Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. As we begin the new year, it's time to focus on what you really want to achieve. We usually start with resolutions that we don't keep. So how do we decide meaningful goals and really stay on track? The answer: reverse engineer your year. I was introduced…

Disclosure: Our goal is to display products and services that we think you will find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, the Entrepreneur may receive a small portion of the sales revenue from our trading partners. The US Department of the Treasury reported that almost 30% of small business owners in 2024 cited increased…

With the 119th Congress underway and The Trump administration preparing to take office, to International Franchise Association (IFA) has described it The 2025 Roadmap for Small Business Growth. The recommendations, designed to strengthen franchises and foster small business growth, focus on five key areas that could shape the future of franchising. Here's what franchise owners…

Disclosure: Our goal is to display products and services that we think you will find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, the Entrepreneur may receive a small portion of the sales revenue from our trading partners. According to Fresh Books, a college degree makes absolutely no difference in small business revenue. This is good…

Disclosure: Our goal is to display products and services that we think you will find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, the Entrepreneur may receive a small portion of the sales revenue from our trading partners. More than 20% of small business owners in 2024 were sole proprietors, a recent report says. Keeping up…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. As I write this, I am surrounded by devastation and destruction. Here in Agoura Hills, California, we are at the top of the evacuation zone as wildfires have destroyed thousands of homes and businesses in the Pacific Palisades and expanded westward through Malibu. Our power is out…

Disclosure: Our goal is to display products and services that we think you will find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, the Entrepreneur may receive a small portion of the sales revenue from our trading partners. Robotics and artificial intelligence: Words usually accompanied by the backdrop of a neon landscape full of high-rises and…

Disclosure: Our goal is to display products and services that we think you will find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, the Entrepreneur may receive a small portion of the sales revenue from our trading partners. It seems that America's new business owners are getting younger and younger. The typical age has dropped from…

Disclosure: Our goal is to display products and services that we think you will find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, the Entrepreneur may receive a small portion of the sales revenue from our trading partners. Although Fundera says that 30% of small business owners in 2024 did not receive a salary, this does…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. While vision is important to success, execution matters more. Startups can be subject to multiple points of failure—people, products, competition, and legal challenges, to name a few. These issues can be interconnected, adding to the difficulty of overcoming them. Ours is a cautionary tale about key man…