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10 Excel Courses to Help Your Business Scale
July 16, 2021 4 min read Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. Microsoft Excel is the world’s most ubiquitous business software, trusted by 750 [...]
Is Automation Hurting Your Business?
Systems and processes can actually work against you if you scale up your supply without corresponding demand. July 15, 2021 4 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If systems, processes and automation produced a profit, airlines would be the most profitable businesses. You can decide to travel at a whim, [...]
Forget the Stuff! New Parents Say They Need Support, and This Mom Wants to Make Postpartum Services More Accessible.
July 13, 2021 7 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. After having a newborn, many parents need extra sets of hands, but instead they often get bombarded with lots of presents. This is what inspired Melissa Bowley to create her company, the Flourish Collective. Through the Flourish Collective comes the [...]
10 Tips to Boost Employee Productivity and Skyrocket Performance
July 13, 2021 8 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. A company’s success and productivity are directly related to the productivity of its employees. If you are willing to achieve your goals, set higher targets and get the desired traction, you need to make sure that your employees achieve their [...]
Marvel Hit a Home Run With Its Guardians of the Galaxy Franchise. Here's What Entrepreneurs Can Learn.
July 12, 2021 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. I clearly remember when the Guardians of the Galaxy comic was released. The title alone hooked me, so I picked it up along with a few others and took it home. Talk about a disappointing comic. The characters were bland, the stories dull and nothing [...]
3 Pandemic-Related Lessons We Should All Remember Long After Covid Is Gone
July 12, 2021 4 min read This story appears in the July 2021 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe » There’s no way I can get back to the office,” a client recently told me. Over the course of the pandemic, he had picked up a side hustle as a graphic designer. He had an abundance of clients — and a personal life to balance, too. So when that [...]
A Company's Biggest Competitive Edge in Attracting Young Talent
July 10, 2021 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. When it comes to corporate benefits, flexibility ranks high for millennial and Gen Z — sometimes even higher than salary. The younger generations especially value autonomy at work and have no problem leaving a job where they feel micromanaged. They [...]
After 17 Years, I Quit My Job as a Computer Programmer to Follow My Passion. It Paid Off.
July 7, 2021 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. When I was four years old, I knew what I wanted to do in life: I was going to be a movie star! My parents didn’t agree. Around the age of 11, I thought that painting for a living might be cool. Mom didn’t think so. My sister’s boyfriend was once at our [...]
How to Kick Off a Successful Startup Program
Many don’t understand what a startup program does, or how to execute it successfully. Here are three ways to create a successful startup program. July 9, 2021 4 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Every business wants to add startups to its customer base, but often finds sales motions difficult [...]
4 Things You Should Consider Before Launching a Consumer Packaged Goods Brand
Elizabeth Stein created her top-ranked product by accident, but she knows a few things about running a CPG company. July 7, 2021 1 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. James McKinney’s guest is Elizabeth Stein, founder of natural food brand Purely Elizabeth. Over the course of the interview, Stein [...]