Small Businesses

Don’t Wait to Exit: Building a Business That Funds Your Retirement
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Treat your business like an income engine, not a piggy bank Separate personal wealth from business wealth Build a...
Why Small Businesses Are Feeling the Heat from Customers | Entrepreneur
The insanity first hit Jake Shivery this year, after he ordered a supply of camera film from China. He's the owner of Blue Moon Camera and Machine, a shop...
The Marketing Formula That’s Fueling Small Business Success | Entrepreneur
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Here's a stat that should make every small business owner sit up: 76% of people who perform a local search on...
How Small Businesses Can Break Free From the ‘Efficiency Trap’ | Entrepreneur
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. After decades of working with small businesses, I've witnessed a troubling pattern: the harder entrepreneurs try to maximize efficiency, the less...
I Founded a $1.5 Billion Business. Here’s My Success Secret. | Entrepreneur
This as-told-to story is based on a conversation with Shanaz Hemmati, COO and co-founder of ZenBusiness, a $1.5 billion company that provides an all-in-one platform helping small businesses become...
3 Ways AI Helps Small Businesses Compete With Big Companies | Entrepreneur
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Big companies have full teams: marketing departments, content writers, designers and salespeople all working together to grow the brand. But solopreneurs...
A Program That Helped Build 144,000 Jobs Gets Slashed by Budget Cuts — What Happens Next Is Pivotal for Small Business Support | Entrepreneur
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. SCORE, the nonprofit that has supported small businesses for over six decades, recently faced a major setback: the latest tax and...
How Bookshop’s Founder Raised $39M+ for Small Businesses | Entrepreneur
When Andy Hunter, founder and CEO of Bookshop.org, followed his lifelong passion for books into the publishing industry in 2009, he noticed an unsettling shift: The bookstores that had...
I Had Customers, Revenue and Momentum — And Still No Cash. This Is the Fix I Wish I’d Known Sooner | Entrepreneur
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. When I started my first business, I had everything going for me — or so I thought. I was young, confident...
Why Surcharging Is a Bad Move For Small Businesses — and What to Do Instead | Entrepreneur
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. I belong to a CEO peer group, and I love connecting with leaders who are further along in their journey. I...