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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Evaluate customer and service profitability to identify which activities generate the most value after direct costs, time and operational demands. Diagnose bottlenecks in sales, pricing and cash flow before adding marketing, staff or tech. Delegate responsibilities and simplify operations to reduce founder dependency. Regularly review pricing, monitor cash flow and eliminate unnecessary complexity to build a business that becomes more profitable, resilient and less dependent on its founder as it grows. Revenue is increasing. New customers are coming in. Your team is growing. So why does your bank account tell…

Key Takeaways Freelancing hiring by businesses has seen a 260% increase in recent years, per Fiverr. The trend benefits both businesses and freelancers, who often use the platform to make money on the side. If you’re an entrepreneur who wishes you had more than 24 hours in a day, you’re not alone.  Nearly half of small business owners (46.5%) say having more time is the single biggest improvement they need, according to recent data from Small Business Expo.  That’s why many of them are investing in freelance talent to get the job done.  Freelance hiring by businesses has seen a…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Senada Greca traded motivation for discipline, and discipline is what carried her from crisis to Kim Kardashian’s trainer. Greca turned the hardest chapter of her life — depression, an eating disorder, raising her family at 14 — into the exact expertise her business is built on. Many of the best entrepreneurs turn their biggest weaknesses into their greatest strengths. Celebrity trainer and wellness entrepreneur Senada Greca is a perfect example. After struggling with depression, anxiety and eating disorders early in life, Greca went on to become one of the world’s…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Revenue shows how much business a customer gives you but doesn’t equate directly to value. High-revenue customers may generate less value due to discounts, late payments, servicing demands and other costs. Businesses can better align customer value with pricing, payment terms, service levels and customization to ensure relationships remain profitable. Customer profitability should help shape sales priorities, pricing decisions, product design and the types of customers the company actively pursues. Revenue generation is a primary focus for many businesses because rising sales make companies look like they have momentum. For…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Reusable AI prompts capture your role, context and expectations to improve consistency and save time on recurring tasks. Start with one workflow, test and refine your prompts using real work and review AI outputs carefully before relying on them. My company teaches AI for business. At conferences, we show people how to save prompts they can reuse. Afterwards, someone almost always asks, why do we give these techniques away? Two reasons: First, these techniques can be game changers in how you work. Second, everyone should know how to use AI…

Find your route in America’s first National Park City Tennessee WallPublished October 23, 2026 08:15AMClimbing opportunities have blossomed in Chattanooga, and you can thank the Southeastern Climbers Coalition (SCC) for helping. The SCC focuses on the area’s sandstone cliffs, working hard to preserve climbing areas—and access—not just in Chattanooga, but the entire Southeast. Here’s a sample of what Chattanooga has to offer climbers—but there’s even more to discover in this interactive guide. Explore a wide variety of traditional routes Tennessee Wall is one of the premier traditional climbing crags in the country, with hundreds of single-pitch routes traversing bulletproof sandstone.…

Updated October 23, 2026 06:50AMPresident Trump recently designated America’s newest national park, the Chiricahua National Park in southeast Arizona. By all accounts, it’s a stunning place known for its vertical rock spires, but like most things that happen today, Chiricahua’s new designation has been divisive. Some of us are excited about its protections and curious about what areas might be our next full-fledged national park, while others are wondering if we should establish new parks at all. On one hand, the national park designation represents one of America’s most comprehensive forms of land protection, while also serving as an economic boon…

Author of ‘This Haunted Land,’ Betsy Gaines Quammen, explains why turning haunted places into thrills ignores centuries of unresolved trauma. Reckoning with that painful history, she argues, is the only way to truly understand the country’s ghost stories. (Photo: Courtesy Torrey House Press)Published October 23, 2026 03:02AMAuthor Betsy Gaines Quammen believes in ghosts. In college, she and her roommates shared their rented house in Colorado Springs with one. Florence, as the spirit is named in Gaines Quammen’s new book, This Haunted Land: Reckoning with Ghosts and the Stories That Shape America (Torrey House Press; September 2026), really spooked the college housemates…

Published October 23, 2026 03:32AMThink of your posture like the alignment on your car: over short distances or the short term, a little tilt is no problem. But when your biomechanical odometer starts to tick up, wear and tear shows up in all the wrong places. Unaddressed, bad posture under heavy loads can lead to chronic injury, or at least enough discomfort to sap the joy out of hiking. “You can get neck pain, back pain, thoracic spine strain—it’s really no fun,” says Colorado-based trainer and coach Marc Monroe. IT band syndrome, chronic hip pain, and disc issues can also…

Carrying a heavy pack flares up my neck, shoulder, and upper back problems. I’m lightening my load—and bringing recovery tools—to make life on the trail more manageable.Published October 23, 2026 03:03AMHow We Reported This: The author has chronic back pain, but she’s not ready to give up backpacking. Instead, she’s editing her kit to include lightweight backpacking gear, from her Mountain Hardwear Alakazam 45L pack to her Exped Ultra 6.5R sleeping pad, to make overnight trips more manageable and comfortable. A combination of old injuries, a couple car accidents, working most days at a desk, and stress I tend to…