These café owners started a shop with credit cards and a $30,000 loan. They say it's worth it to run...

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Ilia Penzin and Liliia Penzina at their café, T.O.L.K., in Bushwick. Paola Chapdelaine for BI Ilia Penzin and Liliia Penzina run T.O.L.K., a café in Bushwick, NYC, facing financial hurdles. T.O.L.K., opened in 2025, serves as both a coffee shop...

Mamdani is going to town on the annoyance economy

businessinsider.com 8/17 10:14P estewart@insider.com (Emily Stew

Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Mark Lennihan/AP Images; Alyssa powell/BI Navigating New York City's economy can feel like a gauntlet of minor indignities. Selling ice cream, for some reason, requires two different permits. Want to quit...

A granola for breastfeeding mothers has been recalled over Salmonella contamination

businessinsider.com 8/16 7:01P insider@insider.com (Aditi Bhara

A granola formulated for breastfeeding mothers has been recalled. Yevgen Romanenko/Getty Images A Hamptons-based food business has recalled a granola flavor intended for breastfeeding mothers. The product was at risk of Salmonella contamination,...

Small businesses are using a classic benefit to stay competitive in attracting and keeping workers

businessinsider.com 8/15 10:56P insider@insider.com (Madison Hof

A higher share of US job postings mentioned 401(k) plans than several years ago. Daisy-Daisy/Getty Images Small businesses can attract and retain staff with 401(k) plans. Business owners can offer it...

High-school sweethearts started a blog while carrying $40,000 in student debt. By 30, their net...

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Brittany and Kelan Kline are the cofounders of The Savvy Couple. Courtesy of The Klines Kelan and Brittany Kline founded The Savvy Couple, a finance blog, in 2016. The blog evolved into an online business that generated $1.3 million in 2023. As...

New York City is on track to launch 5 city-run grocery stores. Here's what happened when other...

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani is rolling out his plan for city-run supermarkets in New York. Bloomberg/Getty Images NYC's Mamdani plans to open five city-run grocery stores by 2029, with a 30% discount on core goods. Big cities like Atlanta, along with...

Why Business Listing Updates Take Time to Appear Online

advicelocal.com 8/13 2:00A Bernadette Coleman

Anyone who manages business listings for multiple clients has probably refreshed a map or directory page and waited for an update that’s out there, but is not yet showing up. However, there’s a simple...

The new Google is destroying small businesses' reputations

businessinsider.com 8/10 10:22P estewart@insider.com (Emily Stew

Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI Damian Mansell was stunned to see what Google was saying about his nascent business. When he searched for reviews of The Plastics Shed — the online building-plastics supplier he incorporated at the start of 2025 —...

3 key details about what Mark Zuckerberg's vision of the AI future would look like for you

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg laid out his vision for an AI future built around personal superintelligence. The Meta CEO said personal AI agents could make it easier to start and run...

I left the US for Serbia. My rent dropped from $2,000 to $650, and my income rose.

businessinsider.com 8/9 11:05P insider@insider.com (Perri Ormon

Daria Ershova. Anna Krashenina Daria Ershova moved from the Phoenix area to Belgrade, Serbia, in 2025. Living in Belgrade offers her a more affordable lifestyle with reduced rent and expenses. She faced language barriers and bureaucratic hurdles...

They ran tea shops and podcasts. Now they're in the arms trade.

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Toru Tokushige, CEO of Terra Drone. Noriko Hayashi for BI In early May 2025, Toru Tokushige was alone in his Tokyo office when the general came knocking. It was the Golden Week, Japan's biggest holiday, and everyone else was on vacation. Manabu...

I accidentally retired from my decades-long career. The adjustment came with a larger identity...

businessinsider.com 8/4 11:39P insider@insider.com (Ellen Accon

The author (left) said she retired without ceremony. Courtesy of Ellen Acconcia. A move to a small coastal town meant leaving my successful career behind. I questioned my identity after leaving the workforce, wondering who I was without my career....

After years of building a career in a big city, I moved to a small town. It was the best move for me...

businessinsider.com 8/4 3:01A insider@insider.com (Meredith Wh

Moving to a small town in Wales was surprisingly great for me as a business owner. Meredith Whitely After spending most of my working life in or near London, I moved to a town of about 3,000 in Wales. I wasn't sure how this move would impact me as...

Niche brands are finding online reach through Sam's Club

businessinsider.com 8/2 11:23P dreuter@businessinsider.com (Dom

Sam s Club is using its scale to bring local businesses to members across the US. Dominick Reuter Sam's Club is using its regular curation to include upscale regional brands Now Sam's Club is using its scale to connect local favorites with...