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A Brighter Market • Explore Inc.’s list of the 269 investment firms recommended by entrepreneurs.

Backers Should Have Your Back • The best capital provider for your business will offer a helping hand, not just deep pockets.

A Bankable Pet Project • How Moonshots Capital helped eTailPet scale up and attract a buyer in just three years.

One Founder's Second Act in Hollywood • How VSS Capital Partners helped GreenSlate become the go-to payroll software provider for film and TV productions.

Never Left Holding the Bag • How Dwight Funding provided crucial debt financing to Dagne Dover in times of crisis.

Want to Scale Your Business? First, Work on Your Trust Issues • The founders of Milk Bar, M.M.LaFleur, and Zeera share some of their best tips for growing a business that’s inherently tricky to scale.

Chip Conley | There will always be those who doubt you and your vision. Here's how to tune them out.

Finding the Right Talent with AI Solutions • Understand the advanced AI resources and tools available to help SMBs improve talent search, candidate matching, and recruitment processes.

Dew Diligence • In 2014, after covering the beauty industry as a journalist, Susan Yara launched a YouTube channel offering makeup tutorials. Six years later, armed with a million subscribers, Yara co-founded the Los Angeles-based skin care brand Naturium. Its clinically tested products—billed as biocompatible and cruelty-free—soon landed in Target, which helped attract private equity investment. In 2023, with Naturium nearing $100 million in annual revenue, e.l.f. Beauty acquired it for $355 million. We spoke with Yara about selling and finding alignment with a strategic acquirer.

Marina Khidekel | Misjudging your audience at launch could kill your startup. But with the right mindset, you can turn it around.

How Partnering With Private Equity Helped One Company Transform Care • By partnering with Boyne Capital, Infusion Associates was able to realize its vision for growth.

LIFT OFF Would you pay $50,000 to touch the edge of space? • Meet the entrepreneurs providing a rarified clientele with a luxurious, once-in-a-lifetime journey.

What I Bought When I Made It • Nine entrepreneurs share the celebratory purchases they made after hitting a major milestone.

Why Esther Dyson Says You Should Seek Out Mistakes and Messes • The investor and futurist has made a career of challenging norms and seeing around corners. Here’s what has given her perspective.

REBOUNDER FOUNDERS • EX-EMPLOYEES FROM GOOGLE, TWITTER, META, AND OTHER BIG TECH COMPANIES ARE BOUNCING BACK FROM MASS LAYOFFS BY BUILDING STARTUPS, EMBRACING RISK—AND SAVORING THEIR FREEDOM.

The CPG Conundrum • Gone are the days of blank checks for hot new consumer packaged goods. Founders now face a gauntlet of challenges, from the boardroom to the grocery aisle to the shopping cart.

ELECTRICAL AUDIO TURNS IT UP • Steve Albini’s iconic Chicago recording studio is reinventing itself after the engineer’s sudden death. They’re keeping the lights on, and the flame alive.

Inc. POWER PARTNERS • These 359 companies are B2B superstars, helping your company do what it does best.

THE BEST DEFENSE • Two brothers with roots in national security built a business based on the insight that private companies have the same needs as government.

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