This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features 20-year-old college student Jacob Shaidle, founder of Ontario-based barbecue cleaning business Shadle cleaning. Answers have been edited for length and clarity. Courtesy of Shaidle Cleaning. Jacob Shaidle. What was your day job or main occupation when you started? side hustle?I was a 15-year-old high school student when I started…

Can AI be trusted with confidential information? That was the question at stake when the popular AI transcription service Otter, which has more than 14 million userssent an automated transcript of a Zoom meeting to AI researcher Alex Bilzerian last week after he met with a VC firm. The thing is, Bilzerian wasn't supposed to…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Today's market seems to have a pretty good handle on what creates a positive brand image in the consumer's mind. Guidelines from influencers are plentiful; Social media campaigns aim to gain loyal followers based on aligned values ​​and shared goals; and solopreneurs have the power and freedom…

Bank of America customers reported issues logging into their accounts on Wednesday, from login issues to balances incorrectly listed as $0. Bank of America acknowledged in a statement that “some customers are experiencing a problem accessing their accounts” and the company is working on the problem. “These issues are being addressed and have largely been…

Tesla's sales figures have fallen for the first two quarters of this year, but its latest earnings report shows that the numbers are up, showing increased demand in general in the industry. Tesla reported on Wednesday that it produced 469,796 electric cars overall, including the popular Model 3 and Model Y, and delivered 462,890 cars…

At a town hall last month, Google assured staff that the company would not follow Amazon's lead and mandate that employees return to the office five days a week, for Business Insider. Related: Amazon's CEO mandates employees to work in the office 5 days a week starting in January In the latest Google “TGIF” (Thank…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. According to a think tank at IBM, 40% of the workforce will have to be “retrained” in the coming years. You may have already guessed it: it is HE who is bringing about such a massive change. We can panic at this news (1.4 billion people with…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. It's true: if your business doesn't have an online presence and a digital marketing strategy, it might as well be invisible. But digital marketing mostly depends on search engine optimization (SEO) for success. Having been involved in SEO for almost a decade, I can easily say that…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. I used to think that the key to an efficient workflow was to hire the best people for the job. A new generation of talented, value-driven and full-potential employees and business partners seemed to be the perfect recipe for success. However, I found that even with such…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. As a seasoned professional, you know the true power of head it's about recognizing the potential within your team and creating an environment that allows them to demonstrate leadership themselves. However, many leaders forget this and focus on immediate results instead of nurturing future leaders. The result?…