The playbook for American success is being rewritten, line by line, in a language the old guard pretends not to understand. We are told the story of innovation is a single, monotonous tale, yet a statistical thunderclap echoes from a different quarter. From 2018 to 2023, the number of Latino-owned businesses in the United States did no...
Launching a startup is not like steering a cruise ship. It is like strapping yourself to a rocket, lighting the fuse, and hoping you remembered to build the parachute. The ground shifts beneath your feet. The playbook is on fire. The experts—the ones who have actually piloted these rockets and lived to tell the tale—they see things differ...
The concept of multi-hyphenate entrepreneurship is gaining traction, particularly among younger generations. According to a report by Forbes, this new breed of founders is thriving by building layered careers across industries, platforms, and creative pursuits (Hernholm, 2025). They are not just CEOs, but founder-influencer-investors, d...
The rise of TikTok Shop has been nothing short of phenomenal, with over 15 million entrepreneurs calling the platform their home as of 2025 (Source: TikTok). However, this growth has not come without its challenges. The platform's e-commerce integration has created a substantial learning curve for new entrepreneurs, who must navigate not o...
The journey of a micro-entrepreneur, particularly a woman carving her own space in the world, is often a quiet battle against formidable, near-invisible forces. The first is the digital divide, a vast and intimidating landscape of algorithms and online marketplaces that seems to speak a foreign tongue. Second is the persistent challeng...
The glare of the stage lights caught the quiet determination in her eyes. Genevieve Custer Weeks stood before a full conference room at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, a figure of poise and power, recounting the rejections and medical setbacks that had once felt like the end of everything but were, in fact, the very bedrock of her fu...