''Entrepreneur'' is an American magazine and

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that carries news stories about

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, small business management, and business. The magazine was first published in 1977. It is published by ''Entrepreneur Media Inc''., headquartered in

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. The magazine publishes 10 issues annually, available through subscription and on newsstands. It is or has been published under license internationally in

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, the

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, and others. Its

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is Jason Feifer and its owner is Peter Shea.

History

Every year since 1979, ''Entrepreneur'' has published a list of its top 500

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companies. The magazine also published many other lists and awards, one of the most prominent being the Entrepreneur 360 formed to identify businesses mastering the art and science of growing a business. Companies are evaluated based on the analysis of 50-plus data points organized into five pillars: Revenue and Customers, Management Efficiency, Innovation, Financial Evaluation, and Business Valuation. In 1996, the magazine launched its website, Entrepreneur.com, which expanded to include features, contests and other publications and

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. It is recognised as one of America's leading business publications, competing with the likes of

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, Fortune and

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Franchise 500

The ''Franchise'' ''500'' is an annual list compiled and published by ''Entrepreneur'' that ranks 500 of the most prominent American franchising companies through a submission and review process. The ''Franchise'' 500 first began in 1979 and has been published every year since.

Spin-offs

''Entrepreneur'' publishes the ''Entrepreneur StartUps'' magazine, available through subscription and on newsstands. The magazine publishes a blog managed by a dedicated online staff. It is also published in digital editions through its

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s. In 1999, the website ''YoungEntrepreneur.com'' was created as a spin-off of Entrepreneur.com. It is an online forum for young entrepreneurs. In 2010, ''Entrepreneur'' launched the website ''SecondAct.com'', which is targeted towards an older audience. When launched, the site used advertising as its sole source of revenue. ''Entrepreneur'' also publishes books through its Entrepreneur Press division. The company has a backlist of over 200 titles on business and entrepreneurship.

Masters of Scale

In April 2017,

Reid Hoffman Reid Garrett Hoffman (born August 5, 1967) is an American internet entrepreneur, venture capitalist, podcaster, and author. Hoffman was the co-founder and executive chairman of LinkedIn, a business-oriented social network used primarily for prof ...

announced the launch of a new podcast called " Masters of Scale", with ''Entrepreneur'' magazine as its media partner. In each episode, Reid acts as the host, introducing a counterintuitive business theory and proving it out through the episode through a series of conversations with successful entrepreneurs. ''Masters of Scale'' is committed to a 50-50 gender balance. The official podcast launched on 5 May 2017 and was featured on the Entrepreneur Magazine website, but is now exclusively hosted at mastersofscale.com. Episodes so far feature guests such as Mark Zuckerberg, Brian Chesky,

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, Diane Greene,

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and Nancy Lublin.

Controversies

In 2006, unusual web traffic measurements led to allegations that Entrepreneur.com used pop-ups to artificially boost its number of readers. The company has been involved in many lawsuits regarding its

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on the word ''entrepreneur'', suing a wide variety of entities for using the word. The trademark has generally attracted criticism for being on a commonly used word for which there is no substitute, and the aggressiveness with which it is applied has been noted as somewhat ironic; '' Business Week'' asked "why would the publisher of Entrepreneur magazine be bullying entrepreneurs?"Barrett, P. M. (May 19, 2011).
Entrepreneur, the magazine that sues entrepreneurs
." Business Week.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Entrepreneur (Magazine) Business magazines published in the United States Monthly magazines published in the United States Mass media in Orange County, California Magazines established in 1977 Magazines published in California