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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Do not wait until Friday to slow down. Going cold into a long weekend is not rest. It is a crash with a holiday label on it. Cortisol suppresses immune function while you are pushing. The moment you stop, the immune system activates everything it put on hold while you were running. When the restlessness hits this weekend, write down what it is interrupting. Not a task list. What specifically feels unbearable about not working. One sentence. You do not have to solve it. Just name it. In 1872, Toronto…

Key Takeaways Author and host Suze Orman is reportedly worth tens of millions of dollars. However, she refuses to routinely spend money on dining out and beverages, especially coffee. She noted that money spent on coffee each month could instead go into a Roth IRA. Suze Orman has spent the past few decades urging Americans to save more and invest wisely. The best-selling author and longtime TV and podcast host has also amassed a fortune of her own, reportedly worth tens of millions of dollars.  Despite her financial success, she has repeatedly spoken out about one everyday expense: buying food…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Coding agents are thriving, but GTM agents are barely scratching the surface. It’s not because AI isn’t smart enough, but because sales data is fragmented, duplicated and disconnected from the external signals that actually drive commercial decisions. The fix won’t come from writing better prompts or buying newer software wrappers. It’ll come from doing the foundational architecture work — unifying internal systems, anchoring them to verified external intelligence and giving agents a coherent view of the world. If you look at where enterprise AI dollars are flowing, the disparity is…

Key Takeaways Shopify COO Jess Hertz said the company looks for what she calls “X-shaped people” who know a lot about a lot of different sectors. Rather than “T-shaped” employees, who have broad skills plus one deep specialty, Hertz sees greater value in people with several distinct areas of expertise. Shopify recently reported $3.58 billion in second-quarter 2026 revenue, a 34% increase from a year earlier. Jess Hertz, COO of the $185 billion e-commerce platform Shopify, says that employees have to stand out to survive the AI era.  On a recent episode of the Rapid Response podcast, Hertz discussed the…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Businesses today look very different from the ones many innovation strategies were built for. In today’s landscape, moving fast is no longer enough. Companies also need to become more resilient. The strongest innovations answer a problem the industry already has. They strengthen systems that already exist rather than asking industries to reorganize themselves around something entirely new. Resilience depends on how fast you can adapt, not only on what you built. Organizations that build adaptability are often the ones whose innovations remain valuable long after launch. For decades, innovation has…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways A toxic company culture often develops quietly, so leaders need to pay attention to small behavioral changes before they become major problems. When employees stop speaking up, volunteering, collaborating or caring about customers, it’s often a sign that something deeper is wrong with the culture. Rebuilding culture starts with leadership making expectations clear, measuring what’s happening and consistently modeling the behaviors they want from employees. Company culture has been entrenched in the business community for years and has been dissected in countless books, articles and keynote speeches. The concept is…

A stuck rope during a descent in Wyoming’s Wind River Range left two climbers facing a chilly overnight wait before high-angle rescue teams could reach them.With only a few hours to spare before sunset, the rescue had to wait until the next morning to head in (Photo: Courtesy of Tip Top Search and Rescue)Published September 4, 2026 03:29PMTwo stranded climbers had to spend the night on Pingora Peak, a nearly 12,000-foot granite mountain in the Wind River Range of Wyoming, before being rescued by lifesaving crews.On August 20, the duo tried to bail on a climbing route when their rope…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways After I left my secure job to pursue entrepreneurship, I learned that competence as an employee inside a large organization does not guarantee success in an entrepreneurial setting. Moving from employee to entrepreneur requires passing three tests: Can you survive the transition? Do you have the skills required to engage the market? Can you endure the uncertainty long enough to succeed? Understand that being good at a job and being prepared for entrepreneurship are two very different things. I landed in commercial nuclear power operations at the tender age of…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways College closures are no longer isolated events — they reflect a deeper financial and enrollment crisis.u003cbru003e Declining enrollment becomes dangerous when high costs, debt and outdated operating models pile up.u003cbru003e As every prospective student becomes more valuable, slow and impersonal enrollment processes could make the crisis even worse. The college closure crisis is getting harder to explain away as a series of isolated institutional failures. Higher education institutions are facing a difficult mix of declining enrollment, rising operating costs, mounting debt, financial deficits and accreditation pressures across the country. The…

Published September 4, 2026 01:38PMOn the evening of August 31, a bear attacked a woman walking with her dog in Columbia Falls, Montana, a small town just outside of Glacier National Park. According to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP), the woman sustained significant injuries and was transferred to a medical facility for treatment.The attack marks the latest in a long list of bear run-ins across North America this summer. Experts say that human-bear encounters have been higher in 2026 than in recent years. “Especially with black bears, we’ve definitely seen an uptick in their activity and subsequent conflict activity across…