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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Most CPA relationships focus on compliance, leaving proactive tax strategy and planning overlooked. Q2 offers founders the clearest opportunity to evaluate and improve CPA relationships. Strategic CPA partnerships help founders make informed financial decisions before deadlines create constraints. Most founders don’t question their CPA relationship unless the cracks start to affect the business. That usually doesn’t look like a single dramatic mistake, but more like consistent delayed answers, reactive planning, filings handled only at the deadline and important decisions made without a clear view of the tax impact. In the…

NOAA’s aurora viewline forecast for overnight on Friday-Saturday, May 15-16, 2026. NOAAIn the wake of last night’s display, the northern lights may be visible this Friday night in northern U.S. states and Canada after forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted a G1 geomagnetic storm may strike overnight. With a new moon on Saturday, May 16, the sky will be free from moonlight, allowing faint aurora to be seen.Northern Lights Alert: Coronal HoleIt comes in the wake of a coronal hole — a gap in the sun’s corona, its outer atmosphere — which is causing fast-moving solar wind…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Your domain name is one of those brand assets that quietly does a lot of heavy lifting and often gets ignored. Long before anyone reads your messaging, watches your demo or clicks through your site, they’re already sizing you up based on that URL alone. Whether you’re reaching out to investors, running paid ads or cold emailing a prospect, the domain tied to your brand is doing much of the heavy lifting. Sometimes it’s helping you. Other times, it’s costing you trust, clicks and credibility.Here’s what your domain is quietly telling the…

Bill Lawrence, the showrunner behind Scrubs, Ted Lasso, and Shrinking, explains his creative process, from finding the emotional core of a story to surviving writer’s block, writing through a pandemic, and building shows that can make you laugh one second and gut-punch you the next. Source link

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Gen Z B2B buyers prefer self-guided discovery and trust vendors who help them learn over those who pitch. They move across platforms to research, compare and validate solutions on their own and engage with brands only after they have built their own understanding. Traditional B2B marketing misses the mark. To win Gen Z buyers, you must create content that teaches, builds understanding and helps solve real problems. You must also integrate your product naturally into the learning and let your audience explore on their own terms. Something subtle has shifted…

The flow of data across a connected world.(World Map Courtesy of NASA: https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=55167)gettyWhen we look at what parts of the world are most aggressively moving in AI disruption, Asia looms large. It’s a region where, for one reason or another, there’s a focus on what artificial intelligence can do, a willingness to experiment with its capabilities, and proactive integration into societies.“Across the continent, innovation is seen as a strategic lever to unlock economic growth, accelerate transitions and shape new markets,” writes Claudia Ukonu for the World Economic Forum, with an included tagline: Innovation ecosystems across Asia are enabling tech-driven solutions…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Voting rights give you legal control, but relationships determine whether your merger creates lasting value or lingering resentment. Understand that misaligned expectations will cost you talent, and legal fees can devour deal value fast. Protect yourself if you’re staying on, and get creative with entity structure to solve legacy problems. Good faith builds goodwill, but stay prepared for the worst and be willing to make compromises As M&A activity surged in 2025, with projections showing U.S. M&A volume hitting $2.3 trillion this year, founders across every industry are exploring exit…

Stress is built into every leader’s work life. But sometimes it’s even more intense. Just as airlines say to put on your own oxygen mask before helping others, executives need to take care of their physical and mental health to effectively lead the team and the company. There’s no one way to do it right, and solutions are as individual as the leaders themselves. That said, there are some buckets that well-being solutions fall into, such as exercise, sleep, and healthful eating. But how those are carried out can vary. We asked our Fast Company Impact Council members what they…

Madera, California, isn’t exactly a tourist trap. The small Central Valley city, with a population of about 69,000, sits along Highway 99, functioning more as an agricultural town and Yosemite gateway than as anything resembling a destination. But its first 7-Eleven just became the most expensive in California history. The store sold for $12.18 million just weeks after opening in late April, setting a California record for a single-tenant 7-Eleven, according to the California Post. The buyer, a private investor from the Bay Area, purchased the 4,644-square-foot franchise store on a 4.04-acre lot through a 1031 exchange. The property comes…

In case you missed Thursday’s NYT Mini, you can find the answers here:Forbes‘NYT Mini’ Clues And Answers For Thursday, May 14By Paul TassiThe NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper’s larger and long-running crossword. Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.Unlike its larger sibling, the NYT Mini crossword is free to play on the New York Times website or NYT Games app. However, you’ll need an NYT Games subscription to access previous puzzles in the archives.The…