Female FoundersGabrielle Bienasz Jennifer Lopez on Authenticity and Her Biggest MotivationsThe entertainer and founder discussed the factors that fueled her success during an event to celebrate Small Business Week and Hispanic Heritage month.
SafeguardsAmi Kassar In 2021, Some Business Owners Are Thriving, While Others Are Just Surviving. Here's What Makes the DifferenceFinancial flexibility and a stomach for risk are more important than ever in this year of unprecedented supply-chain constraints.
Small Business WeekVictor W. Hwang Why Making Entrepreneurship a Community Priority Is Key to America's Economic RecoveryAs the U.S. celebrates Small Business Week, the time is ripe to take a fresh look at the critical role that business owners will play in the post-Covid economic recovery--and how best to support and foster entrepreneurship.
Small Business WeekAmrita Khalid Chef José Andrés on the Way Forward for Restaurants After the PandemicThe chef stressed the importance of both additional assistance from the federal government--and resourcefulness on the part of business owners.
Small Business WeekGabrielle Bienasz Mark Cuban: The 4 Things Every Entrepreneur Must Do to Thrive During the PandemicThe billionaire 'Shark Tank' star identified a handful of vital tactics at the Small Business Administration's National Small Business Week virtual event.
Small Business WeekChristine Lagorio-Chafkin Sheryl Sandberg on New Facebook Report: Pandemic Hit Minority Businesses Especially HardU.S. businesses run by Black or Hispanic owners were 50 percent more likely to close during Covid, a new Facebook study finds.
Small Business WeekGabrielle Bienasz Small Business Week Promises a Host of Events to Help Business Owners RebuildRegistration is now open for the September 13-15 virtual conference, which offers networking, education, and a theme of renewal.
Small Business WeekGabrielle Bienasz How Viral TikToks Are Helping Main Street Businesses Take OffWhile e-commerce brands have known the power of viral TikToks for a while, brick-and-mortar businesses are starting to catch up.
WireLeigh Buchanan Small Business Week Has Been Postponed. That's Why Celebrating Now Is More Important Than EverThe pandemic has reinforced the unique value and vulnerability of small businesses. We don't need an official event to call out their hopeful stories.
WireLeigh Buchanan Boulder, Colorado, May Be the Most Relaxed City in America, Thanks to These FoundersBoulder residents enjoy flexible hours and an obsession with health. Entrepreneurs in the city have stepped up with myriad services, from shiatsu to soaks.
WireLeigh Buchanan Entrepreneurs Are Remaking Flint, Michigan, With Resilience, New Funding, and Midwestern OptimismFive years after the beginning of the city's water crisis, an unexpected upsurge in new businesses is lighting up downtown.
WireLeigh Buchanan Even the Rich and Famous of Beverly Hills Need to Buy Hardware and Produce. Here's Where They ShopIn the shadows of Beverly Hills' glamorous global giants, Edelweiss Chocolates, Arturo's Shoe Fixx, and other mom-and-pops provide their versions of luxury service.
WireLeigh Buchanan Why Small-Business Owners Flocked to Orlando for This Year's 'Spring Break for the Construction Industry'At Ritchie Bros.' Orlando auction, small contractors buy and sell very big equipment.
WireLeigh Buchanan Small Business Week Is Here. These Are America's Most Intriguing Hot Spots for EntrepreneursSome small companies absorb the flavor of their environments. For Small Business Week, we visit a few of these distinctive 'character clusters.'
Family BusinessLeigh Buchanan How a 126-Year-Old Philadelphia Market Beloved By Locals Brings in $60 Million From Tourists Every YearReading Terminal Market has undergone many changes in its long history, but its merchants have never strayed from its mission as a one-stop shop for locals' and tourists' every food craving.
WireLeigh Buchanan 'They Dropped Me Off in a Jungle for Nine Months.' Now This Green Beret and Others Are Starting Companies Back HomeIn the towns around Fort Bragg, North Carolina, retired Special Forces soldiers apply to their companies what they learned in combat.
Small Business WeekJoyce M. Rosenberg Small Business Lending: Is Your Glass Half-Empty or Half-Full?Optimism is on the rise, but small business owners are cautious about asking for loans.
WireAnna Hensel 5 Super Successful Entrepreneurs Pouring Millions Back Into Their CommunitiesAfter launching multimillion-dollar businesses, these entrepreneurs are aiming to give their communities a big boost.