January 14, 2020 12 min read This story appears in the January 2020 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe » Hollywood movie premieres tend to follow a script: Tons of press and industry VIPs pile into a theater for a private screening and then migrate somewhere nearby for a blowout party. I was part of this scene in 2010, when the Mark Wahlberg movie The Fighter debuted. We watched the film, then went to a hip hotel, where elevators were to take us to a club on the top floor…except the hotel lobby was not equipped to handle all of us at once. Hundreds of people soon overwhelmed the place. We were crushed…

Learning a new language is a great way for an entrepreneur to become a well-rounded business professional. Grow Your Business, Not Your Inbox Stay informed and join our daily newsletter now! December 18, 2020 2 min read Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. Entrepreneurs are often tasked with drumming up new business wherever they can find it. In a digitally-connected globe, that often means going overseas. Indeed, once you’ve hit a certain stage of your company’s growth, you have…

Wherever you are, whatever you are facing, whatever you challenges or opportunities may be… may your days before Christmas be merry and bright.  Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won’t make it white. Bing Crosby ThinkStock Remember this December, that love weighs more than gold! Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon ThinkStock There’s nothing sadder in this world than to awake Christmas morning and not be a child. Erma Bombeck ThinkStock Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas…perhaps…means a little bit more! Dr. Seuss Imagine Entertainment Christmas is…

December 3, 2020 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. I often encounter talented professionals, who have all the traits and skills to lead effectively, who tell me that working with people from a different culture, and frequently in a foreign language, is a key obstacle to their success. I get it. I have spent most of my professional career outside my native country of Argentina, and I support both Spanish- and English-speaking leaders as a communications specialist. But in our globalizing world, professionals need to be ready to communicate with people whose native language and culture is different from their own. Related: 25 Words That Make…

It comes with a milk frother for advanced beverages. Grow Your Business, Not Your Inbox Stay informed and join our daily newsletter now! December 15, 2020 2 min read Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. The world has gone remote so there are no more morning or mid-afternoon hangouts by the office coffee pot. Instead, you’re left to fend for yourself when it comes to getting your caffeine fix. Sure, you could go to a coffee shop every morning,…

December 1, 2020 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If you are running a retail business, you must know the pain of losing a customer. You think you did enough to earn their loyalty, but no! Still, they leave you because they don’t feel the same way. Studies show that customers these days expect more from brands to stay loyal to them.  But what exactly is “more”? Simply put, consumers want brands to treat them more than ‘just another customer’. They want you to get personal and make them feel special. Because you know what? 56{a87f602f9b65d268d2531d6307ed39cfde24e475374069973d0be7fc923da513} of customers stay loyal to brands which “get them.”…