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How the buzziest brands and hottest startups are solving today's biggest business challenges. CO— brings you advice from startup founders and top executives for thriving in a new world.

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Poised for growth and ready to take the big step? Advice and inspiration from entrepreneurs who've done it successfully and what they'd do differently next time.

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5 Consumer Trends Shaping Spending Patterns in 2025

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True Religion CMO on Tapping Into Cultural Touchpoints and Celebrity Fans to Woo Gen Z

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Fabletics President on Turning Online Shoppers Into Buyers

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How Plantega Quadrupled Locations in 3 Years by Bringing Plant-Based Deli Classics to the Masses

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Bugaboo Chief Commercial Officer North America on Professional (and Personal) Success and Well-Being

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How Sweet It Is: IT'SUGAR CEO on the Company’s 'Sugartainment'-Geared Growth Trajectory

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Cooking Convenience Trends Are Driving Sales for Food and Beverage Companies

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How 3 Startups — Duckbill, Harbor, and OneRail — Landed Funding Windfalls 

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Salesforce, Intuit, and ADP Execs on AI-Powered Solutions Designed to Fuel SMB Growth in 2025

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Key Solutions Retailers Are Focusing on to Drive Growth This Year

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Angel Investors Like Halle Berry Focus Funding on Women-Owned Businesses

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Authentic Messaging and Independent Makers Drive Greeting Cards' Next-Gen Relevance

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5 Small Businesses Passionate About Escape Rooms

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5 Small Businesses Formulating Signature Scents

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5 Small Businesses Selling Budget-Friendly Bridal Gowns

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Tariffs on Imports Rocking Small Businesses as They Scramble to Adapt

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St. Patrick's Day Brings Good Luck to These 7 Small Businesses

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Meet Patriot Conceptions, a CO—100 Digital Innovator

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Time to Pivot? Here’s How to Know

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Strategic Dealmaking: Leveraging Your Experience to Grow Your Business

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Continue the Legacy: Tips for Multigenerational Business Owners

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The Tech Advantage: How Leveraging Technology Benefits Businesses

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How to Listen Your Customers Like Your Business Depends on It (Because It Does)

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Goal Setting for Entrepreneurs: 5 Tried-and-True Tips

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Salesforce, Intuit, and ADP Execs on AI-Powered Solutions Designed to Fuel SMB Growth in 2025
Streamlining everyday tasks using automated agents allows companies to focus on other areas of their business, executives told CO—.
By: Mark Hamstra

How Sweet It Is: IT'SUGAR CEO on the Company's 'Sugartainment'-Geared Growth Trajectory
The candy chain has built a sweets empire of 120 stores by using experiential retail to feed America's taste for treats.
By: Joan Verdon

How Manischewitz’s Rebrand Targets ‘Culturally Curious’ Younger Customers
The 133-year-old company has embarked on a major rebrand that includes modernized marketing and packaging, and an ambitious roster of new products that expands its reach beyond the kosher food aisle.
By: Deborah Lynn Blumberg

How Ty Inc. Is Taking Its Beanie Babies Brand to New Heights Amid the Appeal of (Low-Tech) Nostalgia
The plush toy manufacturer has put a new spin on a previous hit and is using its signature growth strategies to promote and sell it.
By: Joan Verdon

Strategic Dealmaking: Leveraging Your Experience to Grow Your Business
In this edition of "Ask the Board," we feature Neha Kumar, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Full Glass Wine Co. Kumar shares her tried and true tips for entrepreneurs who want to make strategic deals and grow their ventures.
By: Anna Baluch

Continue the Legacy: Tips for Multigenerational Business Owners
In this edition of "Ask the Board," we feature Karen Cuppett-Piontkowski, CEO and Founder of Bungee, a multichannel marketing agency that's been around for more than three decades. She shares her tips for sustaining a multigenerational business.
By: Anna Baluch

How to Listen to Your Customers Like Your Business Depends on It (Because It Does)
In this edition of “Ask the Board,” we feature Ellen Marie Bennett, Founder and Chief Brand Officer of Hedley & Bennett, a multimillion-dollar kitchen essentials company. Ellen explains how to use your customer feedback to grow your venture.
By: Anna Baluch

The Tech Advantage: How Leveraging Technology Benefits Businesses
In this edition of “Ask the Board,” we feature Tim Vogel, CEO and Founder of Scenthound, a membership-based grooming franchise with a focus on wellness. Tim discusses the importance of technology for small business owners.
By: Anna Baluch

How AI Tech Startup Whippy Beat the Odds to Turn a Profit in Its First Year
Tapping into the surging market for AI agents that automate companies' marketing and customer service functions, the B2B startup secured big annual contracts by solving business pain points at scale.
By: CO Staff

How a Nature-Based End-of-Life Startup Is Innovating in the Deathcare Industry
Better Place Forests offers an alternative to traditional cemetery burial, which Americans are increasingly demanding, and is growing via content, key partnerships, and by building a complete set of end-of-life solutions.
By: Deborah Lynn Blumberg

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