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BENSALEM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Law Offices of Howard G. Smith reminds investors of the upcoming October 27, 2026 deadline to file a lead plaintiff motion in the case filed on behalf of investors who purchased Innventure, Inc. (“Innventure” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: INV) securities between November 17, 2025 and August 13, 2026, inclusive (the “Class Period”). IF YOU ARE AN INVESTOR WHO SUFFERED A LOSS IN INNVENTURE, INC. (INV), CONTACT THE LAW OFFICES OF HOWARD G. SMITH TO PARTICIPATE IN THE O

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #insurance--AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “aa-” (Superior) of the members of Allstate Insurance Group (Allstate) [NYSE: ALL]. Concurrently, AM Best has affirmed the FSR of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term ICR of “a-” (Excellent) of ASMI Auto Group’s members. AM Best also has affirmed the FSR of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term ICR of “a” (Excellent) of First Colonial Insurance

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Glancy Prongay Wolke & Rotter LLP reminds investors of the upcoming October 27, 2026 deadline to file a lead plaintiff motion in the class action filed on behalf of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Innventure, Inc. (“Innventure” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: INV) securities between November 17, 2025 and August 13, 2026 inclusive (the “Class Period”). IF YOU SUFFERED A LOSS ON YOUR INNVENTURE, INC. INVESTMENTS, CLICK HERE TO INQUIRE ABOUT POTENTIALLY P

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Glancy Prongay Wolke & Rotter LLP reminds investors of the upcoming October 27, 2026 deadline to file a lead plaintiff motion in the class action filed on behalf of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired XTI Aerospace, Inc. (“XTI Aerospace” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: XTIA) securities between April 15, 2026 and August 17, 2026 inclusive (the “Class Period”). IF YOU SUFFERED A LOSS ON YOUR XTI AEROSPACE, INC. INVESTMENTS, CLICK HERE TO INQUIRE ABOUT POTENT

BENSALEM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Law Offices of Howard G. Smith reminds investors of the upcoming October 27, 2026 deadline to file a lead plaintiff motion in the case filed on behalf of investors who purchased XTI Aerospace, Inc. (“XTI Aerospace” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: XTIA) securities between April 15, 2026 and August 17, 2026 , inclusive (the “Class Period”).IF YOU ARE AN INVESTOR WHO SUFFERED A LOSS IN XTI AEROSPACE, INC. (XTIA), CONTACT THE LAW OFFICES OF HOWARD G. SMITH TO PARTICIPATE I

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces a class action on behalf of purchasers of securities of securities of Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (NYSE: HIMS) between August 4, 2025 and July 29, 2026. Hims describes itself as a company that “operates a health and wellness platform that connects consumers to licensed healthcare professionals.” For more information, submit a form, email attorney Phillip Kim, or give us a call at 866-767-3653. The Allegatio

GOODYEAR, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Voltaris Power LLC ("Voltaris"), a portfolio company of Mill Point Capital LLC ("Mill Point"), announced today that it has acquired Electronic Power Design, LLC ("EPD"), a Houston, Texas-based provider of mission-critical power distribution equipment and solutions serving data center, commercial and industrial markets. Voltaris is a leading manufacturer of custom low- and medium-voltage switchgear, transformers and integrated power solutions serving data center

There is a quiet but unmistakable shift happening in how Americans define a “business.”

For decades, the assumption was that growth meant headcount. Hire more people, take on more overhead, scale up. Today, a growing share of business owners are proving that assumption wrong. Solopreneurs now make up the large majority of small businesses in the U.S. and contribute trillions of dollars in economic activity. Solo-founded startups have become a bigger share of all new ventures over the past several years, and confidence among this group remains strong.

This is not a fringe movement. It is a structural shift in how people choose to build a livelihood, and it deserves a closer look at both the appeal and the very real tradeoffs.

Why Solopreneurship Is Accelerating

A few forces are converging at once. Remote work removed geographic constraints. AI has taken over much of the routine, specialist-level work that used to require hiring bookkeeping, design, first-draft copy, even basic coding. And after several years of economic uncertainty, many professionals have simply concluded that autonomy feels safer than dependence on an employer.

Whether someone is turning a longtime passion into a business, leaving the corporate world to become their own boss, or growing a side project into a full-time venture, the underlying motivation is the same: greater control over their own career.

The Upside of Going It Alone

There is a reason so many are choosing this path. Working solo comes with real, structural advantages:

• Speed. There is no committee, no sign-off chain, no waiting on a partner’s calendar. You can identify an opportunity and act on it: change your pricing, launch a new service, or pursue a new customer without navigating layers of bureaucracy.
• Full ownership of the upside. Every dollar of profit belongs to you. There is no equity to split and no partner draw to negotiate.
• Total control. You set the vision, the pace, and the standards, without compromise.
• Lower fixed costs. No payroll, no benefits administration, no office lease driven by headcount. You can keep your cost structure lean and add help only when the business truly needs it.
• Flexibility. Your calendar, your working hours, your client mix are all yours to design.

Technology has made going it alone even more feasible. Cloud-based accounting, CRM systems, project-management tools, and artificial intelligence now let one person accomplish what once required an entire team.

For the right person and the right business model, this combination is genuinely powerful, and it can provide a tremendous sense of ownership and accomplishment. You are building something that is yours.

The Downside That Rarely Makes the Highlight Reel

The freedom of being a solopreneur comes with a price: you are ultimately responsible for everything. That can be exhausting.

• Isolation. There is no one down the hall to test an idea on, celebrate a win with, or vent to after a hard call. Solopreneurs consistently report higher stress than owners with employees, and isolation is a large part of why.
• No backup. If you get sick, there is no one to cover client calls. If you want a vacation, the business often goes quiet — or you spend it working from a hotel room. What happens if a family emergency requires your attention? If the business depends entirely on you, stepping away can feel almost impossible.
• Skill gaps. Almost no one is naturally strong across finance, operations, sales, marketing, legal, and customer service all at once. You may be excellent at what you sell but less comfortable managing cash flow — and ignoring that weakness does not make it disappear. It becomes a business risk.
• No second opinion. Every decision, from pricing to a difficult client conversation, is made without the benefit of a peer’s pushback.
• Everything stops with you. There is no institutional continuity if something happens to you, physically, financially, or otherwise.

None of this means solopreneurship is a bad choice. It means it is a choice that requires deliberate structure to succeed. A business that cannot operate without its owner may provide income, but it does not necessarily provide freedom.

Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Go Solo

Before hanging out your own shingle, it is worth being honest with yourself about a few things:

• Why do I want to be a solopreneur? For independence, flexibility, financial opportunity, a career change, or simply an escape from a job I dislike?
• What am I actually selling, and who is my customer, specifically? (“Everyone” is rarely a viable target market.)
• What makes my offering different from an established competitor?
• Which parts of running a business (finance, sales, delivery, operations) am I genuinely strong in, and which am I weakest in?
• How much money do I need to make? Revenue is not the same thing as profit, and profit is not the same thing as cash available to pay yourself.
• What happens to my income, and my clients, if I am unable to work for two weeks? For two months?
• Do I have enough of a financial cushion to absorb a slow quarter without panic?
• Am I building something that depends entirely on my own labor, or something that can eventually run with some independence from me?

There are universally no “right” answers here. But owners who ask these questions upfront tend to build sturdier businesses than those who discover the answers the hard way.

What Increases Your Odds of Success

The solopreneurs who thrive long-term rarely do it purely alone; they build structure around themselves that mimics some of what a team would otherwise provide.

• Create an informal board of advisors. You do not need a formal governance structure, just three to five trusted people with complementary expertise: someone with financial acumen, an experienced operator, a marketing professional, and someone who understands your target customer. Check in quarterly to review your goals and catch blind spots before they become costly.
• Identify a backup person. A part-time contractor or a fellow solopreneur in a reciprocal arrangement can cover client-facing needs if you are sick or on vacation. Make sure that person knows how to access critical information, understands your key processes, and knows which customers or vendors may need to be contacted, and put the arrangement in writing before you need it.
• Document your processes. If key client relationships, pricing logic, or delivery steps exist only in your head, the business cannot function without you, even for a short absence. This may seem unnecessary when the business is small. It is not. Documentation makes it easier to delegate, outsource, sell, or eventually scale.
• Get adequate insurance for the business and for yourself. General liability and professional liability coverage protect the business. Disability insurance protects your income if you cannot work. This is not optional infrastructure; it is foundational. Consult a qualified insurance professional to determine the right coverage for your circumstances.
• Build a peer community. Whether it is a mastermind group, a trade association, or an informal coffee rotation with other independent owners, deliberate connection combats the isolation that erodes so many solo ventures.
• Outsource your weakest area early. If bookkeeping consumes hours that could be spent generating revenue, or if finance is simply not your strength, hire it out before it becomes a crisis, not after. The objective is not to minimize every expense; it is to maximize the value of your time.
• Use technology strategically. The better question is not, “What technology can I use?” It is, “What is consuming my time that technology could help me do better or faster?” Your time is one of your most valuable assets. Use technology to protect it.
• Keep a real financial cushion. Without a team absorbing a slow month, the owner absorbs it personally. A reserve of three to six months of expenses turns a rough patch into an inconvenience rather than an emergency.

The Bottom Line

Solopreneurship is not simply “small business, minus the employees.” It is its own operating model, with its own advantages and its own risks, and it rewards owners who plan for both.

Perhaps the most important question for a solopreneur is this: are you building a business, or have you simply created another job for yourself? If every dollar of revenue depends entirely on your personal availability, the business may have limited scalability and staying power. Over time, look for ways to create repeatable processes, recurring revenue, and trusted outside resources that make the business less dependent on you personally.

Going it alone does not have to mean going it unsupported. The two are not the same thing and the difference is often what separates a solopreneur who burns out in year two from one who is still thriving in year ten.

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Stuut today announced an expanded relationship with Microsoft, combining an investment from M12, Microsoft’s Venture Fund, with Stuut’s availability through the Microsoft Marketplace as well as its acceptance into the invite-only Microsoft for Startups Pegasus Program. The Microsoft Marketplace relationship gives enterprise finance teams a faster path to purchase and deploy autonomous order-to-cash through existing Microsoft procurement and cloud commitments, while br

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Halper Sadeh LLC, an investor rights law firm, is investigating the sale of Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: CZR) to Fertitta Entertainment, Inc. for $31.00 in cash per share. On July 10, 2026, Caesars received a non-binding proposal from the Icahn Group to acquire Caesars for $34.00 per share in cash.Halper Sadeh encourages Caesars shareholders to click here to learn more about their rights and options or contact Daniel Sadeh or Zachary Halper free of charge at (2

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Generational Group facilitated the sale of a custom manufacturer of labels and decals to AAi Labels & Decals, a portfolio company of Portrait Capital.

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: Median Technologies (FR0011049824, ALMDT, PEA-PME scheme eligible, “Median” or the “Company”), developer of eyonis®, a suite of AI-powered Software as Medical Devices (SaMD) for the early detection and diagnosis of cancers, and a globally leading provider of AI-based image analyses and central imaging services for oncology drug developers, today announced that its Board of Directors has formed a Strategic Review Committee (the “SRC”) t

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bain Capital today announced that its Private Credit Group acted as lead lender and administrative agent for a $250 million senior credit facility for Playfly Sports (“Playfly” or the “Company”), the sports industry’s leading revenue maximization company and portfolio company of Access Holdings. The financing will support Playfly’s continued growth. Amid a rapidly evolving sports landscape, Playfly Sports is leading the charge to help partners navigate complexity and ca

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lyra Health, a leading provider of high-quality mental health care, has named Leslie Riggs as Chief People Officer, effective September 14. Leslie joins Lyra from Skechers, a Fortune 500 company with operations in 180 countries, where she led global Human Resources.Leslie brings more than 20 years of deep functional expertise including organizational development, enterprise change management, talent strategy and total rewards across industries for bo

ROSEMONT, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Trimlite, a value-added distributor of residential doors and door products and a portfolio company of Wynnchurch Capital, L.P. ("Wynnchurch"), today announced the acquisition of KW Building Products, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Clay-Ingels, LLC ("KW"), a wholesale distributor of residential doors, windows, and related building products serving customers across the Mid-South and Central United States. Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lindsay Dailey has joined Dorsey & Whitney LLP as a Partner in the Healthcare Transactions & Regulations group in Chicago, the international law firm announced today.Lindsay brings extensive data privacy experience gained from her lengthy practice in highly regulated industries, including three in-house privacy secondments with a national retail pharmacy, medical device company, and a bank. Her practice specializes in day-to-day privacy counseling and building p

OCEAN CITY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #1031CORP--1031 CORP., a leading provider of qualified intermediary services for 1031 tax-deferred exchanges, is pleased to announce the addition of Shannon Totaro to its Ocean City team. A local resident with deep roots in the resort real estate community, Totaro brings a unique combination of more than five years of 1031 exchange experience and 12 years as a resort-area real estate professional. Throughout her real estate career, Totaro worked extensively with property

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #insurance--AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B++ (Good) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “bbb+” (Good) from “a-” (Excellent) of SteadPoint Insurance Company (SteadPoint) (Nashville, TN). Concurrently, AM Best has placed these Credit Ratings (ratings) under review with negative implications.The ratings reflect SteadPoint’s balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as very strong, as well as its adequate operating perform

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Davis Polk today announced that private equity M&A lawyer Todd B. Kornreich has joined the firm as a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions practice in New York. “Todd has deep experience advising sophisticated private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies on their most significant M&A transactions,” said Neil Barr, Davis Polk’s Chair and Managing Partner. “Todd is an excellent addition to our preeminent M&A team, and his arrival further strengt

ARDEN HILLS, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #privateequity--Trafera Holdings, LLC (“Trafera”), a leading provider of technology hardware, software and support services for the K-12 and higher education markets and a portfolio company of Rotunda Capital Partners (“Rotunda”), is excited to announce its acquisition of Morris Electronics Inc. (“Morris”), an IT solutions provider based in Morris, Minnesota. Morris has designed, implemented and supported technology solutions for state and local government agencies and busi