This as-told-to story is based on a conversation with Shanaz Hemmati, COO and co-founder of ZenBusiness, a $1.5 billion company that provides an all-in-one platform helping small businesses…
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Read more 5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting an Ecommerce Business | EntrepreneurOpinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. There’s a funny thing about experience: It doesn’t always make you immune to failure. In fact, some of the most…
Read more The Top 5 Mistakes Smart Entrepreneurs Keep Making | EntrepreneurWhat happens when everything you’ve built stops feeling like you? How do you get the courage to scale down? This isn’t a story about burnout or business failure—it’s…
Read more Episode 003: The Courage to Scale Down: Why I Walked Away From My Thriving BusinessI asked every AI app what I should do. Then I sat on a video call with my amazing assistant, Jen, asking myself questions while she patiently watched…
Read more Beginning Again: Introducing the Courageous Pivot PodcastOpinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. My 26-year-old daughter recently got married. I’ve been to dozens of weddings and have enjoyed them, but this was the…
Read more 7 Business Lessons I Learned While Planning My Daughter’s Wedding | EntrepreneurOpinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In a connected and digital world, consumers aren’t interested in just the products they’re buying – they want to know…
Read more How Business Leaders Can Embrace Social and Environmental Responsibilities | EntrepreneurOpinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Have you ever wanted to reach through the screen to interrupt a TED Talk speaker or raise your hand during…
Read more Magic Johnson, Shark Tank’s Daymond John and Other Celebrity Entrepreneurs Share Unfiltered Advice | EntrepreneurOpinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In June, I reached a milestone with my business, PostcardMania: 25 years in business. It got me thinking about all…
Read more The 3 Greatest Lessons I’ve Learned After 25 Years in Business | EntrepreneurOpinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Becoming an entrepreneur is one of the best ways to build wealth. Yet far too many people let fear or…
Read more Don’t Let These Myths About Entrepreneurship Hold You Back | EntrepreneurOpinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In the middle of a quarter-life crisis, I began evaluating my professional career choices. While working a day job as…
Read more How Failing as a Stand-up Comic Made Me a Better Entrepreneur | EntrepreneurOpinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. When starting a business, it’s natural to go after small clients: It generates revenue, sharpens your offering and lets you…
Read more 4 Steps My Startup Took to Land a Fortune 100 Client in 3 Years | EntrepreneurOpinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. For more than 60 years, my family has owned and operated a mid-sized dairy farm in Junction City, Wisconsin. I…
Read more 3 Ways Dairy Farming Made Me a Better Entrepreneur | EntrepreneurOpinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Starting my business, five months after September 11, 2001, was no easy feat. There was a lot of uncertainty in…
Read more 21 Lessons I Swear By After 21 Years as an Entrepreneur | EntrepreneurOpinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. I’ve been fishing for as long as I can remember, and to this day, when I have some free time…
Read more 6 Key Lessons Fishing Has Taught Me in Business and in Life | EntrepreneurOpinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Physical exercise has always been an important part of my routine. In the course of starting my company, I’ve used…
Read more I Ran a Marathon Without Training. Here’s What I Learned and How It Made Me a Better Entrepreneur. | EntrepreneurOpinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The only thing I love more than sports is music, more specifically the art and science of music production and…
Read more 3 Key Lessons I Learned While Working for P. Diddy | EntrepreneurOpinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. A billionaire stiffed me out of $30,000. Yes, you read that correctly! He paid me initially for some of my…
Read more A Billionaire Stiffed Me $30K — Here’s What I Learned from the Experience | EntrepreneurOpinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. I’ve been a serial entrepreneur driven by my passions my entire life. I love the challenge of creating something from…
Read more Entrepreneur | True Religion’s Co-Founder Leads Differently Today—Here’s WhyOpinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The last couple of years has been incredibly challenging for businesses worldwide. None were left unaffected by the ongoing crises…
Read more This Ukrainian CEO Reveals What it Takes to Sustain a High-Performing Hybrid Team (Even During a War).
