If you’ve finally made the life-changing decision to become your own boss as a franchise owner, you’ve already answered the hardest question you’ll face on the road to business ownership. The second hardest question is how to find the right opportunity. Believe it or not, some individuals make a conscious decision to go about finding…
This story appears in the October 2022 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe » A decades-old nail bag from Brad Haubert’s father, whose standards were as sturdy as his homes. Image Credit: Courtesy of Brad Haubert I joined my father’s home-building business out of college, and alongside my two brothers, I had the pleasure of working with…
Image Credit: Zohar Lazar Wan Kim has this strange ability to raise the gooseflesh. He doesn’t look like he could do it. He’s all slight build with glasses and mild manners. And yet: Goosebumps. Every time you talk to him. He’s the owner and CEO of Smoothie King, which, again, doesn’t suggest a hair-raising lifestyle.…
After Christopher Harvey left the military in 2009, he did what he felt like he was “supposed to do” — get a job in corporate America. But he knew he was capable of more. So he proved it: Despite many financial struggles, he started an insurance company, then became a Jeremiah’s Italian Ice franchisee (because…
A professional dancer by trade, Kika Wise has always been a believer in the importance of releasing tension while not asking your body to “do anything.” But in the fitness industry, that made her an outlier. “Everyone’s putting their bodies through so much, trying to get toned, but not thinking, How can I reset my…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. When I first started my business I spent a lot of money on fancy business tools. I thought they automagically make me successful as I fell into the “you have to spend money to make money” trap. Josh Ness As you may have guessed, I was wrong.…
Welcome to Entrepreneur‘s annual 100 Women feature! Every year, after reviewing hundreds of inspiring, accomplished women — we decide who to feature by asking a specific question. This year, the question was: Who is most influential? Eventually, we broke that question down into five parts: Who is influencing the industries that shape our lives? Who…
This story is part of Entrepreneur’s 100 Women of Influence in 2022. Find the rest of the list here. Courtesy of Carbon180 Giana Amador grew up in California‘s Central Valley, where her family owned an almond orchard. The Central Valley is a region — and community — that produces a quarter of the U.S. food…
My friend is a photographer, and she was recently hired to shoot one of the best restaurants in Los Angeles. She was working there late one night, and she was hungry. Food was everywhere — well-constructed, beautiful, delicious food that people usually spend hundreds of dollars on, just sitting around untouched. But the chef would…
Genome sequencing solutions company Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN) stock has fallen under its pandemic lows. A surprise earnings miss, and lowered guidance has caused shares to spiral down (-49%) for the year. The Company leads the market with its next-generation genome sequencing systems and analysis tools. It has a 90% market share of the global sequencing…