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[ad_1] Starting up a business is hard work. Succeeding as a student in college is also hard work. Doing them both together is even harder, but it can be done. Just ask Mark Zuckerberg. Starting up a business while still a student is challenging, but it’s also exciting. And, if …

[ad_1] The word “entrepreneur” is thrown around a lot these days. Everyone and their brother is an entrepreneur. Have a blog? Entrepreneur. Have an Instagram account and some followers? Boom — entrepreneur. Being an entrepreneur today is easy, cool, sexy and fun, right? Not even close. Being a real entrepreneur is …

[ad_1] This story appears in the January 2018 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe » Want advice about franchising? Talk to someone in the business. Or better yet, talk to people in the business…whose side business is talking to other people in the business! Franchise podcasters have a particularly valuable perspective: They …

[ad_1] Each January, more than 170,000 attendees come to CES, the world’s biggest technology event, to see the latest in innovation. One of the annual highlights for me at the show is meeting the creators and dreamers who share their innovations on our international stage. Turning an idea that exists …

[ad_1] In this video, Entrepreneur Network partner Business Rockstars asks Lewis Horne, president of CBRE Southern California and Hawaii, how he defines entrepreneurship. His answer might surprise you, because Horne says it’s not all about the one big idea. Instead, it’s about execution. Can you carry out your vision and create a product or service …

[ad_1] Venture capitalism is rife with “what if” stories that are now legend. An investment of $990 for 45 shares of a garage-based company called Apple after its initial IPO would have netted a VC $394,758 in 2017 dollars, a near 40,000 percent ROI. Similarly, few could have predicted Amazon …

[ad_1] Companies live or die by the people who run them. The product is almost insignificant compared to the influence of humans, good and bad. That includes the board of directors. Founders should take great care when choosing their board members because an inexpert board of directors can bring a …

[ad_1] Nobody wants to hear that a startup is doomed from the start. After all, entrepreneurs have to be beacons of hope and positivity to keep going when the going gets tough. Sometimes, however, the odds are simply stacked too high. Recent research from Boston University and Switzerland has brought …

[ad_1] More often than not, we tend to think of entrepreneurship and leadership as synonymous qualities. Entrepreneurs are expected to break new ground, be innovative, start something new. It only stands to reason they would naturally take charge of what they’ve created and lead it. However, it turns out that …

[ad_1] In this ongoing series, we are sharing advice, tips and insights from real entrepreneurs who are out there doing business battle on a daily basis. (Answers have been edited and condensed for clarity.) Who are you and what’s your business? My name is Alex Wilcox, I’m a travel industry innovator. I …