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Thought Leaders

Her Mom Sold Rice Cakes in a Refugee Camp. Now She Sells Her Mom’s Hot Chili Sauce in Gourmet Grocery Stores. Her Mom Isn’t Impressed… Yet.

As Lunar New Year celebrations begin, Lisa Tran tells the harrowing, inspiring story of her family's journey from Vietnam to Portland, Oregon, and reflects on the spirit of entrepreneurship that guided them every step of the way.

By Frances Dodds

Marketing

3 Strategies to Land Big Press If You Are Not a Purple Cow

In today's media world, no brands are unfit for coverage.

By Natasha Zo

Building a Business

6 Ways to Build Strong Partnerships

Finding trustworthy vendors and partners is key to growing your business -- but it's a challenging relationship to perfect. We asked six entrepreneurs to share their best methods.

By 91³ÉÈË Staff

Buying a Franchise

Franchising Gave This 91³ÉÈË a Fresh Start — and a Chance to Embrace New Technologies

Yousuf Ali had a successful career in marketing until he failed to embrace new technologies. Now, as a My Eyelab franchisee, embracing forward-thinking capabilities is the key to his success.

By Stephanie Schomer

Building a Business

How Sweeten Built Trust Into the Home Renovation Process

Home renovation startup Sweeten created trust as the foundation of its business -- and now it has $1.5 billion worth of work in its pipeline.

By Stephanie Schomer

Building a Business

Nobody Likes a Success Story

There's a right way to tell your story, and it isn't about sharing all your great accomplishments.

By Jason Feifer

Building a Business

I’ve Conducted More Than 500 Sales Calls Over the Past Few Years. Here Are 5 Tips for Having Better Sales Conversations.

Rather than manipulate your potential client, serve them.

By Neil Gordon

Buying a Franchise

How This Father Took a Failing Franchise Restaurant and Doubled Its Revenue: ‘People Were Walking Up to Me and Handing Me Money’

After covering his son's shift at a Pie Five Pizza, Steve Roberts decided to run it himself.

By Chloe Arrojado

Buying a Franchise

Some Franchises Prefer Recruits Who Want to Own More Than One Location. Here’s Why.

We dig into four different companies to learn why they recruit franchisees the way they do, and what life is like for someone who owns multiple units.

By Stephanie Schomer

Business Funding

How to Become a Master at Talking to Strangers

91³ÉÈËs must become experts at connecting with anyone-and with a few simple strategies, you can. Here's what happened when I tried them myself.

By Joe Keohane

Marketing

Livestream Selling Is ‘QVC on Steroids,’ and It Turned This Alabama Startup Into a Billion Dollar Business

Amazon, Facebook, Google, and TikTok are jumping into the game, but this company is already living what may be the future of retail-and helping 6,000 small retailers see their business soar.

By Liz Brody

Building a Business

4 Questions Brands Should Ask Themselves Before Making Content, Starting With, ‘What Problem Am I Trying to Solve?’

Should you even make content at all?

By Adam Bornstein