Germany’s latest arrest-warrant figures raise a basic question about the competence of the people running the country. As of July, 148,311 people are wanted on outstanding warrants as, with only 11.2% holding exclusively German citizenship and another 1.5% holding German citizenship alongside another nationality. Foreign nationals reportedly account for 87.3%. Berlin should explain how this backlog developed, which cases involve dangerous offenders, and what it is doing to find them. Issuing a warrant is only the beginning. If the state cannot enforce it, the paperwork offers very little protection to the public. Among temporary migrants, nationals of Algeria, Morocco, Georgia,…
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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Late customer payments and fixed payroll dates can turn a small cash gap into a serious problem within weeks. A great business with no cash behind it is like a car with an empty tank. No matter how good it is, it isn’t going anywhere. I’ve watched promising companies grind to a halt because they couldn’t get on top of their cash flow. It is the most important part of running a small business, and it tends to get the least attention from the people who run them. Payroll doesn’t…
Spain’s 10-year borrowing cost is now approximately 75 basis points below France’s. During the 2012 European debt crisis, it was around 500 basis points above. French yields jumped 70 basis points in September, while the premium over Germany reached nearly 160 basis points. France also plans €340 billion in bond issuance for 2027, and its deficit is expected to exceed the government’s 5% target. These figures describe a government needing substantial financing just as investors become less comfortable providing it. The politicians assume that because France has always been treated as a major European power, its debt will always receive…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Meta’s Muse is an AI agent that doesn’t just answer questions but acts on them, which means a machine may be sizing up your brand before a customer ever does.u003cbru003e Brands that keep their product data clean, consistent and backed by real third-party evidence will be the ones an agent is willing to recommend.u003cbru003e Waiting for an official “agent advertising” product is a mistake, because the groundwork for being agent-ready can and should start now. Muse is a task-executing personal AI agent. In Meta’s launch announcement, the company said it…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways SEO and branding can generate trust and leads, but growth stalls when sales and other departments don’t deliver a consistent, high-quality customer experience. Marketers must focus on securing the leadership backing they need to break down departmental walls and shift the mindset of their colleagues across the entire organization. Executives must champion the true definition of revenue-driven growth across the entire company, align the digital promise with human reality and ditch surface-level metrics for shared goals. I live simultaneously in two different business worlds. By day, I am the owner…
Key Takeaways Americans earning over $100,000 are more likely to trust influencers and buy from them, according to a new survey. Some 61% of high earners trust influencers’ product recommendations. In contrast, about half of respondents making less than $100,000 trust influencers’ recommendations. Influencers have a receptive audience: people who are making six-figure incomes. A September survey of about 2,000 U.S. adults conducted for Business Insider by Morning Consult found that those earning over $100,000 were more likely to trust influencers, shop their recommendations and aspire to join their ranks when compared to those earning less than $100,000. Further, 61%…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Many founders make the mistake of hiring a senior leader before the infrastructure exists to support it. They expect the leader to produce results off of a strategy that doesn’t exist yet. Read the signs before you hire: no repeatable way leads or customers come in, the budget depends on whoever’s cheapest rather than what’s working, no one knows which channel actually drives revenue. Set them up before day one: They need clear business goals, real decision-making authority, access to data and alignment with the founder on priorities. Consider fractional leadership: Real work gets done,…
Key Takeaways Rutkay couldn’t find an ideal-sized diaper bag, so she designed one herself. She launched citymouse at the end of 2022, investing about $8,500 into the business. Citymouse made $135,000 in its first full year and has exceeded seven-figure total sales. This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Alexandra Rutkay, 43, a New York City-based makeup artist who works on film and television sets. Currently, she is Mariska Hargitay’s personal makeup artist for Law & Order: SVU. Rutkay also runs a side hustle out of her apartment: citymouse, which sells a minimalist crossbody diaper bag for parents. Her side hustle,…
Crossing the Rubicon-10-12-26 Intro I have finished the next book on the true story of how, unfortunately, the Founding Fathers were taken in by the ancient fake news of Cicero. His fate was rather dramatic. For all his fake news, they cut off his hands and nailed them to the Rostrum. That was certainly a dramatic end for someone who twisted the facts to always support his personal agenda. Interestingly, the parallels between what compelled Caesar to cross the Rubicon and today are uncanny: the fake news, the corruption, a Senate that did not listen to the people an never…
Elon Musk has a plan to build one of the world’s most ambitious microchip factories. There’s just one minor issue. “I have no idea how to make microchips,” Musk told customers and investors Saturday during the X Takeover event, according to Business Standard, adding “we’ll figure it out.” Musk is preparing to build a massive semiconductor factory called Terafab in Texas, a venture involving Tesla and SpaceX, with Intel participating in the project. The factory calls for an initial investment exceeding $15 billion and is expected to create 3,000 jobs. Musk believes his companies can eventually outperform established chipmakers like…