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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The competition for top talent has never been tougher. Across industries, companies are facing a talent shortage that shows no signs of easing. The stakes are high: organizations that figure out how to attract and keep great employees will thrive, while those that don’t risk falling behind.This isn’t a short-term challenge. The labor shortage has become a lasting reality, pushing leaders to move beyond traditional hiring tactics and build people-first strategies that reflect what today’s workforce actually values.Building a magnetic employer brand with competitive rewardsRetention starts with competitive pay — but today’s…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Artificial intelligence isn’t just reshaping industries — it’s quietly gutting the very first rung of the career ladder. Entry-level jobs, once a training ground for future leaders, are disappearing fast.A 2025 Bloomberg analysis reports that the recent college graduate class is struggling to secure full-time work. Meanwhile, the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report predicts that 40% of employers expect to reduce their workforce because of AI-driven automation. According to Anthropic’s CEO, AI could eliminate half of all entry-level white-collar jobs within five years, driving unemployment as high as 20%.At first…

Rideshare driving was the most-searched side hustle last year, garnering nearly 31,000 monthly Google searches, per a Creative Fabrica study. More than seven million people drive or deliver with Uber alone every month.However, there might only be a decade left to make any money through the gig.Earlier this month, at an “All-In” podcast event, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi acknowledged that right now, there is still growth, but that work could dry up soon after due to robotaxis and autonomous vehicles. Related: Uber Released Its Annual List of Things People Leave in Backseats — and It Is Wild”For the next five…

Meta claims that it is adding new features to Facebook Dating to help users receive more tailored matches.Meta announced on Monday in a blog post that it is introducing an AI dating assistant chatbot within Facebook Dating to help users search for matches based on specific criteria, including location, profession, and interests. Users can enter prompts based on their preferences, like “Find me a Brooklyn girl in tech,” and the chatbot will assist with the search. Of course, users can still search for more than the traditional traits, such as height and education, Meta wrote in the blog post.”It can…

Adam Hiner and Maddie Hamann, the married co-founders of Pacha, didn’t set out to start a gluten-free bread business.But in June 2018, when Hiner wasn’t eating gluten and a friend shared a recipe for bread omitting the ingredient, he was “blown away by the simplicity” and how good he felt after eating it.Before long, the San Diego, California-based entrepreneur was making the recipe for his friends and family, who couldn’t get enough. Then he began supplying a local restaurant with the bread. It became apparent that the product could fill a serious gap in the market. Hamann, who’d just finished…

Chick-fil-A is opening a drinks-forward concept in the next couple of months called Daybright, according to Nation’s Restaurant News. The location appears to be in a former Chick-fil-A location in Hiram, Ga., about 30 miles from downtown Atlanta.”Daybright is a new beverage-focused restaurant concept and is scheduled to open in the greater Atlanta area this fall,” a company spokesperson said in a statement. “Daybright is brought to you by Red Wagon Ventures, LLC, which is a subsidiary of Chick-fil-A Inc. We look forward to sharing more details in the future.”QSR magazine notes that Daybright will be its own standalone business…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept. It has quickly become part of everyday life, reshaping how we work, communicate and even make decisions as consumers. For entrepreneurs, this shift is creating an entirely new wave of opportunities. Instead of competing in crowded traditional markets, you can now build businesses that are powered by AI from the ground up, giving you a faster, leaner and more innovative way to get started.The AI boom is not slowing down anytime soon. In fact, the generative AI market is projected to reach nearly $67…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. For decades, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) were seen as the playground of Wall Street bankers and Fortune 500 CEOs — deals worth billions, conducted in glass towers, with teams of lawyers and investment bankers running the show. If you were a founder, a small business owner or an entrepreneur bootstrapping your way to growth, M&A felt like something far out of reach.That’s no longer the case. The landscape has shifted dramatically in the past decade. Technology, private capital and changing business models have opened the doors for entrepreneurs of all sizes to…

Generative AI is poised to transform the way people work, but some occupations will be far less affected than others, according to a new analysis from job listing platform Indeed.Indeed released a new study on Tuesday that examined 2,900 job skills in the company’s database and assessed how well AI could perform each skill. The report found that, on average, AI can currently perform nearly half of the skills (46%) required in a typical job posting — and it’s only getting “smarter.”AI could “profoundly reshape almost half the skills needed by a typical worker,” wrote the study’s authors, Indeed Hiring…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Build trust through authenticity. That’s not a slogan or a strategy. It’s something I practice every day in my company. Why is authenticity important? Consumers today are more informed and have the means to compare brands at their fingertips, anywhere, at any time, making them less loyal than ever.They’re also bombarded with marketing, ads and polished brand statements at every turn. But what they really want is to connect on a human level. They want to feel seen, heard and valued.At our recent team retreat, we spent most of the time talking…