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Here's why we're seeing a rush to create new businesses

by Kristin Schwab
Aug 19, 2021
There were over 4 million applications for new businesses last year, according to the Census Bureau.
There was a boom in applications for new businesses last year, per the Census Bureau.
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COVID closed Philadelphia's Poi Dog, but the sauces and recipes remain

by Reema Khrais and Sean McHenry
Aug 12, 2021
Kiki Aranita closed her restaurant after the city shut down. A year later, she's still making Hawaiian food and building the brand.
Poi Dog, Kiki Aranita's former Hawaiian restaurant. She continues her career in food and her efforts to build the Poi Dog brand.
Photo courtesy Kiki Aranita
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Small business optimism shrinks as labor shortage, price hikes continue

by Mitchell Hartman
Aug 10, 2021
Owners expect lower sales and worse business conditions in the coming months, reflected in the NFIB’s declining optimism index.
Though the economy is rebounding from the COVID-19 downdraft, small-business owners expect near-term business conditions to worsen.
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How do retailers decide when to raise prices?

by Marielle Segarra
Aug 3, 2021
The price of many products, supplies and raw materials has been rising. Retailers must figure out when to pass those costs along to customers.
A shopper checks her receipt in a mall in April 2021.
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Program helps immigrant women launch child care businesses

by Elizabeth Trovall
Jul 28, 2021
The training enables them to help fill the child care gap as entrepreneurs, supporting Houston moms who want to enter or rejoin the workforce.
Ngoc Ho sings in English and Vietnamese with her young class at Dino Land Academy.
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Businesses are re-opening at a frenetic pace, Yelp finds — especially where vaccination rates are higher

by Mitchell Hartman
Jul 23, 2021
Where there are lower vaccination rates, there’s less consumer interest.
A man walks past a restaurant with an illuminated "Open" sign on May 5 in Los Angeles.
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Illinois allows home cooks to sell shelf-stable foods beyond farmers markets

by Natalie Moore
Jul 20, 2021
A new law will enable entrepreneurs to make direct sales and deliveries of bread, cake and other homemade products across the state.
Starting in January, cottage food operators can make direct sales and deliveries of products like cookies, breads and jams.
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How some workers changed their careers during the pandemic

by Kai Ryssdal and Richard Cunningham
Jun 30, 2021
We talked to three people about how their career paths were altered during the pandemic and where they think they'll be a year from now.
As the COVID-19 pandemic begins to wane in the U.S., workers are reevaluating their job options.
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Making gelato e-commerce friendly is like starting a new business

by Sean McHenry
Jun 18, 2021
Uli Nasibova of Uli's Gelato in Los Angeles, sees her future online, but getting there could mean some trial and error.
"I spent the first six or seven months creating an e-commerce solution for shipping my gelato, and the economics of that already aged," says Uli Nasibova, owner of Uli's Gelato.
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For restaurants, tough pandemic decisions are starting to pay off

by Justin Ho
Jun 1, 2021
Restaurants had to make hard choices over the last year to stay alive –– choices that, it turns out, made them more efficient.
Restaurant owners have had to let go of many employees, but they've also made their production processes speedier and with less employee-customer contact. Which of these changes will stick?
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