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Building a Business

Small Businesses Are Feeling ‘the Heat’ From Customers — Here’s Why

Mom-and-pop shops are agonizing over how to deal with economic uncertainty. Here's how they're managing.

By Liz Brody

91³ÉÈËs

‘I Had … An Absence of Hope’: How to Battle Burnout, According to a Psychologist

Owning your own business is hard, and often isolating. This psychologist helps small business owners cope, and even thrive.

By Liz Brody

Building a Business

The 10 Word Phrase That Can Resolve Any Conflict

Whether it's an upset partner, colleague or client, this response gets to the heart of the matter.

By Jason Feifer

Building a Business

How to Make Your First Million: ‘I Call These ‘Gateway-Drug Businesses’

Codie Sanchez teaches people to become millionaires by buying up their local mom-and-pop shops.

By Jason Feifer

Building a Business

Small Businesses Reveal the Promotions That Actually Excite Customers

These mom-and-pop shops have found that successful promotions are more about creativity and thoughtfulness than having a big marketing budget.

By Liz Brody

Building a Business

Stop Annoying Customers — Here’s How to Automate the Right Way

There's plenty of places you can streamline or personalize your operations without losing that human touch.

By Liz Brody

Building a Business

Why I Decided to Sell My Small Business: ‘I Still Choke Up’

My store was my whole identity. It brought me joy, but at the expense of myself.

By Leah Daniels

Building a Business

The Types of Social Media Posts That Go Viral For Small Businesses

We all post dutifully, but what actually gets customers commenting? Here, six mom-and-pops share their most successful posts.

By Liz Brody

Buying a Franchise

These Are the Top Franchise Suppliers of 2025

Want to know which businesses to go to, when your franchise needs some help? Here are the best of the best.

By Tracy Stapp Herold

Buying a Franchise

These Are the Top Global Franchises of 2025

Considering taking your business abroad? Follow a proven path with these outstanding international franchises.

By Tracy Stapp Herold

Building a Business

Mark Cuban and an NFL Star Get Motivation From These ‘Silly Clichés’

The billionaire and the NFL player have more in common than you might guess

By Jason Feifer

Thought Leaders

6 Leaders Share The Mindset Shifts That Changed Them

It's hard to truly change your mind. But these business leaders did it, and saw the doors open.

By Frances Dodds

Building a Business

Letting AI Write for You Can Be Dangerous — Here’s Why

Writing can be painful, and time consuming. But the struggle is part of how we think, and connect.

By Elizabeth Wardle

Building a Business

Answering This Question Can Predict Your Startup’s Success

We studied 7,000 entrepreneurs, comparing their attitudes to their business results. The insights were surprising.

By Markus Over and Spencer Greenberg

Business News

5 Tech Products to Put Your Mind at Ease

With Emmy Award-winning tech expert Mario Armstrong's top finds, your 9-to-5 will have more joys and fewer frustrations — and your downtime will benefit too.

By Mario Armstong

Buying a Franchise

She Moved Halfway Around the World at 18 and Found Her Future in Franchising

After watching her mother run businesses in Indonesia, Josephine Suryono knew she'd one day do the same — just on a different continent.

By Carl Stoffers

Buying a Franchise

The Highest-Earning Franchisees Have These 2 Qualities

When you talk to the top-performing franchisee across many different brands, you will spot some key commonalities.

By Kim Kavin

91³ÉÈËs

The Power Move That Many 91³ÉÈËs Overlook

I learned the skill running high school track.

By KK Hart