More Americans are starting companies. Bobbi Brown and other founders share their advice.
Americans filed over 3 million business applications in the first six months of this year.AI tools are making it easier for some entrepreneurs to build brands of their own.Business Insider spoke with founders, including makeup mogul Bobbi Brown, about starting a business.Now might be the perfect time to launch that business you've been dreaming about.Americans filed more than 3 million applications to start businesses in the first six months of 2026, up 16.5% from a year earlier, according to US Census Bureau data. The uptick comes as AI lowers the barriers to entrepreneurship, and shifting job requirements and recurring layoffs make some traditional careers feel less secure.
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Americans filed over 3 million business applications in the first six months of this year.AI tools are making it easier for some entrepreneurs to build brands of their own.Business Insider spoke with founders, including makeup mogul Bobbi Brown, about starting a business.Now might be the perfect time to launch that business you've been dreaming about.Americans filed more than 3 million applications to start businesses in the first six months of 2026, up 16.5% from a year earlier, according to US Census Bureau data. The uptick comes as AI lowers the barriers to entrepreneurship, and shifting job requirements and recurring layoffs make some traditional careers feel less secure. Deepali Vyas, an executive recruiter and founder of Vyas Media, told Business Insider that more opportunities are opening up for people to build businesses."Twenty years ago, you probably needed employees and designers and marketers," Vyas said. "Today, AI can do much of that first draft work."Business Insider spoke to the founders of Jones Road Beauty, PopSockets, Olipop, and OpenFarm about how they built their companies and grew their brands.
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- Americans filed over 3 million business applications in the first six months of this year.AI tools are making it easier for some entrepreneurs to build brands of their own.Business Insider spoke with founders, including makeup mogul Bobbi Brown, about starting a business.Now might be the perfect time to launch that business you've been dreaming about.Americans filed more than 3 million applications to start businesses in the first six months of 2026, up 16.5% from a year earlier, according to US Census Bureau data. The uptick comes as AI lowers the barriers to entrepreneurship, and shifting job requirements and recurring layoffs make some traditional careers feel less secure.
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More Americans are starting companies. Bobbi Brown and other founders share their advice.
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