July, 2020
How to Start Building Your Dream Career On Your Own
And why you can’t wait for someone to “discover” you. July 10, 2020 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. I spent a good portion of my life thinking that opportunities are supposed to fall into your lap magically. We’ve heard the romanticized stories about exactly that. In my recent [...]
The Indecent Crete Proposal
How one very strange date in my 30s still applies to the way I do business today. July 10, 2020 4 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Back in my 30s, single, dating and living in Palm Beach, I had some rather crazy experiences. The highlight reel includes a CEO in his 40s telling me his mom would need [...]
Older Entrepreneurs Should Embrace Working From Home
July 9, 2020 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Rick Terrien is the author of Ageless Startup: Start a Business at Any Age, via Entrepreneur Press. Buy it now from Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound. The pandemic is dealing all of us, especially older workers, a hand that is full of danger [...]
Being Bored Is the Best Thing That Can Happen to You
July 9, 2020 7 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. “And I’m bored.” Three words from the classic rock song “It’s So Easy,” by Guns N’ Roses. If we’ve learned anything since March when quarantine began, coping with boredom isn’t so easy. (For those with little ones they had to [...]
Free Webinar: How to Find Mentors and Advisors
Feel like extra guidance could help your business reach its fullest potential? Watch our on-demand webinar with esteemed Silicon Valley CEO coach and host of ‘The B-suite’ leadership podcast Barbara Shannon as she discusses how to find the right mentors and advisors as a new founder. In her session, Barbara will lean on her [...]
3 Reasons Why Purpose-Driven Businesses Can Help You Find Better Hires, Mentors and Investors
July 7, 2020 10 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. During a recession, it becomes especially important for early-stage businesses to prove why they matter more than other companies. In this climate, purpose-driven businesses are the only ones who can say for certain that the world is a better place [...]
How to Find a Job During a Pandemic
July 8, 2020 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. I am no stranger to the world of unemployment, but when I was let go from my role as an events manager at Oracle earlier this year, I still panicked. With so many people in the world being made redundant at once, I was worried about how I would fare [...]
Free Webinar | August 27: Keeping Your Network Strong: How Women Business Owners Can Adjust to the New Normal
Join us as we discuss strategies women entrepreneurs can adopt to keep their networks robust during COVID-19 and beyond. Grow Your Business, Not Your Inbox Stay informed and join our daily newsletter now! July 7, 2020 1 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In this webinar, a panel from Wilmington Trust [...]
Launching a Business During the Pandemic? Learn From These 4 Founders.
These entrepreneurs took the leap when times were tough – and found new ways to succeed. July 7, 2020 4 min read This story appears in the July 2020 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe » Serve customers first. Charge them later. Ariela Safira had big plans for April 7. That was when she’d open the doors to Real, her women-focused [...]
Spanx Founder Sara Blakely's Guide to Surviving Anything
July 7, 2020 9 min read This story appears in the July 2020 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe » Maybe your article should be titled “What to Do When Your Panties Are on Fire. ha ha” That’s what Spanx founder Sara Blakely emailed me after we talked. It was March. The pandemic had just begun. Blakely is famous for a few things: She’s a [...]