August 5, 2020 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If you’re among the nearly 90 percent of U.S. consumers taking in more media now than you were pre-crisis, you’ve probably also seen a barrage of new video ads from brands hoping to get your attention (and your purchasing dollars). Can you name one […]
July 20, 2020 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Even when the country starts opening up in earnest, people may continue staying at home more often out of an abundance of caution. The nationwide shutdown has necessitated some creativity for business owners, who must pivot their marketing efforts. How does your product […]
GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now Big Run Studios has raised $ 5.25 million in seed round funding led by game investment firm Transcend Fund. Game and tech investor Galaxy Interactive, via its Galaxy EOS VC Fund, also participated in the round. The Oakland, California-based studio develops casual […]
Mariam Musa Courtesy of Mariam Musa The rise of influencers has been one of the biggest shifts in marketing over the last decade. Many solo entrepreneurs have gone from making videos in their bedrooms to making millions of dollars through brand sponsorship and Youtube ads. However, like many other industries, there have been differences in […]
August 5, 2020 9 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Marketing is all about innovation. Marketers must innately understand and adapt to the ever-changing world around them to meet incredible demands and aggressive goals. I strongly feel the best marketers often realize that innovation is crucial, and remaining stagnant is a […]
August 5, 2020 7 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. With almost two million followers on Instagram and over 5 million listeners a month on Spotify, YBN Cordae is absolutely killing the rap game. With vulnerable lyrics and fire beats, he designs music that speaks to a generation. On my podcast “Deep […]
VB Transform Watch every session from the AI event of the year On-Demand Watch Now Enterprise natural language processing (NLP) technologies vendor Expert System today secured $ 29.4 million in funding, $ 20 million of which came from institutional investors. (The remaining $ 9.4 million arose through the exercise of shareholder rights.) The company says […]
TOPLINE Chip and Joanna Gaines, hosts of the wildly popular home improvement TV show Fixer Upper, announced a new season of the Waco, Texas-set program would kick off in 2021—on their own broadcast network—as their lifestyle empire, which comprises of book deals, restaurants, retail shops and a Target home goods line, shows no signs of […]
August 4, 2020 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. How would it feel to run a competition-proof business? Wouldn’t you just love to have your client roster full? How about a waiting list of hot prospects impatiently longing for an opportunity to tap into your genius? Here is the secret […]
VB Transform Watch every session from the AI event of the year On-Demand Watch Now Having worked for Apple since 1987 — several years into the Macintosh era and nearly a decade before Steve Jobs returned to the company to reverse its then-troubled fortunes — Phil Schiller subsequently became one of the company’s most prominent […]
Our list of the franchises best positioned for growth, even in uncertain times. August 4, 2020 12 min read This story appears in the August 2020 issue of Start Up. Subscribe » Every December, we publish a list in Entrepreneur of what we predict will be the “hottest” categories for franchise expansion in the year […]
August 4, 2020 6 min read In this ongoing series, we are sharing advice, tips and insights from real entrepreneurs who are out there doing business battle on a daily basis. (Answers have been edited and condensed for clarity.) Who are you and what’s your business? My name is Christopher Cargnoni and I’m the founder of Fresh Pawz, a pet brand […]
The first cohort of business owners who participated in FBE’s Business Equity Initiative experienced … [+] an average of $ 14 million in revenue growth. Courtesy of the Foundation for Business Equity August marks National Black Business Month, a time when companies are doubling down on their efforts to support Black-owned businesses. But for the Foundation […]
August 4, 2020 5 min read This story appears in the August 2020 issue of Start Up. Subscribe » Dave Colina’s startup could have been severely hurt by the pandemic. His company makes the sports recovery drink O2, and prior to COVID-19, half of its business came from gyms. But once lockdowns began, gyms were […]
August 4, 2020 10 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Branding isn’t just your logo and website design, it’s your experience, product, partners, and more. Branding a new venture takes work — you have to really know what your business stands for and ensure that people Inside and outside of your […]