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Hey, Big Sender

The surprising case for bombarding your customers with emails.

The Overlooked Near-Fatal Flaw

What happens when your product goes from beloved to hated? As Hanson Grant learned, your customers may be seeing something you aren’t.

It's Hard Being A Hands-On Guy In A Growing Empire

That’s Why Bobby Flay Is Embracing Two Visions At Once: He’s At His Restaurants Cooking And Tasting And Giving Directions, And He’s About To Fling Open The Gates With An IPO That Will Let Virtually Anyone Invest. 

Words To Live (And Work) By

Words To Live (And Work) By

Wing Zone Wunderkinds

As young Wing Zone franchisees, sisters Jessica and Andrea Perez are getting a crash course in the restaurant business, and fearlessly climbing the steep learning curve.

Prepare For The Worst

The stronger your business is, the more you stand to lose. Here’s how to spot hidden weaknesses within your operation and steel yourself for unexpected battles.

Are You Your Company?

As Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman found, this can be a thorny question— especially when you end up in an unexpected industry.

Know Why They Love You

Ready to scale? Take care not to lose sight of what attracted people to your brand in the first place.

'I Wish I'd Fired More People'

It took the founder of Panera Bread three decades to perfect his recipe for a well-run business. Now, after stepping down as CEO in January, he looks back on what he wishes he’d done differently.

How To Resist Shiny-Object Syndrome

HAVE YOU EVER worked with someone who is full of big ideas and constantly hops from one project to the next?

Oh No, It's A Best-Seller!

When Dogfish Head created a hit beer, it did what seemed crazy at the time: It turned down sales.

Wikipedia's Dirty Secret

Want a Wikipedia page for yourself or your business? An underground network of editors will make you one—for a price. 

The Benefits Of Unsteady ground

Alem health Was Built In A War zone. its Founder Is Thankful For That.

Five Entrepreneurs, Five Different Ways Of Raising Money

Five entrepreneurs. Five different ways of raising enough money to buy a franchise. Here’s what they learned.

‘I'd Rather Be In Control Of My Own Destiny'

How Alexis Courtney went from a Cookie Cutters multi-unit franchisee to the company’s co-owner and COO.

The Reason To Run Two Startups At Once

Being the founder of a company is hard enough. So why are some entrepreneurs choosing to launch and operate two businesses at the same time?

Can We Fill All The Empty Storefronts?

Whether or not you have a retail shop, you've seen the problem: Storefronts are shuttered on streets nationwide, even on America's toniest avenues. And when one store closes, others will follow. What's wrong? And how do we fix it?

No Office Necessary

Creating and maintaining an all-remote workforce is no longer a fringe notion. But you have to do it thoughtfully.Meet the entrepreneurs who have gone completely remote and seen growth and productivity soar.

Find The best Employee!

Eight years ago, Ally and Scott Svensonstarted hiring felons to staff MOD Pizza. That turned out to be one of the best business decisions they ever made.

How Topgolf​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Reached The Top

Today, it’s suburbia’s favorite new game. But for years, it was a company hemorrhaging money. This is the inside story of how two twins, a skeptical management expert, and a big-thinking investor changed their fortunes— and the sport of golf.

Down And Backup

Nasty Gal’s SOPHIA AMORUSO was a hotshot media darling with a booming company and a Netflix series based on her life—until it all collapsed at once. Now with her new company, GIRLBOSS, she’s doing everything differently.

Burning Down The House

Five decades ago, Century 21 was an innovative force in real estate. Now, in an era of new technology and consumer demands, its fresh CEO is attempting to rebrand and overhaul the global franchise. But at a company this size, change doesn’t come easy.

Million-Dollar Maid

Christina Clark started working as a cleaner for Molly Maid 22 years ago. Today, she owns two franchise territories in Florida that earn a combined $1 million annually.

Invest In The Underestimated

The CEO of Home Franchise Concepts works to turn inexperienced franchisees into her company’s biggest success stories.

The Fit For Any Budget

Our annual list of the top 50 franchise opportunities you can buy into for less than $100K, from $100K to $500K, and for more than $500K. 

Spanx's Sara Blakely Has Wisdom For All

Spanx founder Sara Blakely had a huge, multibillion-dollar idea. But she’s still producing new ones—and eager to share her inspiration.

How To Think Like Malcolm Gladwell

Author and podcaster Malcolm Gladwell has liberating advice for entrepreneurs: Don’t be one thing. And it’s a message he takes to heart.

How This Car Drives A CEO

The Splurge is our monthly column about an entrepreneur's first gift to themselves— because hard work deserves its rewards. This month: the little car that could.

How Do I Make Employees Stay?

Finding good talent is hard. Making them stick around when the competition comes calling can be even tougher.

Apprentices? Interns? Assistants? No. They Are... Strikeforce

Futurist Peter Diamandis offers a deal to young, bright entrepreneurs: Help him for two years, and maybe build the next billion-dollar company at the same time. Inside Silicon Valley’s most curious residency.