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Leadership Agility and Self-Awareness: The Two Skills Every Founder Needs to Scale and Attract Private Equity Capital

By Scott Estill, Managing Partner, Lancor

February 3, 2026

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Many successful small businesses start with one person doing it all. The founder handles sales, finances, and customer relations, and keeps everything…

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Gen Z Isn’t Chasing the Ladder: What Small Businesses Can Learn from Insurance’s Talent Crisis

By Emily Smith-Cardineau

February 2, 2026

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In a time of TikTok side hustles and post-pandemic pivots, the playbook for what makes a good job “good” is unraveling, being…

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How ICE Activity Is Disrupting Small Businesses—and Local Economies—Across the U.S.

By Rieva Lesonsky

January 26, 2026

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Editor’s note: This article reflects reporting and firsthand accounts from business owners, residents, and national media. Small businesses are built on predictability—knowing…

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The Leadership Skill No One Talks About: Knowing When to Quit

By Dr. Britt Andreatta, CEO, Brain Aware Training

January 20, 2026

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From early childhood, we’re taught to persevere, never give up, and push through when the going gets tough. We’re conditioned to believe…

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Kicking the Dog: Mental Health, Culture, and the Real Cost of Pain Transfer

By Levi King, CEO, co-founder, and Chairman, Nav

January 15, 2026

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The origin of my theory: Chia, the Farm Dog, and the Kicked Dog Theory: I was nine or 10 when my dad brought home…

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Beyond the 1st Quarter: Strategies for Lasting Compliance Impact

By Jamie Hoyle, MirrorWeb

December 4, 2025

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Your first 90 days as a Chief Compliance Officer are behind you. The initial assessments are complete, systems are operational, and you’ve…

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2026 Small Business Outlook: The Year of Pressure and Precision

By Deepak Shukla, CEO, Pearl Lemon

November 21, 2025

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If 2025 was the year everyone dabbled with new tools and trends, 2026 will be the year small business owners are compelled…

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Scaling Innovation: The Lure of the Free

By Madhavan Ramanujam and Eddie Hartman

November 10, 2025

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This article is excerpted from Scaling Innovation: How Smart Companies Architect Profitable Growth. For the startup company seeking to scale innovation, the…

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5 Critical Mistakes New Chief Compliance Officers Make (And How to Avoid Them)

By Jamie Hoyle

November 7, 2025

4 Mins read

This is the second post in MirrorWeb’s series exploring the strategic priorities for compliance leaders in their crucial first quarter. In the…

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How To Be a Sought-After Thought Leader

By David Watkins

October 15, 2025

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Small business leaders typically hold many titles. Every day, they operate as CEO, CFO, product development lead, collections agent, human resources manager,…

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