Entrepreneurship
Solopreneur Math: 4 Numbers Behind the Solo Startup Boom
The solopreneur path stopped being a fallback and started becoming the default, and Forbes contributor John Werner laid out the numbers on July 18. His argument is simple. AI...
Fed Rate Decision Nears as Inflation Cools This Summer
The next Fed rate decision arrives late this month, and this week’s data gave policymakers plenty to weigh. Inflation cooled again in June, retail sales edged up, and business...
Construction Robots Go Mainstream as Monumental Raises $32M
If you run a business that depends on building anything, you already know the ache of a project stalled by a labor shortage. This week brought a sign of...
Gen Z Entrepreneurs Are Turning Franchising Into a Career
A new report on Gen Z entrepreneurs shows a shift I love to see: young founders are treating franchising as an entry-level path into business ownership, not a fallback....
AI ROI Reality Check: Why Most AI Spending Falls Short
A recent Gartner analysis of AI ROI delivers a sobering message, sharing that only a mere “one in 50 AI investments delivers transformational value.” The analysis also shares that...
Seed Funding Signal: Monogram Raises $40M for AI
Consumer AI startup Monogram just emerged from stealth with a $40 million seed funding round, and the raise is turning heads for a simple reason. As PitchBook reported, the...
Small Business AI: New Study Exposes a Confidence Gap
A new Bluehost market study put hard numbers on the state of small business AI, and the headline figure is striking. A full 87% of owners already use at...
VC Funding Hits a Record $510B as AI Swallows the Market
So far in 2026, global startups have raised $510 billion. This was even more than the amount invested in 2025, which was $440 billion. The surge was powered almost...
Agentic Commerce Arrives as AI Agents Start Buying
The era of agentic commerce officially arrived when Salesforce made its Agentforce Commerce agents generally available, letting AI assistants guide shoppers from discovery all the way to checkout. The...
Remote Work Trends Hold Steady Despite RTO Mandates
Remote work is not going away, even as the headlines shout otherwise. New Census-based data reported by Fortune shows flexible arrangements have barely budged in two years, despite a...
