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Hair Metal Returns!

Investors are buying up song rights, and lots of artists need cash

A Bigger Market for Electronic Monitors

Corrections centers are stocking up as they release prisoners because of Covid-19

The World's Best

Our list of 200 franchises that are expanding (and thriving!) around the globe.

Solve Tomorrow's Problems Today

We can still build sustainable businesses. But it’ll require thinking far ahead—and acting now.

HOW WE'LL FRANCHISE

As the pandemic has unfolded, questions have swirled around franchising. Can food service, its biggest category, survive in a time of social distancing? Will people continue to buy franchises in uncertain times? And can brands make large, expensive changes across hundreds or thousands of units? So far, the answer seems to be: Yes! The pandemic has shown just how resilient and adaptable franchising can be. Here’s what comes next.

HOW WE'LL BUILD

In the pandemic’s early days, celebrated investor Marc Andreessen wrote an essay about the power of entrepreneurship. “Every step of the way, to everyone around us, we should be asking the question, What are you building?” he wrote. “What are you building directly, or helping other people to build, or teaching other people to build, or taking care of people who are building?” On the following pages, entrepreneurs offer their answers.

Pivot Now, Thrive Later

Few things will look the same on the other side of this crisis, so don’t hang on to yesterday’s ideas. Here’s how five businesses ditched their original concepts and discovered even greater opportunities.

Lessons from Past Crises

Yes, it’s possible to come out of the pandemic stronger. Here’s how seven entrepreneurs thrived during the recession, 9/11, and other terrible events.

“Incredible Innovation Comes Out of Dark Times”

Sara Blakely has steered Spanx through 20 years of ups and downs, including personal devastation and global catastrophe. It has taught her a lot about the value of adversity.

How We'll Connect

Entrepreneurship is not a solo experience. It’s a collective effort—building a team, finding partners, fostering relationships with consumers that could last days or decades. So while the pandemic has changed the way we connect, it hasn’t changed the simple fact that we must connect. With new tools, philosophies, and work-from-home strategies, we’re setting ourselves up for an interconnected future—whether by screen, in person, or a bit of both.

How We'll Thrive

Nothing will ever be the same, we’re told. The world is forever different. That may be true in some ways. We may want and create new things; we may engage with new technologies; we may be focused on new problems to solve. But let’s not forget: We can flourish in this new world, just as we did in the old. There’s still a bounty of possibilities, and an open sky for our ambitions. We do not need to settle for less. We can thrive. We will thrive. Here’s how.

Safe At Home

Working remotely makes cybersecurity more critical than ever

SAFE PASSAGE

What travelers should know about taking care when they take to the road in a post-panic world

SUNSHINE STATE OF MIND

As Florida takes the next step toward reopening, travelers here can find a sparkling palette of possibilities

POWER SURGE

From supercars to superminis and reborn classics to high-tech saloons, 2020 will see a huge array of new cars vying for your attention

NAVIGATING THE WAY FORWARD

The New Normal in travel hardly seems normal at all – but the journey is still worth the effort

Healthy Boost

Travel can be rough on the immune system – but there are some smart, easy ways to build it up

Travel Comes Clean

As the coronavirus pandemic lingers, travel providers are spinning out new measures every day to counter the threat

HIgh Value Proposition

Flexible, responsive and surprisingly affordable, business aviation makes a compelling case for companies of all sizes

In the Realm of Legends

Nestled along the rugged western coast of Great Britain, Wales is a country unlike any other

Far Away, So Close

As travel moves toward what is called the “new normal,” and business and leisure travelers alike assess how, where and why they will travel, statistics are showing that staycations, drive-to locations, and urban resorts are high on determined travelers’ wish-lists this summer and fall.

The Mercenary Influencer

A former Green Beret and prolific Instagrammer signed a contract to, essentially, heist a whole country and turn it over to a new government. The results were embarrassing

The Master Thief

Sean Murphy was an epic weed smoker, a devoted Tom Brady fan, and the best cat burglar that Lynn, Mass., had ever seen

Troubles in Quinn Country

In the Irish borderlands, Sean Quinn was always known as a tough businessman. But he was hugely successful and created thousands of jobs. A local hero. And then it all went wrong

How the American Worker Got Fleeced

For decades, bosses have held down wages, cut benefits, and stomped on employees’ rights. Call it what it is: A heist

The Case of the Empty Frames

For 30 years, experts have tried and failed to solve the most expensive, and possibly strangest, art heist in history

The Pizza Schemer

Ishmael Osekre, the man behind the “Fyre Festival of Pizza,” has a history of alleged Facebook-fueled fraud

A Crime Against Property

The laws against slave stealing continue to have societal implications today

WORK REMOTELY!

Remote Work 101: 5 Golden Rules to Set Yourself Up for Success When Working from Home

Stay Productive in Your Home Office

Getting a System in Place Is Well Worth the Investment