An Entrepreneur contributor describes visiting Yamagata, Japan for a niche sake-brewing workshop instead of typical tourist spots, citing a 2026 American Express survey that found 79% of millennial and Gen Z travelers now prioritize hands-on local experiences over famous landmarks. The writer, a CEO with experience traveling to 33 countries, draws parallels between avoiding crowded tourist destinations and pursuing underexplored business opportunities rather than obvious, saturated markets.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-09-22
Entrepreneur and Cruise Planners are hosting a free webinar on how entrepreneurship can help working mothers balance career and family, moderated by Terry Rice with guests Summer Bowers and Tammy Overcash. The two women co-own the same Cruise Planners franchise but arrived there through different careers: Bowers left teaching after military relocations disrupted her career and grew a travel-focused social media following into a business, while Overcash's path was separately built around her own career and family circumstances.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-09-22
Codie Sanchez, founder of Contrarian Thinking, has released a book arguing that buying an existing small business is a more reliable wealth-building path than traditional investing. She discusses common mistakes entrepreneurs make when running businesses informally, or 'cowboying' operations, and addresses how artificial intelligence fits into ownership strategy.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-21
An Entrepreneur contributor who spent two decades building software for landlords and property managers argues that success in complex, regulated industries depends less on flashy innovation and more on adaptability and customer understanding. Drawing on lessons from the fragmented, heavily regulated housing sector, the author outlines principles they say apply broadly to entrepreneurs across SaaS, consumer brands and professional services.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-09-17
A new whitepaper, 'Opening Doors Through Education: The William Louey Effect,' tracked scholarship recipients from the William S.D. Louey Educational Foundation over three decades, from lower-income backgrounds in China into careers spanning business, finance, academia, engineering and education. Rather than stopping at graduation, the research examined their later leadership roles, financial outcomes and tendency to mentor others.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-09-17
Speaking at the Fast Company Innovation Festival, RuPaul's Drag Race winner Bob the Drag Queen described how comfort with improvisation and imperfection has shaped her approach to entrepreneurship. She shared a lesson tied to 'Top Gun: Maverick,' a film she admitted she has never seen, to illustrate how confidence can outweigh flawless preparation.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-16
An Entrepreneur contributor outlines 11 personal strategies for continuing to run a business while on the road, drawing on experience managing companies from multiple countries. A central tactic involves deploying AI agents to handle repetitive administrative work and monitor workflows so the owner doesn't need constant check-ins, citing a EverMind finding that many UK and Ireland executives save three to 10 hours weekly using such tools.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-09-16
A business commentator argues that traditional startup strategies—flashy offices, perks and slow-moving hierarchies—no longer work in a market reshaped by AI and instant gratification. The piece uses an example of a graphic designer competing with AI tools, suggesting entrepreneurs should blend automation with human skill rather than resist it.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-09-16
Speaking at the Fast Company Innovation Festival, Russell Wilson described his transition from professional football into entrepreneurship and sports analysis. He reflected on how principles that guided him as a quarterback are now shaping how he manages teams outside of sports.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-16
Codie Sanchez, who built a following of roughly 15 million by teaching people to buy overlooked small businesses like laundromats and car washes, has expanded her platform into a larger company called Contrarian Thinking that spans investment, advisory and media work. She credits her success to buying aging owners' established businesses rather than starting from scratch, a strategy she first used over a decade ago and later turned into a bestselling book and online following.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-09-16
An Entrepreneur contributor argues that AI-driven millionaires aren't using more tools than everyone else, but are applying AI narrowly to remove the single biggest barrier in their industry. The piece cites examples like a no-code app builder that let a non-developer describe software in plain English and ship it, alongside a $400 million company built without engineers and an $80 million exit from a solo founder. It also references Intuit's 2026 QuickBooks AI Impact Report, noting 43% of US businesses report AI-driven revenue gains versus just 2% reporting losses.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-09-12
Emil Barr, who launched Step Up Social from his college dorm room at Miami University, earned his first $1 million within 14 months of starting the business at age 19. Now 23, he estimates his personal net worth at roughly $35 million and has since founded a second company, Flashpass, aimed at addressing AI-driven job displacement.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-09-11
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