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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Starting a business can be a lonely endeavor. No matter how confident you are in your product and in yourself, there will always be times when doubt creeps in — usually just as you’re trying to fall asleep.These crises of confidence can be fatal to your vision, but they don’t have to be. And one way to stave off the startup scaries is by having other founders in your life to lean on.Back when Jotform was a company of one (me), I had a close friend who was also a fellow early-stage…

John Edward is arguably the world’s most famous psychic medium. Actually, scratch that word “arguably.” He is the world’s most famous psychic medium. His show, Crossing Over With John Edward, was a groundbreaking series that brought conversations with people who have passed into our living rooms. He used the success of that show to build a psychic medium empire that now includes EvolvePlusTV, a platform devoted to mindfulness, astrology, and dealing with grief. And he has a new book out called Chasing Evil, which tells the intense and true story of how he helped an FBI agent solve a serial…

Urban Company, India’s largest home-services marketplace, has set the price band for its upcoming initial public offering at Rs 98 to Rs 103 a share, valuing the offer at up to Rs 1,900 crore ($228 million). The IPO opens for subscription on September 10 and will close on September 12, with the anchor book slated to open a day earlier.The offering is a mix of a fresh issue worth Rs 472 crore and an offer for sale of Rs 1,428 crore. Proceeds from the fresh issue will be used for technology investments, office leases, marketing and other corporate purposes.Investors can…

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Are you hungry for business? Burger franchises are sizzling hot, offering entrepreneurs a slice of one of the most enduring — and profitable — sectors in the food industry. From iconic, time-tested staples to bold newcomers flipping the script on fast-casual fare, the burger game is as competitive as it is delicious. What connects the biggest winners? Consistency, strong brand appeal and operations that can be replicated coast-to-coast — and even around the world.In this ranking, we’ve rounded up the top 10 burger franchises lighting up the scene this year, based on the 2025 Franchise 500. Whether you’re craving the comfort…

Social investing startup StockGro on Wednesday said it raised Rs 50 crore ($6 million) through the private placement of secured, redeemable non-convertible debentures, according to a regulatory filing.The company allotted 300 Series B debentures worth Rs 30 crore to Trifecta Venture Debt Fund–III and 200 debentures worth Rs 20 crore to Trifecta Venture Debt Fund–IV.The issue was approved at StockGro’s extraordinary general meeting on September 2, according to filings with the Registrar of Companies (RoC).The funding comes as StockGro expands its product suite. Last month, the Bengaluru startup launched Stoxo, billed as an AI-powered stock market research engine for retail…

Food delivery and quick commerce company Swiggy has increased its platform fee to Rs 15 per order, its highest so far, as the company adjusts for higher demand during the festival season and rising operational costs.The Bengaluru company had briefly tested a Rs 14 platform fee on Independence Day before pulling back to Rs 12. With order volumes climbing again, it has now pushed the levy higher. Rival Zomato recently raised its own platform charge to Rs 12 per order.The platform fee—an extra line item distinct from delivery charges, GST, and restaurant commissions—was introduced in April 2023 at just Rs…

The Indian services sector growth touched a 15-year high in August, driven by a sharp rise in new orders and output, amid substantial improvement in demand conditions, a monthly survey said on Wednesday.The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services PMI Business Activity Index was up from 60.5 in July to 62.9 in August, indicating the steepest rate of expansion since June 2010.In the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) parlance, a print above 50 means expansion, while a score below 50 denotes contraction.According to the survey, a substantial improvement in demand during August pushed growth of new orders and activity to their highest…

From Urban Company filing for a Rs 1,900 crore IPO and Seekho raising $28 million to PlatinumRx’s $6 million bet on generic substitutes and Cashify’s partnership with Google for refurbished Pixel phones, YourStory brings today’s headlines that highlight significant developments across industries.Featured storiesGurugram startup uses tech to make cross-border shipping seamlessHexalog, a Gurugram-based logistics startup, is tackling fragmented cross-border supply chains for Indian ecommerce and D2C brands with its AI-driven orchestration platform. Founded in 2024 by Dibyanshu and Utkarsh Tripathi, Vineet Malik, and Shobhit Singh, it integrates freight forwarding, customs, warehousing, and delivery into a single system. The startup operates…

Haptik, a Reliance Jio Platforms subsidiary, has launched WhatsApp and voice-based AI agents for small and medium businesses (SMBs) at a starting price of Rs 10,000. The company said it aims to onboard 300,000–500,000 SMBs over the next two years. Haptik said its SMB product Interakt, described as a WhatsApp-first CRM, marketing, and support platform, already used by more than 50,000 businesses, now lets firms deploy AI agents without coding or complex integrations. “With AI Agents, we’ve reimagined automation to be simpler, faster, and more affordable than ever before. Early adopters are already seeing up to 80% of their repetitive…