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Crisis or Catalyst? Why Smart Founders Are Still Growing

Navigating today’s volatile economic landscape requires more than just gut instinct. For any size business or organization, but especially the individual founder, it demands agility, discipline, and a clear reassessment of risk. Uncertainty is now the hallmark of the market environment, with even the most experienced strategists acknowledging their predictions are filled with more caveats than clarity.

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Back to Basics: Why Startup Success Demands Fundamentals Over Frenzy

Today’s startup founders are navigating a perfect storm. Factoring inflation, tariff tensions becoming routine, venture funding tightening, and layoffs spreading across industries, the pressure is palpable. Meanwhile, the AI boom dominates headlines, often overshadowing deeper strategic discussions. To grow and thrive in current times, businesses must now more than ever proactively understand the changing policy and regulatory landscape.

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Provenance Plays a Vital Role in Car Collecting

George Foreman in December closed out a highly successful auction of more than 50 automobiles collected over the former heavyweight champion’s career, both as a boxer and a home appliance entrepreneur. The auction was extremely lucrative for the ex-champ, vividly illustrating how important provenance — the history of who has owned something — can be in car collecting.

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Should You Be Friends With Your Investors?

It's an adage for some: never mix business with friendship. But savvy entrepreneurs have discovered that there's no one better to get into business with than friends. The same internal barometer you use to assess the quality of your friendshi...

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The Increasing Savvy of the American Consumer

Credit card debt is on the rise, but that doesn't mean it is time to panic about the state of American credit. Though the economy is pressuring the bottom lines of American families, consumers have demonstrated increased financial literacy, accor...

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