Matthew Mazzone grew up stocking shelves and sweeping the floor at Mazzone Hardware in Brooklyn, a red brick storefront on a corner lot on Court Street. Originally opened in 1950 by his grandfather, a painter, it was passed down to his father. When Mazzone came home from college at 20 and showed an interest in…
Cammile Adams was on the world’s biggest platform — then went to one of the smallest. It was 2016, she was 24, and she’d just served in her second Olympics as the women’s swim team captain. Then she started a new career as an elementary school teacher. “There’s nothing more humbling than showing up the…
Vanesa Ellis had no pest control experience. She’d also been out of the workforce for 15 years, having left a job at Wells Fargo to raise her kids. Then she opened a Mosquito Squad franchise in 2016, and it’s thrived ever since. How’d she make the transition so easily? Because, Ellis says, her background helped…
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Entrepreneurs mess up. It’ll happen to you, because it happens to everyone. Pinky Cole wants you to know: That’s OK. “My mindset used to be like, Oh, why is this happening to me?” Cole says. “I changed it to, OK, this is happening. What do I learn from this? How is this going to make…
Amid growing internet penetration backed by favorable government initiatives and rapid digitalization globally, the internet industry is well-placed for significant growth. Since e-commerce giant Amazon.com’s (AMZN) cloud unit AWS’ revenue growth continues to be on a constant decline and the stock trades at an elevated valuation, quality internet stocks eBay (EBAY), Expedia (EXPE), and Yelp…
“If an entrepreneur can’t pitch their business, they can’t succeed.” So says legendary pitchman Anthony Sullivan, who you probably know from his iconic OxiClean commercials. “It’s something we see happen all the time on Entrepreneur’s show, Elevator Pitch, where entrepreneurs have 60 seconds to pitch. If they don’t get an investor’s attention, they’re done for.”…
Traditionally, retirement has been viewed as a time for relaxing, enjoying the fruits of your labor, and taking a break from work. It is likely, however, that retirement will look very different in the future. Here, we will analyze some of the trends shaping retirement’s future. In addition, we will offer some predictions about the…
It’s been nearly 2 months that the S&P 500 (SPY) has been mired in a trading range. That is why investment veteran Steve Reitmeister shares his latest insights to explain why a bull market is still in place…and how to target the best stocks and ETFs for the days ahead. Read on for the full…
If you are looking at the AutoZone (NYSE: AZO) chart and thinking it’s time to sell some of this stock, think again. While the 200% increase versus 2020’s bottom suggests it’s time to take some profits off the table, any price weakness may also be considered a buying opportunity. AutoZone is a buy-now-and-hold-forever stock of…