Entrepreneur (magazine)
Editor-in-Chief | Jason Feifer |
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Frequency | Monthly |
Total circulation (June 2012) | 619,988[1] |
Year founded | 1977 |
Company | Entrepreneur Media, Inc. |
Country | United States |
Based in | Irvine, California |
Language | English |
Website |
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ISSN | 0163-3341 |
Entrepreneur is a North American magazine and website that carries news stories about entrepreneurship, small business management, and business. The magazine was first published in 1977.[2][3] It is published by Entrepreneur Media Inc., headquartered in Irvine, California.[4] The magazine publishes 12 issues annually, available through subscription and on newsstands. It is published under license internationally in Mexico, Russia, India, Hungary, the Philippines and South Africa and others.[5] Its editor-in-chief is Jason Feifer and its owner is Peter Shea.[6]
History
Every year since 1979, Entrepreneur has published a list of its top 500 franchise companies based on a submission and review process.[7] The magazine also published many other lists and awards.
In 1987, the magazine launched its website, Entrepreneur.com, which expanded to include features, contests and other publications and spin-offs.[8] As of 2013, the website received more than 6 million unique visitors each month.[9]
Spin-offs
Entrepreneur publishes the Entrepreneur StartUps magazine, available through subscription and on newsstands.[10]
The magazine publishes a blog managed by a dedicated online staff.[11] It is also published in digital editions through its mobile apps.[12]
In 1999, the website YoungEntrepreneur.com was created as a spin-off of Entrepreneur.com. It is an online forum for young entrepreneurs.[13]
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.[14]
Entrepreneur also publishes books through its Entrepreneur Press division. The company has a backlist of over 200 titles on business and entrepreneurship.[15]
Controversies
In 2006, unusual web traffic measurements led to allegations that Entrepreneur.com used pop-ups to artificially boost its number of readers.[16]
The company has been involved in many lawsuits regarding its trademark on the word 'entrepreneur', suing a wide variety of entities for using the word.[17] 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?"[18]
References
- ↑ "eCirc for Consumer Magazines". Alliance for Audited Media. June 30, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
- ↑ "Entrepreneurship Education Chronology". Saint Louis University. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
- ↑ Todd A. Finkle; David Deeds. "Trends in the Market for Entrepreneurship Faculty, 1989–1998" (PDF). Journal of Business Venturing. 16. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Contact Us." Entrepreneur. Retrieved on December 10, 2009.
- ↑ Entrepreneur Magazine Online, South Africa (2012) About us. Retrieved from http://www.entrepreneurmag.co.za/about-us/
- ↑ Entrepreneur Media, Inc. (2013) Company Overview Retrieved April 2, 2013.
- ↑ Entrepreneur. (2013) "About the Franchise 500®". Retrieved from http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/franchise500/about.html
- ↑ Entrepreneur Media Kit. (2013) About us. Retrieved from http://www.entrepreneur.com/mediakit/about
- ↑ PRNewsire (2013, March 25) "Mimvi and Entrepreneur Media Join Forces to Launch App Developer Crowdfunding and Discovery Program, TrepLabs™." [Press release]. Retrieved from http://www.cnbc.com/id/100587633
- ↑ Entrepreneur. (2013) "Startups Magazine." Retrieved from http://www.entrepreneur.com/magazine/startups/index.html
- ↑ http://blog.entrepreneur.com
- ↑ Entrepreneur. (2013) Entrepreneur Digital Edition and Apps. Retrieved from http://www.entrepreneur.com/page/217251
- ↑ Young Entrepreneur. (2013) "About." Retrieved from http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/about-us/
- ↑ Fell, Jason. (2010, January 1) "Entrepreneur Magazine To Take on AARP with New Web Site." Retrieved from http://www.foliomag.com/2010/entrepreneur-magazine-take-aarp-new-web-site
- ↑ Entrepreneur (2013) "About Entrepreneur Press." Retrieved from http://www.entrepreneur.com/entrepreneurpress/
- ↑ Edmonston, Peter. (December 11, 2006). "In Web Traffic Tallies, Intruders Can Say You Visited Them." The New York Times.
- ↑ Bryan Wassel (October 30, 2007). "Entrepreneur Media Tangles again with Scott Smith--Another Chapter in a Long Relationship". MIN online.
- ↑ Barrett, P. M. (2011, May 19). "Entrepreneur, the magazine that sues entrepreneurs." Business Week.