A bakery owner who wakes up at 12:48 am to start prepping croissants says her success comes from...

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Clémence de Lutz is the owner of Petitgrain Boulangerie in Santa Monica. Shelby Moore for BI Clémence de Lutz owns Petitgrain Boulangerie, one of LA s most popular bakeries. On opening day in 2024, she sold out of croissants in about an hour....

I've lived in Florida for over 25 years. These 6 islands probably aren't on your radar — but should...

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As a local, North Captiva is one of my favorite Florida islands. Marissa Sisco/Shutterstock I ve lived in Florida for over 25 years and have explored some of the state s most peaceful islands. I love Cedar Key, a charming small town with lots of...

Ultra-Practical Local SEO Tasks AI Can Help You With

localvisibilitysystem.com 3/15 7:08P Phil

Most advice on “how to use AI for local SEO” faceplants in at least one of three ways: The problem isn’t a problem you’ve got. The solution is too complicated or hard to digest. You can do it better...

I've lived in San Francisco and Austin, and I want to move back to California. Here's what Texas is...

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Pavi Theva left San Francisco in 2019, but now she wants to move back Courtesy of Pavi Theva Pavi Theva moved to Austin in 2023, drawn by the city s good weather and lower living costs. But now she wants to move back to San Francisco, where she...

Meet the most powerful women in the Trump administration

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TOPSHOT - (L/R) US President Donald Trump speaks with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles during an Invest America roundtable discussion in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC on June 9, 2025. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via...

I'm a millionaire living in Washington. I'm happy to pay more in taxes — it helps everybody.

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Washington proposed a tax on millionaires, and millionaire Victoria Hattersley supports it. Courtesy of Victoria Hattersley. Victoria Hattersley is a retired millionaire who supports her state s proposed millionaire tax. Hattersley s state of...

The Role of Data Aggregators in Citation Authority

advicelocal.com 3/5 2:00A Bernadette Coleman

Citation authority matters, but some listings influence visibility far more than others. With the right business listing management partner , your agency client’s information can be distributed across...

My small business modernized a 2,000-year-old tourniquet. We've already sold hundreds of kits...

businessinsider.com 3/4 7:25A insider@insider.com (Erica Sween

Hannah Herbst is the CEO of Golden Hour Medical. Jennifer Ortiz for BI Golden Hour Medical develops products to help bystanders in emergencies. Its automatic tourniquet provides an easy-to-follow audiovisual guide for controlling bleeding....

I quit my VP job at 36 to become a solopreneur. I don't need staff: AI agents handle everything from...

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Justin Parnell runs a company called Justin GPT, which makes custom AI agents. Ian Tuttle for BI Justin Parnell, 39, quit a VP-level role to become an AI consultant. He uses AI agents to help with everything from invoicing to building proposals....

How Duplicate Listings Affect Entity Signals, and What to Do About It

advicelocal.com 2/26 2:00A Bernadette Coleman

For agencies and local marketers, local citations and listing management help keep business data accurate and consistent across search platforms, directories and maps. That consistency is foundational...

When Should You Keep That Google Business Profile Page Unverified?

localvisibilitysystem.com 2/25 7:39P Phil

All you know right now is that you’ve got an extra Google Business Profile page showing up on Google Maps and that it’s unverified (so you don’t have ownership or control of it).  You may have found...

I quit my job at TikTok at age 30 to travel. There was no way I was going to stay — the freedom is...

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Nerine Mak Courtesy of Nerine Mak. Nerine Mak left her role at TikTok in 2023 to travel the world on a motorbike. She joined TikTok in 2019 after starting her career at Ernst & Young and Sephora. Now traveling with her partner, she does ad hoc...

The 52 best subscription gifts that deliver something new every month

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When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more The best subscription boxes to gift range from recurring deliveries that celebrate their hobbies to unique snack packages, and every interest in...

Here's who could benefit from the Supreme Court's decision on Trump's IEEPA tariffs and who could...

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The Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump s IEEPA tariffs were illegal. Chen Mengtong/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images The Supreme Court rules that Trump s IEEPA tariffs are illegal. Businesses are celebrating the SCOTUS ruling,...

Corporate America's toughest job? Being COO during the tariff whiplash

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Stephen B. Morton/AP The Supreme Court struck down much of Trump s tariffs, but Trump could try to impose levies in other ways. COOs, who are responsible for overseeing where companies build and source products, are in a tough spot. The...