Starting a business is not for the faint of heart. It takes a tremendous amount of work, patience and grit to create something from nothing and make it profitable. But when you do your research, ...

Garages, backroom offices, and coffee shops are some of the starting points of many successful businesses— representing the founder's several trials and tribulations to build up their companies and ...

Millions of Americans have launched their own small businesses. In fact, there are a whopping 33.2 million small businesses in the country, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's report released ...

The U.S. Census’s most recent data puts the number of solo entrepreneurs at 29.8 million, and applications to start a new business keep coming in. So-called "solopreneurs" contribute over $1.7 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robin Ryan is a career counselor who covers job search and careers. Life can often throw you a curve that can turn your career ...

Eddie Rodriguez is the CEO of The Franchise Tailor. He has over 30 years of experience as a business owner. Franchises are great business models because they already have the processes, systems and ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. As a kid, if someone wanted to set up a lemonade stand, I’d be the one to write a business plan. So, it wasn’t a surprise to me, or ...

What if you were fired from your job tomorrow? I asked that question, unfortunately, just as I lost my job. The budget cut meant for me and for many of us who worked in staff areas "the end" of our ...