A JPMorgan veteran left to work in Detroit's government. Now he's back to help the bank's $1.5...

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Marcus von Kapff returned to JPMorgan after working in the public sector. JPMorgan Marcus von Kapff spent 20 years at JPMorgan before working in Detroit's government. He's back at the bank, using his experience to help with its $1.5 trillion US...

She left her NYC teaching job to open a sewing studio. Here's how she did it.

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Kate Saffady, 50, runs Brooklyn Stitch Studio full-time as of June 2026. Her revenue year-to-date is around $190,000. George Etheredge for BI Kate Saffady left teaching to manage her Brooklyn sewing studio full-time. Brooklyn Stitch Studio offers...

Forget Salem. We should all be hopping on our broomsticks to check out Sleepy Hollow.

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Inside the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Tactical Toadfish/Getty Images/iStock Last fall, I visited Sleepy Hollow, a village around 30 miles outside New York City. It was immortalized in " The Legend of Sleepy Hollow ," the story of the Headless...

I felt unfulfilled as a stay-at-home mom. Now I run a travel business from my bedroom and enjoy the...

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Nicola Lewis runs her travel company from home. Courtesy of Nicola Lewis Saleswoman Nicola Lewis was thrilled to have a baby after fertility issues. She opted to stay home. The mom loved being with her son but felt unfulfilled because she missed...

NYC's DoorDash settlement is just one part of Mamdani's big swing against delivery apps

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty Images The last two NYC mayors have gone after major delivery companies. Mamdani's win against DoorDash this week is part of a bigger campaign over gig worker pay and safety....

A 60-year-old took out student loans to help her kids succeed. She's facing retirement with a...

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Nansi Lynch has $156,000 in student loans that she took out to help her kids get a college education. Jonathan Pitts-Wiley for BI Nansi Lynch never went to college. But she's approaching retirement with a $156,000 student-loan balance. "I don't...

Meet San Francisco's 'permanent underclass' — and the ones who think they still have a shot

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Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI Halfway through our interview with Kacie Barrett, a 26-year-old project manager in San Francisco, her screen froze. When she came back on 30 seconds later, she apologized for the choppy WiFi, a result of downsizing her...

2 friends pooled $2,000 of their own savings and turned it into a $30 million company by focusing on...

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Laurie-Anne King, left, and Britt Baker cofounded the financial-education company Dow Janes. Haley Busch Two friends turned $2,000 into a business that's on track to generate $30 million in revenue in 2026. Their advice: Build a product customers...

Letter To The Editor: Audience analysis, blind spots, and human experience in the AI era

http://sherpablog.marketingsherpa.com/ 9/11 5:22A Daniel Burstein

In my recent article, ‘4 human skills that keep marketers valuable in the AI era,’ I used a quote about war from a movie to make an analogy to the human-AI working relationship. A reader sent me an email and gave me advice about it. I am...

40 of the best corporate gifts for employees and clients

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When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more Every gift in this guide can easily be ordered in bulk at a discount or personalized with your company logo, or both. Crate & Barrel It may be early...

Mamdani signals union loyalty with new NYC office for rank-and-file workers

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signs an executive order establishing the Office of Worker Power. MOWP / NYC Mayor s Office The Mamdani administration is launching an NYC office for labor organizers and workers. The office has not yet hired...

We opened a taco shop because Meta is building an AI data center nearby. Now 40% of our business is...

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The Allen family in Rayville, Louisiana, owns Holy Tacos. Tim Allen Meta is building its largest AI data center in Holly Ridge, Louisiana. The decision inspired Tim Allen and his family to open their restaurant, Holy Tacos. Allen said the...

I own a baklava bakery in San Francisco. Life as a small business owner in a city flush with AI...

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Tolgay Karabulut is the 43-year-old owner of BaklavaStory, a bakery in San Francisco. Tolgay Karabulut Since 2022, Tolgay Karabulut has run a small baklava bakery in San Francisco. The small business owner works 12-hour days, six days a week,...

THEN AND NOW: Photos show how Cuba went from a 1950s tourist destination to a country plagued by...

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Fidel Castro took control of Cuba in 1959; since then, life on the island has changed dramatically. Archive Photos/Getty Images Cuba transitioned to a communist state in 1959, altering its tourism and economic landscape. Today, Cubans face...

Google yet again avoided a breakup of its business — but it will have to play nicer

businessinsider.com 9/2 7:13A loreilly@businessinsider.com (La

Sundar Pichai s Google escaped another attempt to break up its business. Bloomberg/Getty Images Breaking up is never easy. And now Google doesn't have to do it. A judge ruled Google doesn't have to sell off parts of its adtech business. That said,...