Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Melissa Houston covers financial issues that affect women in business. Creating a business plan is a critical first step for any ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Melissa Houston covers financial issues that affect women in business. Many people dream of starting a successful business, but ...

Being laid off is one of the most stressful things that could happen to a person. It wounds not just the wallet, but the mind—the uncertainty about our future flooding our thoughts with anxiety. Yet ...

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Michelle Hu, owner of Étoile, shares how learning from her failed beauty tech app led to Étoile's over $9 milion revenue last ...

Several years ago I started a small business, eventually pivoting to what’s known as a creator business: a business that focuses on creating content (writing, video, audio, etc.) for an ...

When you start connecting, lead with what makes you different and stop undervaluing yourself, you turn being a newcomer into ...

It seems that Philadelphia’s reputation as a good place to start a business got a boost this past year. The city ranked 13th among 350 “start-up ecosystems” worldwide in Startup Genome‘s 2025 Global ...

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