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

businessinsider.com 9/3 9:42P abharade@businessinsider.com (Ad

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...

businessinsider.com 9/3 4:21A kvillarroel@insider.com (Kristin

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,...

A Foxhole View on Local SEO in 2026: Interview on the Legal Late Night Podcast

localvisibilitysystem.com 9/1 7:52P Phil

No matter what kind of business yours is, but especially if you re part of a law firm, this interview I did with the great Jared Correia on the Legal Late Night podcast has at least a few minutes in it that can help your local SEO effort.  We keep...

My sister and I were laid off around the same time. We started a small business together to survive...

businessinsider.com 8/30 1:07A insider@insider.com (Amanda Leig

The author and her sister run a small business, selling vintage items. Courtesy of Amanda Leigh Lichtenstein My sister and I were both laid off from our jobs around the same time as our parents died. We decided to start a small business, selling...

Delis are going viral for horrifying AI-slop menus. I called one to try to understand why they did...

businessinsider.com 8/29 10:31P knotopoulos@businessinsider.com

A menu of AI-generated sandwiches in Chicago. Chris Murphy Delis and other restaurants are using AI to make menus. The results are often horrifyingly unsettling, like perfectly round shrimp. I asked one deli in Chicago why they used AI for their...

I couldn't land a job, so I started AI training for $15 an hour. Now I make $100 an hour and built a...

businessinsider.com 8/29 10:11P kvlamis@businessinsider.com (Kel

Mo Zohourian Mo Zohourian turned to AI training when he couldn't land a traditional 9-to-5. He started on generalist projects at $15/hour and now makes $100/hour as a sales specialist. Even though he had 15 years experience in sales, Zohourian...

I dropped out of college to sell Pokémon cards full time. My business made $7.8 million in sales...

businessinsider.com 8/28 10:11P katherineli@insider.com (Katheri

Andres Fernandez dropped out of his college in Florida to start his own business, which sells Pokemon cards. Andres Fernandez Andres Fernandez dropped out of his business degree program in college to found his own company. The company,...

I started making $10,000 a month from user-generated content in 5 months. I didn't need to pitch or...

businessinsider.com 8/27 11:05P insider@insider.com (Kaila Yu)

Cara Torchia. Ian McLaren Cara Torchia transitioned from nannying to thriving as a UGC creator, earning $10,000 monthly. From Broadway to cruise ships, Torchia used her performance skills to excel in UGC creation. Her UGC business soared on...

How to Build Local Visibility for a New Business Location

advicelocal.com 8/27 2:00A Bernadette Coleman

Many agencies begin the process of establishing local visibility for a new business location by creating a Google Business Profile (GBP). At Advice Local, we recommend that our agency partners and...

Inside New Yorkers' hopes and fears over Mamdani's city-run grocery stores

businessinsider.com 8/22 10:30P allisonkelly@businessinsider.com

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani s five city-run grocery stores are set to open by 2029. Paola Chapdelaine for BI Phillip Grant is feeling optimistic. He thinks he's the best man to operate Mayor Zohran Mamdani's city-run supermarkets . Along with...

The modern parenting throuple: Mom, Dad, and Papa Clanker

businessinsider.com 8/22 10:07P ahoover@insider.com (Amanda Hoov

Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI Molly and Sean Morse agree that they want their 5-year-old daughter to be ready for the AI future. By night they're tech-free, telling stories with her, building fantasy worlds and characters and letting her imagination...

One chart shows how small businesses are ramping up a favorite worker perk

businessinsider.com 8/21 11:07P mhoff@businessinsider.com (Madis

Millions more workers have access to retirement plans than in 2019. MoMo Productions/Getty Images Millions more small-business workers have access to retirement plans than in 2019. Reasons for the...

After living in California for decades, I finally found the perfect place to visit for an...

businessinsider.com 8/21 7:15A insider@insider.com (Blythe Chad

My husband and I fell in love with Ojai during a weekend getaway to the Southern California city. Blythe Chadim I've spent decades in California and can finally say Ojai is the perfect spot for a weekend trip. Ojai has many wellness offerings and...

A couple turned a blog into a 7-figure business in 8 years. They explain 4 ways to make money...

businessinsider.com 8/20 11:30P kelkins@businessinsider.com (Kat

Kelan and Brittany Kline are the co-creators of The Savvy Couple. Kelan and Brittany Kline Kelan and Brittany Kline started a money blog, The Savvy Couple, in 2016. By 2023, their online business was bringing in $1.3 million. The Klines have used...