entrepreneurs

Where manufacturing jobs have shrunk, a library is giving a leg up to entrepreneurs

8:00am October 11, 2024

The public library in Toledo, Ohio, is one of a number across the U.S. that have become entrepreneurial hubs. Business-specialist librarians are helping aspiring small-business owners and nonprofits for free.

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Ciara Imani May founded Rebundle, a Missouri company that makes biodegradable hair extensions.

Any job can be a climate solutions job: Ask this teacher, electrician or beauty CEO

1:05pm October 04, 2023

Some "climate jobs" are obvious. Others, not so much. So we talked to three people whose jobs address climate change in unexpected ways.

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Dreyton McDonald sells snow cones from his mobile shop, Ice Ice Dreyton, in Ocala, Fla.

National

A 12-year-old boy is learning about business, and life, slinging snow cones in Florida

10:00am September 13, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

The Central Florida 7th grader, Dreyton McDonald, has been in the snow cone-selling business going on three years and hopes to expand his empire.

17 minority-owned Forsyth County businesses awarded grants

10:10am January 07, 2022

by Eddie Garcia

Over $200,000 is being awarded to minority-owned small businesses in Forsyth County this year.

At Nettoor Toddy Shop, fresh toddy from nearby coconut orchards is served in up-cycled wine, vodka or scotch bottles.

For A True Taste Of South India, Try A Toddy Shop

11:39am June 12, 2018

by Maanvi Singh

Toddy is a type of palm wine made from the fermented sap of coconut flowers. But the best toddy shops in southwestern India are celebrated for the spicy, coconutty food they serve with the drink.

Steve Gagner fills one of the first barrels of bourbon from Danger Close Craft Distilling in St. Albans, Vt.

Veterans-Turned-Brewers Help Others Who Served Develop New Skills

11:35am April 19, 2018

by Rebecca Sheir

Vermont veterans cook up a brewery and a bourbon distillery that not only lifts spirits, but gives back to the community and creates a model that may encourage other vets to try entrepreneurship.

Entrepreneur Stinson Dean (left) and his wife Stephanie play with their three children in their yard in Independence, Mo. He says the Affordable Care Act made it possible for him to start his own business.

Uncertainty Over Health Care Law's Future Hobbles Entrepreneurs

4:05pm September 23, 2017

by Alex Smith

Obamacare made it easier for people to leave jobs to start their own ventures and entice others to join, knowing they could buy insurance independently. Some entrepreneurs worry that could change.

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Designer Anastasiya Rudnik is a co-owner of the Ukrainian Street Wear shop in central Kiev.

World News

Young Entrepreneurs Find Funky Niche In Products 'Made In Ukraine'

5:53pm April 23, 2017

by Lucian Kim

Startups and boutique designers make up a small part of Ukraine's economy. But they're making everything from socks to streetwear — and are gaining skills essential for the country's development.

Economy

HUSTLE Campaign Encourages Diversity In Entrepreneurship

8:39am April 12, 2017

by Bethany Chafin

An event Wednesday in Winston-Salem will focus on encouraging local entrepreneurship.

When they are gorging themselves, the maggots' metabolic heat can reach 130 degrees.

National

For These Entrepreneurs, Cutting Food Waste Starts In A Maggot Bucket

10:09am December 13, 2016

by Luke Runyon

Instead of letting food rot, some entrepreneurs want to use it to feed insects, which can then nourish livestock. But federal regulations have been slow to catch up to the growth of insect farms.