[ad_1] This story appears in the December 2016 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe » When a four-foot snake slithered through our window, we screamed and hopped around, then chased it out with a broomstick. Next we emailed our host. We were at an Airbnb in Koh Lanta, Thailand. It took 24 …
Read More »Organization & Management Tools Every Entrepreneur Needs to Boost Productivity…
[ad_1] You’ve heard it time and time again: You’ve got to work smarter, not harder. The best way for any entrepreneur to work smarter is to have the best organization and time management tools at their disposal. There are lots of tools to choose from these days, and since many of …
Read More »This Company Raised $6.5 Million to Help You Find Out If You're Underpaid…
[ad_1] Jason Nazar wants to discuss the one issue he says no one is comfortable discussing: Your salary. How much money do you make? Is your salary significantly lower than the industry average? Where does your compensation rank you in your company? Uncomfortable yet? That’s the point. Nazar, 37, says …
Read More »Don't Sell Yourself Short in the Gig Economy…
[ad_1] Too many entrepreneurs set their rates using either the PIDOOMA method (Pulled It Directly Out Of…Mid Air) or the Rainman method (about $100, definitely about $100). “What’s wrong with that?” some of you dimmer bulbs may be asking. Plenty. These methods might have worked when you were hungry for …
Read More »It's Time to Check Up on Your Insurance Policy…
[ad_1] This story appears in the April 2016 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe » Many employers may not start thinking about health insurance until this fall, when open enrollment begins creeping up. But if your premiums got bumped up a bunch this year — and mine sure did! — you know that next …
Read More »Insights on Venture Capital Curveballs From a Startup Founder…
[ad_1] Starting a company is a lot of things. It’s a humbling learning curve. It’s long hours. It’s trial-and-error and rejection and triumph. It’s also one curveball after another, especially if you raise outside capital. To borrow from Donald Rumsfeld — because raising capital can seem like a struggle — there are knowns and unknowns. …
Read More »Supreme Court Dodges Major Decision on Obamacare Birth Control…
[ad_1] The ideologically deadlocked Supreme Court on Monday failed to resolve a major case involving the Obamacare law’s mandatory birth control coverage, telling lower courts to reconsider the matter after tossing out their rulings favoring President Barack Obama. With four conservative justices and four liberals, the court did not rule …
Read More »Side Hustler's Life: 5 Ways to Make It Work…
[ad_1] You are working a full-time job, expectant to have a social life (debatable if this expectation is even realistic) and grinding away on your side project – with only 24 hours in a day. Oh and then there’s sleep, pretty essential, too. As the special projects director at Entrepreneur.com …
Read More »Want to Open a Coffee Shop? Keep These Owners' Tips in Mind….
[ad_1] This story appears in the December 2016 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe » The retail value of the U.S. coffee market is alluring-around $48 billion. But at $3 a cup, cashing in on our collective caffeine addiction isn’t always a given. Savvy experts share what they’ve learned. Photo courtesy of …
Read More »Will Trump's Tax Plan Benefit Small Businesses?…
[ad_1] Now that President Donald Trump has taken office and the Republicans control both chambers of Congress, major tax reform is likely on the way that could meaningfully benefit small businesses across the country. Steven Mnuchin, Trump’s candidate to run the Treasury Department, has stated that comprehensive tax reform will …
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