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Men at some time are masters of their fates: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars But in ourselves, that we are underlings. —William Shakespeare If December is a month for congratulations, toasts and presents, January is a little more real, re

The Entrepreneur 360 Performance Index takes a holistic approach to ranking companies and quantifying qualitative aspects of business.

Video killed the radio star, said the Buggles (still debatable), but the conventional wisdom that MP3s killed vinyl just doesn’t hold true—at least, according to United Record Pressing of Nashville, Tenn. In business since 1949, the company (original

From overbooked flights to sold-out hotels, here's how business travelers can navigate some of the most common issues.

Founded in 2012, H&B now supplies aprons for more than 700 restaurant clients across the globe.

Though G FarmaLabs is now a leader in the cannabis industry, it took time before success sprouted.

We can’t stop grabbing things these days. We’re grabbing coffee. We’re grabbing lunch. We’re grabbing a quick drink. You’re grabbing me. I’m grabbing you. We’re grabbing each other. (That’s not my elbow.) The problem with grabbing is that it’s violen

Before you hit 'send,' check this list and make sure its a letter customers will want to open.

Q: I work part time at a company. My desk sits out of the owner’s view. After I called in sick for a few days thanks to a case of shingles, the owner had his administrative assistant—also a part-time employee—tell me they can’t trust the hours on my

Melding svelte mobile technology with high-powered computing, Microsoft’s latest Surface, the Pro 3, is gorgeous, fast and light, and hits above its weight class, making it a legit option as your next computer.  Previous editions of Surface were laud

The San Francisco-based startup picks up unpackaged items from customers, boxes them and ships them through major carriers and the USPS.

Talk about your tough customers. When Dailybreak Media founders Boris Revsin and Jared Stenquist set out in 2008 to monetize the college crowd through CampusLive, their first online venture, they quickly learned some hard truths about their target de

Fitocracy needed customer support for its 1.5 million users, so it took to the cloud, and business took off.

Q: Should I open a line of credit, and how much should I have available?  A: If a business experiences significant revenue swings, a credit line might be just the right tool to help manage short-term cash and working capital needs.  Manufacturers of

Here are the formulas and turns of phrase the experts use to determine what your work is worth.

Trying to get a business off the ground is hard enough. This entrepreneur found a way to better manage her business to fit her children's schedule.

Dave Gowel has raised $3 million in the three years since he started RockTech, a Cambridge, Mass.-based enterprise-training platform for cloud technologies. Of the 29 angel investors he’s brought onboard, all have one thing in common: “Every investor

Entrepreneur: After graduating from Virginia Tech, Leslie Crews started brewing kombucha—the probiotic tea drink believed by many to have health benefits related to digestion and mood—in the spare bedroom of her Virginia Beach townhouse.  “Aha” momen

If you’re looking to hire, there are plenty of places to find qualified workers. But few people are working as tirelessly to connect a specialized work force—military veterans and the formerly homeless—with good jobs as Jan Perry, who has served as g

Steve Martocci’s goal for Splice is nothing less than to change the course of music creation. “We think we can lead an entire new movement in music,” he says.  Splice allows musicians to create, share and store their work digitally with unprecedented

As a tech executive who often traveled on business, Aaron Easterly was constantly asking friends and family to care for Caramel, his beloved Pomeranian. “I would never take her to a kennel, so I’d go frantically down the list of family, friends and n

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Franchising has been in the hot seat in the past year, as a number of legal and political conflicts -- minimum wage, protections for frachisees and the role of franchisors in labor disputes -- have come to a head.

Dealing with changes in operations can be difficult, particularly for a large franchise. Here's how some of the most popular chains are able to do it.

Jim Satterfield's Firestorm Solutions franchise helps companies develop plans to deal with workplace violence, natural disasters and other crises.

Q: As a franchisee, how can I influence a companywide marketing campaign? A: Mitch Cohen, a 31-year franchisee and former co-chairman of the Baskin-Robbins Brand Advisory Council, says the key is to get involved on the ground floor. Cohen, who runs 1

Check out these six franchises with unique ideas that you'll have to read about to believe.

In their own words, these franchisees explain how they overcame difficult situations, including personal illness and a market downturn.

After fleeing Cuba in the 1960s, Herminio Llevat and his family came to the U.S. with nothing but the clothes on their backs. Llevat downplays his hardships, calling them “typical immigrant struggles,” but his rise since has been impressive. After ea

After a 24-year hiatus, the chain participated in Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 list -- and ended up at No. 4.

The companies on Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 list are showing big gains. These are the sectors that are taking the lead.

When Mitch Patel gets together with other hotel franchisees at investment conferences, they inevitably start talking in hypotheticals.  “Someone always asks, ‘If you had a vacant piece of land and could choose any hotel brand you want, what would you