Are you a pet-obsessed entrepreneur? Interested in seeking a franchise opportunity that could merge your love of pets and your business ownership dreams? It’s not a far-fetched idea as the franchising industry has thousands of concepts, with the pet care category offering plenty of choices. According to the American Pet Products Association, 70% of all…
Kate’s guest on The MarketBeat Podcast this week is Brian Mulberry, client portfolio manager at Zacks Investment Management. Brian brings three large-cap ideas today and discusses why one utility may have potential beyond the traditional role of a dividend payer. He also discusses why a very familiar beverage and packaged food company is growing beyond…
Packaged food and beverage maker Campbell soup stock is one of the rare stocks that remains green for the year, up 6.5% versus the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA: SPY), which is down -24% in 2022. The Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) has expanded its products beyond soup, enabling it to appeal to consumers with more than…
Global media entertainment giant Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA) has undergone an image makeover and rebranding after its stock collapsed as ViacomCBS. Hoping to shed its controversial past with the Redstone family drama and the Archegos Capital Management $20 billion blowup, the company has emerged as a still profitable sum-of-all parts media empire which may be vastly…
In the beginning, there was “quiet quitting.” And it was good. Burned-out Gen Zers and Millennials across the country stopped over-extending themselves at work to take more time for mental health. The Tik Tok trend then morphed into a series of offshoots, including quiet firing, quiet hiring, and fast quitting. But now, some in the…
Founded in 1994, Pillar To Post is North America’s largest and fastest-growing professional home inspection franchise. Ranked No. 1 in the home inspection category for the past five years, the company has grown to over 550 franchises across the U.S. and Canada. Pillar To Post was founded by Mike Brewer, an entrepreneur with experience in…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. It happens — companies hire jerks. Maybe you’ve even hired someone who turned out to be a thorn in your team. Unfortunately, companies often keep and promote top performers, despite poor behavior. At least, that’s how it’s always been. Working for toxic bosses, feeling unappreciated and missing…
Semiconductor companies, such as NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA), are struggling amid the market downturn, export restrictions, and slowing demand. However, the broader technology market is expected to endure short-term uncertainties and keep growing due to continued digitization. Hence, we think quality technology stocks Cisco (CSCO) and Hackett Group (HCKT) are better investments than NVDA. Keep reading….…
Lexey Watson, an art director based in New York, thought she found her dream job after graduating. Experienced in advertising but just out of college, Watson felt like this company offered the quintessential “good opportunity” she needed to boost her resume. Aside from promises to work with big-name brands and a client she’d long been…
TikTok is every other social media company’s problem these days — including YouTube. (And perhaps except BeReal.) Anadolu Agency I Getty ImagesYouTube and TikTok On September 20, the Google-owned platform YouTube unveiled “Made on YouTube,” which discussed how it would compensate its new short-form creators, namely by lowering barriers to making money and aiming to…