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The New Rules Of Networking

To expand their professional networks, entrepreneurs are seeking smaller and smaller crowds.

How Gary Vaynerchuk Mastered The Art Of Engagement

Gary Vaynerchuk is half man, half brand, half digital experiment. And somehow, that all adds up.

Nick Nasrollahi Living The American Dream

It’s alive and well (and multi-unit) with this drive-in burger franchisee.

Is Bigger Really Better?

When opportunity knocks, sometimes it’s smart to ignore it.

Women Think About Money Differently

Ellevest's investing platform speaks its customers’ language.

50 Most Daring Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship isn’t easy. It requires bold action. On the following pages, we spotlight 50 entrepreneurs who dared to go big in the past year—and who can inspire us all to dare even bigger.

Meet The New Bosses

Where will the next wave of innovation come from? Trick question: It’s already here. Meet nine entrepreneurs aged 20 and under who are making gains in giant industries.

The Solutions Factory

KAIROS is a company that makes companies. And those companies have a mission: Identify unsexy, overlooked, challenging industries, and then fix them like nobody else ever has.

To Franchise, Or Not To Franchise

For many brands hoping to expand, franchising is a great model. But it’s not the only (or always the best) option. We follow two similar entrepreneurs as they choose different paths to growth—one going into franchising and the other into licensing. Here’s how it worked out, and what you need to know.

How Michael Dubin Sold Dollar Shave Club For A Cool $1 Billion

In five years, Michael Dubin turned a warehouse full of surplus razors into an industry-changing phenomenon. For the first time since selling his company for $1 billion, he talks in detail about how it happened—and why he’s only getting started.

The Business Of Business Books

Every entrepreneur today seems to have written a book. But here’s what they might not tell you: The book wasn’t really written to be read. And they didn’t always do any writing.

Mind-Reading Marketing

Knowing these secrets of the human brain will help you reach your audiences more effectively.

Brewing Better Together

Dont beat em, join em. That's the cooperative thinking among craft brewers who work together to ensure one anothers success. In fostering a spirit of collaboration, they've created a powerful bloc that is showing steady growth and challenging established beer giants. It's a lucrative model - one that other producers of artisan or locally sourced goods would be wise to follow.

An Electric Scooter Revolution

An electric-charged plan to drive an eco-revolution in Asia - with scooters

The Investor Test

Finding someone to support your business is about more than facts and figures on a term sheet. So we asked six entrepreneurs: How do you know when an investor is the right fit?

Fast-Tracked To Success

AMOL KOHLI used to wash dishes at Friendly’s as a teenager. Fifteen years later, he owns 16 restaurants—and he still draws on those early lessons to be an effective leader.

Money, Mansions, And $125 In Mexican Food: A Night Out With Mr. Delivery

What you can learn about the delivery business—and the way it may come to shape franchising—by tagging along with a driver for the night.

Kevin Hart Owns The Jokes

He’s one of America’s most famous funnymen, but here’s what most people don’t see: Kevin Hart in the office, building a brilliant business that goes far beyond—and is intended to outlive—his own fame.

The Expertise That Matters

Jonita White didn’t know much about cars, but she did know about people. That’s how she became a successful Christian Brothers Automotive owner.

'A Car For Me? No, For Mom'

The Splurge is our monthly column about entrepreneurs’ first big gift to themselves—because hard work deserves its rewards. This month: thanking a very valuable employee.

The Dirtiest Business

Now in its seventh season, Discovery Channel’s Gold Rush follows the dreamers trying to get filthy rich by pulling gold out of the ground. We went north (and then north some more) to find entrepreneurship in its most extreme, raw form.

Everything Is Storytelling

Hollywood director Steven Soderbergh is trying to turn an obscure Bolivian spirit into a hot company. Step one, he says: Tell its tale.

Build A Billion Dollar Team

Paul English sold Kayak to Priceline in 2012 for $1.8 billion. Now he is back with Lola, a mobile app that combines AI with human travel agents to plan and book trips. At both companies, he says, the key to success is the people he hires.

It Was Never Intended To Be Just A Candy Store

How Dylan Lauren broke through a sugar-stuffed market and built Dylan’s Candy Bar, one of the most beloved sweets brands in the world.

The Sweet Spot

After stumbling onto a winning macaron business, a group of friends is taking the rainbow-colored cookies national.

Louder

BARBARA CORCORAN rose through the real estate business on the strength of her smarts, hustle, and relentless, ingenious, and often utterly shameless self-promotion. Now an investor and a star of the hit Shark Tank, she’s urging a new generation of entrepreneurs to follow her lead. And it’s easier said than done. BY AARON GELL

Landing On The Wrong Shelves

When its first big retail experience went bust, yogurt brand Noosa had to plot a new expansion plan.

How To Survive 150 Straight Rejections

And come away smarter, tougher, and more successful.

Baiting The Hook

New customers don’t just walk up and offer you their money.So we asked six entrepreneurs: How do you attract more business?

At Drybar, The Heat Is Om

Alli Webb opened the first Drybar in 2010, thinking women would love a blowouts-only salon. But when she unintentionally sparked a new business category, she had to learn how to stay ahead of the competition.