[ad_1] What do Google, Facebook and Apple have in common? They’re all Silicon Valley giants, innovators who transformed the tech space forever — and they all picked terrible headquarters for their business. Each of these companies is located more than three miles away from the nearest regional rail station, and that’s …

[ad_1] Sole proprietors, or solopreneurs, represent many small businesses throughout the United States and across the globe. In America alone, more than a third of the entire workforce engaged in some kind of independent work in 2015 — a growth of 700,000 workers compared to 2014. More than 10 million people …

[ad_1] Editor’s Note: In the new podcast Masters of Scale, LinkedIn co-founder and Greylock partner Reid Hoffman explores his philosophy on how to scale a business — and at Entrepreneur.com, entrepreneurs are responding with their own ideas and experiences in our hub. This week, we’re discussing Hoffman’s theory: the only way to …

[ad_1] Tesla is bringing its electric cars to the heart of the oil producing world. The automaker announced Monday that its first official venture in the Middle East will be in the United Arab Emirates. The first cars — the Model S and Model X — will hit the road …

[ad_1] When I was a senior in college, I pitched my undergraduate capstone project as such: I was going to start a business . . . on paper. As a marketing major stuck in an artsy honors program, my capstone project options were limited to literature seminars or the like. …

[ad_1] When I wrote “The Right Way to Start Branding Yourself Right Out of College,” I was thinking about my personal journey as a formerly clueless college student and what I did to eventually become a business owner. Which got me thinking — what, exactly, is “branding” as opposed to …

[ad_1] The concept of shopping has changed dramatically over the decades, with one survey revealing that customers now make 51 percent of their purchases online. For retailers, this has created a push toward a greater online presence, even among businesses specializing in local products. However, as a business’s customer base expands, personalizing each …

[ad_1] You can throw all the money you want at your marketing campaign — spend tens of thousands of dollars on branding, landing pages, funnels, Facebook, sales letters and postcards — but the single-best new customer is still a referred new customer. According to a study conducted by The New …

[ad_1] On this episode, Entrepreneur Network partner Mark Fidelman interviews Konica Minolta North American CEO Rick Taylor about the release of new product Workplace Hub, which uses technology to create IT solutions. Taylor and Fidelman break down how the product came about, what problems it solves and how Konica Minolta …

[ad_1] Great businesses are built upon a foundation of great relationships. Do you ever wonder how some people seem so natural and at ease in relationships, while others really struggle to maintain them? Is it a difference in temperament, like introversion or extroversion? It could be, but as a psychologist, I …