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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways 20 years of research across 600+ Black women professionals shows external visibility has a negative relationship with promotion, while internal visibility and proximity to decision-makers are the strongest predictors of advancement. Strategic presence beats industry profile: send monthly wins to leadership, choose work tied to decisions leaders are actively making and spend more time in front of executives than on panels. I was in my early thirties, one of two Black women in a finance division of 200 staff. I spent an entire weekend preparing for a high-stakes strategic planning…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways The fastest way to lose support from investors is to hide the challenges you face along the startup process. Credibility is not built by perfection, but through clarity. The leaders that people trust are the ones who treat disclosure like a habit and not like a negotiation tactic. They set a real plan, communicate it clearly and stay honest about where they are on that path. They understand that people are afraid of surprises, not difficulties. Fundraising is no different. I once sold a home in Las Vegas, and the…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Two companies with identical numbers can get opposite reactions from the market because investors, employees and customers no longer wait for results — they judge leadership in real time based on tone, consistency and how well decisions are explained. Credibility is a compounding business asset: leaders who pair visibility with clarity earn the benefit of the doubt in a crisis, while those who execute without explaining leave a vacuum that stakeholders fill with assumptions, rumors and worse. Listen to enough earnings calls, and you’ll start to hear something curious. Two…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Jason Arasheben got his first celebrity client by quoting a $40,000 price he pulled out of nowhere, then scrambled overnight to find someone who could actually make it. Arasheben treated rejection as fuel, not a stop sign, getting told no by UCLA seven times and by clients 70 to 100 times before his first yes. Jason Arasheben is a celebrity among celebrities. As the founder of luxury jeweler Jason of Beverly Hills, he’s designed custom pieces for stars like Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Kim Kardashian and Drake, crafted championship rings for…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Alignment improves decisions and suggests discipline, collaboration and care. But it can also become something else — it can spread exposure so widely that no one person is carrying the decision anymore. The problem isn’t alignment itself but what alignment becomes when it stops improving the decision and starts protecting people from owning it. The highest cost is diluted ownership. The organization can tell itself the decision has been aligned, while it gets harder to say who’s actually accountable for moving it. Instead of asking “Are we aligned?” leaders should…

Video and eyewitness accounts reveal what triggered a Yellowstone bull to attack a vehicle during the opening weeks of the annual bison rut. Published July 24, 2026 05:29PMTraffic came to a standstill earlier this week in crowded Yellowstone National Park as a bison attacked a vehicle whose driver tried to sneak their way through a maze of cars. On July 20, video footage shows a bull bison weaving through bumper-to-bumper traffic. As one car inched forward, the animal charged, popping the tire with its horn. “The bison was just meandering from side to side on the road. All of the…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Expanding into international markets can open up exciting opportunities for founders, from reaching new customers to building new revenue streams. However, growth across borders also brings new tax complexities, one of the most common being the risk of your income being taxed both in the US and in another country. A tax treaty doesn’t automatically fix this. Planning does. That means knowing which country has taxing rights, taking advantage of available tax benefits, and understanding your reporting obligations so you can stay compliant. Why double taxation happens Double taxation is triggered more…

Key Takeaways Robles found inspiration for her bookkeeping side hustle while scrolling on Facebook. She paid $10 for a business license and $12 for a domain name to launch her business. Now, the side hustle generates $2,800 in gross monthly revenue, or $33,600 a year. This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Kayli Robles, 26, of Bellingham, Washington. Robles is the owner and operator of Robles Bookkeeping, a bookkeeping firm that currently generates approximately $2,800 in gross monthly revenue, or $33,600 annually. She works 40 hours a week as a bookkeeping coach and runs her business as a side hustle. Responses…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Summer creates new opportunities for entrepreneurs — but the smartest side hustles don’t stop when the season ends. From AI-powered services and freelancing to online tutoring, website building and outdoor businesses, these ideas can help you generate extra income now while laying the foundation for a business that lasts well beyond summer. Summer isn’t just vacation season — it’s also one of the easiest times of the year to start earning extra income. As consumer spending shifts toward travel, outdoor activities, home improvement and personal development, countless seasonal opportunities emerge…

Key Takeaways Ford is working with Apple on a new line of electric vehicles. The automaker is taking the unprecedented step of letting Apple’s software control how electric vehicles operate when they are driving themselves. The new software will be built into the vehicle, so drivers won’t need an iPhone to use it. Ford is betting on Apple software to shape its autonomous future.  The $56 billion automaker said this week that it would use Apple software to power driver-assistance systems in its new line of electric vehicles to be released next year. According to The New York Times, the…