Find out what you must do before starting a business, from writing a business plan to getting the proper insurance.

Starting a business requires an organized approach to administrative, legal and practical tasks. Follow this checklist to ...

Founding a startup is stressful and can take years to pay off — if it ever does. Entrepreneurship through acquisition (ETA) allows aspiring founders to own businesses without spending the time and ...

A friend of mine, 52 years old and full of energy, recently shared a conversation that stopped me in my tracks. She had just embarked on an exciting journey of starting her own business; a leap she’d ...

Below, 10 founders share their own "why" behind their leap into entrepreneurship. As a magazine art director in Toronto, ...

A new survey of small-business owners reveals their biggest challenges and rewards. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us when you ...

The concept of risk in small businesses has been, at times, thrown around too loosely, taking on a watered-down reputation. Of course, the entrepreneurial spirit is very much centered on bravery and ...

Many people look forward to retiring so that they can stop working altogether. But a growing number of Americans are rethinking their approach to retirement and are integrating work into it to some ...

Jonathan Ponciano is a financial journalist with nearly a decade of experience covering markets, technology, and entrepreneurship. Suzanne is a content marketer, writer, and fact-checker. She holds a ...

When the air gets crisp, mosquitoes die off for the winter. Most people love that. But for Chris Snead, who owns five Mosquito Joe territories in Northern Virginia, it once meant that business died ...