Freelancers, gig workers, franchise owners, or small business owners — no matter what they call themselves, these individuals are entrepreneurs. From freelance writing services and Airbnb hosts to small grocery stores and tech startups, entrepreneurs power much of the U.S. economy and have done so for decades. Even that lemonade stand on the corner of your block is run by an ambitious entrepreneur who is only ten years old. Some of today’s most successful businesses, such as McDonald’s, Starbucks, Amazon, and Facebook, were started by entrepreneurs. Although there are many entrepreneurial success stories, many business ideas also fail. Any […]
