founders used to land $59 million to help barbershops...
Summary List PlacementIn 2014 when longtime friends Dave Salvant and Songe LaRon starting thinking about building a business together, they kept coming back to one enterprise that meant a lot to them...
View ArticleBiden is granting tax credits to any small business offering employees paid...
Summary List PlacementJason Berry believes it's his responsibility to ensure as many of his 320 employees as possible are vaccinated against Covid-19. "We don't feel it's our place to tell people what...
View ArticleJake Kenyon quit his job to pursue his side hustle selling hand-dyed yarn and...
Summary List PlacementLast April, Jake Kenyon spent his 29th birthday quarantined in his bedroom eating a stack of pancakes his roommates made and left outside his door. He was battling COVID-19 and...
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