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5 Reasons Why You Need a Mentor

As great as it might feel to start your own business, and be solely responsible for its success, at some point, every entrepreneur reaches the limit of their potential, and needs a boost that only experience can provide.

Embracing Smart Homes: Does New Technology Really Increase Home Value?

Technology and innovation move at a lightning-fast clip, so it can be hard to keep up with all the smart-home trends sweeping the market at a given time.

Your Next Recruit Could Be a Robot

Across the franchise industry, brands are putting AI to use in all kinds of novel ways. From customer service to better marketing and quality control, here's how brands are taking the leap into automation.

Nobody Wants to Manage Anymore

Fewer young workers want to become managers, and that's putting companies at risk. Here's how we can fix the missing middle.

$100 Million Annually, 100% Founder-Owned

This married couple's plans to raise VC money never panned out. Now they say it was the best thing to happen to their jewelry company.

Where the Greatest Business Ideas Come From

Are you holding out for a light-bulb moment? Stop waiting. We studied founders who started successful businesses, and discovered that their ideas all have three things in common: We call it \"the ideation triangle.\"

MOH THESE FOUNDERS REGAINED CONTROL

Landing major investors is exciting, but often comes with the mandate to grow fast and sell your company. When the founders of Rhone realized they didn't want that, they charted a new path forward.

HOW TO MAKE GIANT LEAPS

A handful of brands jumped more than 150 spots on this year's list. How'd they do it? We reached out to ask-and learned what it takes to transform a franchise.

TOP 10 Entrepreneur

MEET THE LEADERS| THE FRANCHISE 500

WHAT OPENING DAY LOOKS LIKE

Is it exciting? Stressful? A mix of both? We followed new franchisees through their first big day.

Everything Is About to Change

Are you ready to adapt quickly? Billionaire tech investor Thomas Tull says you should be because these days, there's no other choice.

What Terrible Bosses Can Teach You

Sometimes the best insights come from the worst experiences. Here, six founders dish on their awful former bosses-and how they learned to do better.

Get Things Done!

Gear expert and two-time Emmy Award winner Mario Armstrong recommends design-forward tech that keeps you hitting deadlines without sacrificing aesthetics.

THE UNIVERSAL FORMULA TO FRANCHISEE SUCCESS

Why do some franchisees flourish while some flounder, even as they operate under the same brand? I've narrowed it down to three critical factors.

Who's Stealing Your Time?

Do you have less time for the things you love? You might be blaming the wrong people.

My 'Office Space' Revolt

In the '90s, I got my first management job in the public accounting department at Deloitte.

How To SURVIVE Being A LEADER in 2024

We've done the pandemic. Survived the fallout. But don't get comfortable, experts say: There's turbulence ahead. Here's how to prep for this year's worst-case scenarios.

What Management Style Are You?

The fastest way to improve your team's performance is to take a hard look at your own leadership methods. But first you need to know what management style you lean toward, so you can bend in the right direction.

Concierge Care: Services that Lure Clients and Transform Your Reputation

It’s a no-brainer: customer service is central to success in the real estate industry. While properties may be the product, this industry really revolves around people and the relationships you cultivate along the way.

JESSICA GISSA

With nearly eight years in the business, Top Agent Jessica Gissa typically sells around $12 million a year - a testament to how often her transactions reach that happy conclusion at the closing table.

Untangling the Bidding War: A Buyer's & Seller's Perspectives

In a competitive marketplace, bidding wars become the norm. While this may put sellers in an excellent position to recoup on their investment, it can push buyers beyond their budgets and test their temperaments in the process.

Emotional Fluency: How to Communicate with Clients When Tensions are High

Managing emotions, expectations, and personalities are central to a successful real estate career. After all, this is a business based on relationships and interpersonal communication. Likewise, real estate is built on one of life's central milestones-homeownership.

CONNECT BEYOND REAL ESTATE to Attract Future Clients

What kind of content are you sharing on your blog, website, and social media? Does most of it have something to do with buying or selling a home? While sharing the latest market information or tips on how to qualify for a mortgage, or when someone should buy or sell is important and demonstrates your value as a REALTOR®, it shouldn’t be the only subject you cover.

If it's good for the soul, IT'S GOOD FOR THE BUSINESS

Visibility, name recognition and knowing you’re supporting the community that makes your success possible are good reasons to take part in community service.

Brian Wilson

With a degree in electrical engin eering and a former career as a computer systems engineer, Brian believes in life long learning.

How to Cut Down on Digital Distractions and Up Your Productivity

As a real estate professional, staying tethered to your phone and computer are likely par for the course.

HOW TO STAY IN YOUR CLIENTS' LIVES FOR THE LONG HAUL

One sign of a great real estate agent is there long list of loyal client following. Part of achieving a great referral base is being a great realtor during the transaction.

Incorporating Charitable Giving in Your Real Estate Practice

As real estate professionals, taking part in the community and serving others is central to a long-lasting practice.

7 Reasons Why Your Prospects Aren't Turning Into Clients

Real estate experts suggest prospecting daily so that your sales pipeline never runs dry.

Why Millennials Are Now the Hottest Segment of the Buyers Market and How You Can Attract Them to Your Home

There are many factors when it comes to knowing how to sell your home to the Millennial generation. Millennials are becoming an important part of the buyer market, and to fail to cater to their needs will cut you off from a large and important segment. But, why have Millennials all of a sudden become interested in buying houses when they were perfectly content to rent for the rest of their lives?