Will new stimulus checks make it harder for employers to hire?
Irina Novoselsky on stimulus checks
It’s been ‘roller coaster ride’: Owner on recovering after riots destroyed his bar
KB Balla on recovering his sports bar after riots
How the DC community supports Black-owned businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic
Ed Lawrence talks to owners of Ben’s Chili Bowl
Small business owners faced with tough hiring decisions
As the U.S. economy undergoes an uneven recovery from the virus pandemic, many small business owners face a tough decision on whether and when to take on employees.
Pet shops left behind as Amazon, Chewy reap benefits from adoption surge
As more people spend time at home and invest in fuzzy friends amid the pandemic, the pet industry ballooned to $100 billion just last year with sales up 9% year over year. However, the profits have disproportionately favored digital retailers, leaving brick-and-mortar pet shops in a rough patch.
Coronavirus widens divide between chain, independent restaurants
Alex Hogan on coronavirus hitting parts of the restaurant industry differently
EnrichHER looks to help women, people of color grow their businesses
Roshawnna Novellus on EnrichHer
Biden wants a $15 minimum wage. Here's what people say it would do to the economy
President Biden says his proposal to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour will lift many low-wage workers out of poverty, but some businesses and economists warn it could cost jobs as the U.S. recovers from pandemic layoffs.
Group teams up with online platform to help fitness trainers who are veterans monetize virtual coaching
An organization for veterans partnered with an online coaching platform that allows vets who are now fitness trainers to connect to clients virtually: to monetize their coaching platform during this unstable economic time.
South Dakota hotel left abandoned by cancelation of Keystone
SD hotel hit by Keystone cancelation
Venture capital firm raises $8.5M in its first year to help minority-run businesses
Skot Welch on investing in Black businesses.
Shopify pulls conservative company's 'Free Kyle' Rittenhouse shirt
Shopify blocked a small business owner from selling a "Free Kyle" shirt on the ecommerce platform referring to Kyle Rittenhouse, an Illinois teen accused of killing two people during unrest in Kenosha, Wis.
Brenberg: Biden must let Americans do business, recover from pandemic
FOX News contributor discusses push by Democrats to raise minimum wage, pass relief bill.
Florida pet sitting, dog walking business gets creative to stay open during pandemic
Amanda George and Lalka Morales have been building SoHo Hound, their pet sitting and dog walking business in Tampa since 2013.
Creator of ‘Bernie’ mittens partners with teddy bear maker
The teacher who created the recycled wool mittens that U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders wore to the presidential inauguration — engendering countless memes — is partnering with the Vermont Teddy Bear Company to create a whole mitten line to meet soaring demand, with some of the proceeds going to Make-A-Wish Vermont.
NYC restaurant owner says Cuomo's coronavirus restrictions 'politically connected'
Despite New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo promising plans to safely reopen indoor dining, Brooklyn Chop House owner Stratis Morfogen clamed the Democrat's coronavirus restrictions are “politically connected.”
NYC restaurant owner's message to Cuomo: 'Stop playing around with people's lives'
Joseph Smith on NYC's lockdown.
Loved by students, scholars, writers for 450 years, UK pub succumbs to COVID-19
A historic British pub in the center of Oxford that has served students, scholars and literary greats for over 450 years is to shut down, a cultural casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic.
California restaurant owner suing Newsom says 'he has to feel the pain' for 'reckless decisions'
California restaurant owner Angela Marsden argued on Wednesday that Gov. Gavin Newsom must be “held accountable” for his “reckless decisions" amid the coronavirus pandemic.
NY restaurant owner says $15 minimum wage would be ‘horrible’ and ‘reprehensible’ for small business
A New York restaurant owner is speaking out against the proposed federal minimum wage hike, which he believes could harm small businesses trying to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic.