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The road from pop-up to brick-and-mortar business is paved with passion and persistence

Admin - August 14, 2024

Bennett Lai had it made: a cushy job at Google. Work-life balance. Six-figure salary.So what compelled him to start his own food business where...

Shopping

SF retailers selling goggles and catsuits brace for Burning Man sales slump

Admin - August 13, 2024

“It’s not the spirit, it’s the pocketbook,” that’s waning, Uti said, watching visitors flip through racks of neon short-shorts and shiny bralettes. The shop’s...

Bussiness

Extreme weather nearly killed my business, and climate change means more of it. What I wish I’d known

Admin - August 9, 2024

I never thought it would happen to me. That’s what they all say, right? Until it did. My business flooded in July last year. It...

Bussiness

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass extends popular ‘Al Fresco’ sidewalk cafe rules

Admin - August 5, 2024

On a recent afternoon, Camila Perry was walking around the parking lot behind The Oaks Tavern bar and restaurant in Sherman Oaks, holding a...

Bussiness

Owner of Enchanted Grove in downtown Willoughby adjusting to new role

Admin - July 28, 2024

Within Aida Faria’s first five years of owning Enchanted Grove in downtown Willoughby, Spencer Homage recalls walking through its doors when he was 7...

Bussiness

NYC store owner fears business ‘won’t survive’ rampant shoplifting that has occurred since start of migrant crisis

Admin - July 21, 2024

The owner of a Queens store located within 13 blocks of 17 migrant shelters says his business “won’t survive” the rampant shoplifting it has...

Bussiness

Board of Supervisors looks at commercial rents, hopes to help small business

Admin - July 10, 2024

By ANUSHA SHANKAR, City News ServiceCalling it an attempt to foster a more equitable and sustainable local economy, the Los Angeles County Board of...

Bussiness

Texicare enters Amarillo market with small business focused healthcare plans

Admin - July 9, 2024

A health insurance company announced their entry into the West Texas market, including Amarillo, with the goal of helping small businesses and their employees.Texicare,...

Jobs

Google Business listings held for ransom in online scam: Rob Wolchek cracks the code

Admin - July 8, 2024

Google Business listings getting hijacked for ransom This is a story about modern-day digital hijackers. It's about tampering with Google Business listings....

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