1+ mon, 6+ hour ago   (291+ words) New data from the Intuit QuickBooks 2026 Business Owner Report shows Black entrepreneurs defining success in a way that reaches beyond their own bottom line, even as bias in access to capital and pressure to prove themselves persist. The traditional business…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (458+ words) Starbucks won the coffee wars so thoroughly it’s easy to forget how many chains were actually in that fight. Several had real regional dominance before consolidation, acquisition, or plain bad timing wiped them off the map entirely. Retail historians tracking…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1189+ words) Small business owners may be experts in their field, but they're not always experts on bookkeeping. A new survey from Bluevine of 864 small and medium-sized business owners reveals that many have gaps in their business financial knowledge, making it more…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (794+ words) The Hive Bookshop in Bearden has been a beehive of activity in recent weeks as proprietors and good friends Sara Holladay and Jill Van Beke were finishing taking care of the details in anticipation of their April 25 opening. But for…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (895+ words) The name Marcia Kilgore might not be instantly recognisable but her Beauty Pie brand is known the world over for being an industry game-changer with its online-only subscription model. Before founding Beauty Pie in 2016, Kilgore had built other brands including…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (445+ words) A new independent bookstore, café and wine bar called The Novel Sip is coming to New Albany in the spring of 2027. Owner Shayla Cole told Columbus Monthly she is opening the business with the goal of creating a space "to…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (705+ words) Ariana Grande might have been onto something when she sang, ”I see it, I like it, I want it, I got it.” That lyric is essentially the business model behind TikTok Shop. Instead of sending shoppers to a separate website,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (505+ words) AUSTIN (KXAN) — Restaurants in Austin could be one step closer to receiving incentives for providing employees a “living wage” or paid time off. On Monday, the Austin-Travis County Food Policy Board will discuss a recommendation asking Austin City Council to…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (623+ words) Since taking over as president and CEO of the Knoxville Area Urban League last summer, Laurie Shanderson has been determined to hear directly from the community she serves. As she listened to her community's needs, it became clear Black-owned businesses…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (884+ words) Meat and oats might sound like a strange combination. To Cincinnatians, it's breakfast. Goetta, a crispy-edged pork, beef, and oat loaf, may have originated as a thrifty way for German immigrants to stretch meat, but today it is a beloved…...