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How Do You Build a Brand That Lasts Decades? Ask These Female Founders

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Ali Donaldson

What Will Marketing Look Like in 2025? ‘It’s Going to Get Weird.’

24.01.2025 4

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How Teal Health Aims to Save Lives With Its At-Home Cervical Cancer Tests

18.01.2025 3

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How Athletic Brewing Raised $223 Million to Craft a Nonalcoholic Beer Worth Drinking

11.01.2025 2

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Tom Holland’s Nonalcoholic Beer Brand, Bero, Launched in Target. How Will It Stand Out on Shelves?

Why the “Spider-Man” actor-turned-entrepreneur and his co-founder and CEO, John Herman, are bullish on the nonalcoholic buzz outlasting Dry...

08.01.2025 3

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For Brands, 2024 Was the Year of Weird

25.12.2024 10

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Ulta Is Selling Toy Versions of Its Beauty Products. Is Marketing to Kids Ever OK?

The beauty retailer is facing some complaints online about its viral Mini Brands collection. BY ALI DONALDSON, STAFF REPORTER @ALICDONALDSON...

21.12.2024 3

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Skims Is Betting Big on Brick-and-Mortar With New 5th Avenue Flagship in NYC

The $4 billion shapewear brand co-founded by Kim Kardashian and Jens Grede is expanding its retail presence–just in time for holiday shopping. BY...

14.12.2024 5

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How 2 Female Founders Took on Stephen Miller—and Won

How Hello Alice co-founders Elizabeth Gore and Carolyn Rodz survived a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year of legal challenges and navigated...

04.12.2024 10

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Bogg Bags Is Launching in Target With a Smart Retail Strategy

Founder Kim Vaccarella anticipates her buzzy brand’s new move will resonate with new and existing customers. BY ALI DONALDSON, STAFF REPORTER @...

22.11.2024 6

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Why Businesses Should ‘Expect the Unexpected’ for Trump’s Second-Term Tax Policy

Republicans will have a trifecta in Washington, but that doesn’t mean policy is a sure thing. BY ALI DONALDSON, STAFF REPORTER @ALICDONALDSON...

16.11.2024 3

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3 Reasons Why Founders Should Consider an IPO

NYSE president Lynn Martin makes the case for going public—despite the dealmaking slump. BY ALI DONALDSON, STAFF REPORTER @ALICDONALDSON (L to R)...

13.11.2024 4

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Would You UberEats a Sweater or a New Pair of Sneakers? Founders Are Betting on It

05.11.2024 3

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How Venture Capital Helped This Founder Secure a ‘Life-Changing Exit’

Moonshots Capital portfolio company eTailPet scaled up and attracted a buyer in just three years. BY ALI DONALDSON, STAFF REPORTER @ALICDONALDSON...

30.10.2024 9

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How to Get Your Invoices Paid as Quickly as Possible

25.10.2024 3

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Move Over, Duolingo. Dunkin’ Is the New Chaotic Social Media Power Player

The chain’s latest online shenanigans prove that everything—even a Halloween-themed doughnut—can become a meme. BY ALI DONALDSON, STAFF...

25.10.2024 1

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If You Cannot Outspend Your Competition, Out-Weird Them

22.10.2024 3

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For Entrepreneurs Hit by Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Tax Relief Is Here

17.10.2024 3

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How a First-Time Founder Raised $140 Million to Build a Personal-Finance AI Assistant

11.10.2024 2

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Allyson Felix Famously Stood Up to Nike. Now She Wants to Help Other Athletes Land Brand Deals

10.10.2024 4

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Small-Business Uncertainty Hits Record High

10.10.2024 3

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What I Learned About Bananas Is Bananas

07.10.2024 2

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Inside Athlos: Alexis Ohanian’s Women’s Track Startup

Fresh off his Angel City FC sale to Bob Iger and Willow Bay, the Reddit co-founder expands his athletic portfolio into track–with a bang. BY ALI...

05.10.2024 3

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How a 12-Year-Old Company Raised Nearly $300M in Three Steps

05.10.2024 2

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Scott Galloway Called Public Universities 'America's Greatest Innovation.' These Founders Agree

25.09.2024 2

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How Preppy Cult Brands Captured the Imaginations and Wallets of Female Consumers

24.09.2024 2

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Why Fed Chair Powell Is More Important Than Whomever Will Become the Next President

How This Founder Partnered With Google and Unicef to Bring More Women Into Tech Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Says Giant Investment in Generative AI...

21.09.2024 1

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Why the Founder of This 8-Figure Business Traded His CEO Title for a Music Career

21.09.2024 2

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Why Going on 'The Bachelorette' Was a Net Negative for This Founder's Pet Business

17.09.2024 2

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How This Black-Owned Golf Brand Scaled and Teamed Up With Nike

What Is Founder Mode? Y Combinator's Paul Graham Says It Can Make or Break Your Business How This Black-Owned Golf Brand Scaled and Teamed Up With...

06.09.2024 2

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Kamala Harris Details $50,000 Tax Cut for Entrepreneurs, Calling Them 'the Glue and the Fabric That Holds Communities Together'

This Electric Airplane Company Landed $20 Million for Disaster Response Job Cuts Are Everywhere, Except in These Very Specific Industries What Is...

06.09.2024 3

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Allbirds CEO: 'Never Let a Crisis Go to Waste'

Spending for College Dorms Broke Records Last Year The 6 Things That Make Managers Hate Their Jobs Less The 6 Types of Hybrid Schedules--and Which...

05.09.2024 2

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Less Labor: With Costs Still High and Funds Tight, Founders Are Keeping Hiring in Check

05.09.2024 10

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Tips for Leaders Balancing Purpose and Profit

What's Going on With HR? How Top Companies Manage the Future of Work A 'Shark Tank' Reject Lipstick Brand Is Having a Viral Moment Thanks to the DNC...

28.08.2024 3

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Entrepreneurs' Biggest Pain Point to Take Center Stage at the Democratic National Convention

20.08.2024 2

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The Small Business Boom Isn't Slowing Down

My Brand's Facials Are Great. Our Real Estate Strategy Is Even Better Humor Could Make You a Better Leader--and Supercharge Your Team These CEOs...

17.08.2024 10

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How This Utah Mom Built a $12.9 Million Meal Delivery Business in a Saturated Market

14.08.2024 2

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Why a Tax-Free-Tips Rule Is Gaining Steam Across the Political Divide

Meet the Female Founder Outfitting the Women's Sports Boom How to De-Stress in the Wake of the Stock Market Volatility How These Ex-Google...

13.08.2024 10

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Meet the Female Founder Outfitting the Women's Sports Boom

As Tropical Storm Debby Pummels the East Coast, Small-Business Owners Stress Staying Vigilant Meta and University Researchers Just Came Up With a...

09.08.2024 1

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Philly Entrepreneurs Greet Harris-Walz Ticket With Excitement, Ingenuity, and Ambivalence

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Who Branded Republicans 'Weird,' Is the Democrats' Pick for Vice President Odorless, Colorless Forever Chemicals Are...

08.08.2024 1

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How a 3-Year-Old Sock Brand Started by a Female Army Vet Got on Olympians' Feet

TheSkimm CEO Carly Zakin Has a Delicious Out-of-Office Distraction That Helps Her Level Up as a Leader How Kamala Harris's Would-Be VP Candidates...

06.08.2024 2

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How a Kamala Harris Presidency Might Affect Small Businesses Taxes

How This FemTech Company Just Hit Unicorn Status Workplace Revolution: How Training Went From Medieval Apprenticeships to High-Tech From Viewing...

05.08.2024 1

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After 6 Months of Purgatory on Capitol Hill, Senate Axes Bipartisan Tax Bill

How This FemTech Company Just Hit Unicorn Status Workplace Revolution: How Training Went From Medieval Apprenticeships to High-Tech From Viewing...

04.08.2024 3

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From Viewing Parties to Team Bonding Events, the Olympics Are Now a Safe-for-Work Activity

01.08.2024 10

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Why a Vote for Kamala Harris Might Lead to Higher Taxes for Small Businesses

01.08.2024 20

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This MLB Season, Entrepreneurs Are Cashing In on the Ballpark Boost

This MLB Season, Entrepreneurs Are Cashing In on the Ballpark Boost Google's Cringey AI Olympics Commercial Is Backfiring in a Big Way Which...

31.07.2024 2

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How This Female Founder Raised $150 Million to Construct Untearable Tights

26.07.2024 1

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