He was America's flashiest watch dealer. Then the feds caught up with him.

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Anthony Farrer, aka the Timepiece Gentleman, became famous for selling luxury watches. Then the Feds caught up with him.

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An engineer started a food blog after a quarter-life crisis. When she was laid off, she saw an opportunity and turned it into a lucrative career.

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As well as running her food blog, Jennese Torres now hosts a podcast about personal finance too.

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The Bank of America Preferred Rewards program can get you bonus credit card rewards, waived fees, and more — here's how to qualify

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We quit our jobs in TV to start a coffee shop. When we decided to do it on a boat, we had no idea what we were in for.

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Sometimes we use our canoe to transport heavy deliveries back to the cafe. People think it's hilarious.

Joanna Gould

Scaling up a small business comes with a unique set of challenges. Smart strategy and transparency with employees are essential.

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2 founders share how developing a personal brand elevated their businesses — and 3 tips for building your own

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Quynh Mai, the founder of Qulture.

Stephen Mack

3 ways small-business owners can use ChatGPT to brainstorm ideas, plan campaigns, and create a cheap marketing strategy

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Christal Alert, the founder of Tonal Cosmetics.

Logan Thomas

Remarketing is a low-cost and effective advertising strategy — small-business owners share the 3 tips they swear by

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Joe Karasin, the CMO and owner of Karasin PPC.

Cortland Gillespie

YouTube ads aren't just for big companies — founders share 3 tips for using them to target customers and show off products

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Chris Orzechowski, left, a marketing consultant who founded 100 Year Brand, and Kenneth Burke, the vice president of marketing for Text Request.

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3 small-business owners share their best advice for hiring your first employees — and the biggest mistakes they made

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Tracy V. Green and Nancey Harris, the cofounders and CEOs of Vontélle Eyewear.

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