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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Anchor your marketing budget at 10% of projected gross sales, not last year’s revenue, because you can’t market into the past. Split that budget 70/20/10 — 70% to what already works, 20% to promising bets and 10% to true experiments — and rebalance every quarter […]

Key Takeaways For the past four months, staff at the Andon Market store in San Francisco have been getting a firsthand glimpse at what it’s like to answer to an AI boss. Andon Market is the world’s first retail boutique run by AI, and it shows that AI is a lenient supervisor. However, the technology […]

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Few small businesses possess a legal department, compliance manager or IT personnel who review AI applications before launching them. But privacy laws, consumer protection legislation and laws on automatic decision-making systems affect small businesses in the same way they affect a big company. Businesses that […]

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Success in one market never automatically transfers to another — the product may stay the same at its core, but positioning, distribution, communication and compliance have to be rebuilt for every region you enter. Purpose is not a brand exercise in global expansion — it […]

I love talking to entrepreneurs whose mission goes far beyond profits — they genuinely want to improve people’s lives. McCall McPherson, founder of Modern Thyroid Clinic, has done exactly that, redefining thyroid and metabolic health diagnosis and treatment through nationwide telemedicine. She built the business from a solo brick-and-mortar practice in Austin into a 16,000-patient […]

Jeff Bezos filed to sell about 15 million Amazon shares worth roughly $4.1 billion, but the timing is almost comically bad. The filing landed a day after the stock hit an all-time high and pushed Amazon’s market value above $3 trillion, according to CNBC. Amazon shares fell more than 2% Tuesday right after the filing […]

Key Takeaways Dating has become a financial luxury for Gen Z and young millennials. In a recent survey, more than half of unmarried 22- to 35-year-olds said that lack of money was their biggest barrier to going on dates. Many young adults say they would like a partner partly to cope with high living costs, […]

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Companies that say they’re ready to grow are usually just ready to spend — and scaling a weak strategic foundation only accelerates its weaknesses. Real growth comes from six strategic moves, not bigger budgets: mapping the true customer journey, sharpening personas, investing in advocacy, de-risking […]