Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In my experience as the CEO of an e-learning company, I’ve seen many businesses employ partnerships as a growth strategy — especially as business environments become more complex and unpredictable. Many companies work with partners including franchisees, resellers, consultants and other vendors to increase their reach, tap…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) entered the zeitgeist last year with trading volume hitting $17 billion last year. NFTs allow one to demonstrate ownership of a unique digital asset. Businesses spanning various sectors like entertainment, fashion and sports have begun NFTs. Recently, Starbucks announced plans to issue NFTs as…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Years ago, I began using a technique in my business that I learned from my friend Dr. Mark McKergow, co-author of The Solutions Focus. It was a game changer in dealing with the negative attitudes that tend to arise when a company is trying to problem-solve. It…
Today on The MarketBeat Podcast Kate’s guest is Axel Merk, President and Chief Investment Officer of Merk Investments. Axel has three very different stocks he discusses today and frames those within the current market and economic conditions. You’re going to want to listen for details for a special report from MarketBeat, delivered to you free. This…
Altria is charting a new course to get financially healthy Altria will need to lean on its legacy cigarette business for some time Altria stock will continue to be moved by Juul-related headlines Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) staged a mini rally last week that was eventually snuffed out by Friday’s market selloff—the fourth straight…
Shares may have been overly punished by the markets Shopify continues to grow, but at a slower pace Shopify says 2022 is the ‘transition back to normal year E-commerce infrastructure platform Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) stock has fallen from a high of $176.29 to the recent low of $27.65 in less than a year’s time. Shares…
No, this is not the plot line of a Hollywood blockbuster starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. NASA just deliberately slammed a spacecraft, going 13,421 miles per hour, into an asteroid 6.8 million miles up in the sky (that’s 28 times the distance of the moon to the Earth). You can watch it all here. This…
The resume ended up on a cake, but the friendship that formed, as a result, is freshly baked. Courtesy subjectThe cake resume that went viral on LinkedIn On September 2nd, the day after Karly Pavlinac Blackburn got laid off, she was talking to friend Trent Gander about how to get her job applications noticed. “He…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If there is anything I’ve learned from working with nonprofits to small business development centers to government agencies, it’s that strategic plans get shelved just as often as they are created. While much of my guidance about overcoming obstacles to the strategic planning process is tailored for…
At one point or another in a corporate job, employees will be asked to complete a performance review where they’ll rate themselves in certain areas (often on a numeric scale of 1-5) in order to self-evaluate their work at the company. Getty ImagesGetty Images And while many are unsure whether or not to rate their…