The 23 best sources of emergency funding for small businesses available right...
The COVID-19 pandemic is hitting small businesses especially hard as customers practice social distancing, states enact forced closures, and events get canceled.More than 99% of all businesses are...
View ArticleIf you missed out on federal loans, the IRS will allow your business to defer...
Now that the $349 billion stimulus aid for small businesses has run out, founders will have to turn to other sources for emergency funding. Two tax provisions of the $2 trillion stimulus package could...
View ArticleWeWork members are getting fed up paying rent while the coworking giant tries...
Four entrepreneurs told Business Insider they're frustrated with paying WeWork for space that they can't access due to the coronavirus. They explained how they finagled discounts and how WeWork...
View ArticleA tiny Mexican art store in NYC survived 20 years of skyrocketing rents and...
In a city with increasingly expensive rent, a small shop in NYC's East Village stands out for its vibrancy and longevity. La Sirena captivates tourists and locals with colorful paper banners (papel...
View ArticlePRESENTING: The strategies seasoned freelancers use to set rates that are...
If you're just starting out as a freelancer, you might not know how much to charge for your work. Shoot too high and clients might not want your services; shoot too low and you might not be able to pay...
View ArticleA product manager whose company laid off 100 employees launched a career...
When her company laid of 100 employees last month, Allison Silber decided to make a platform to help people in need bolster their resumes, portfolios, and interview skills. She teamed up with coworker...
View ArticlePRESENTING: Now that $349 billion in federal relief ran out, here's how small...
The US government passed a $2 trillion stimulus package to stabilize the American economy during the coronavirus crisis and $349 billion of that was earmarked for small businesses. But within two weeks...
View ArticleHere's how a couple used their own relationship struggles to build a $2...
Stacey and Paul Martino decided to start a relationship coaching side hustle after saving their own marriage from divorce. The couple cofounded Relationship Development, a relationship coaching side...
View ArticleCannabis experts explain the opportunities waiting to be claimed by...
Most legal cannabis dispensaries are considered essential businesses, and are still getting customers in the door. Experts told Business Insider there's ample opportunity for entrepreneurs in the...
View ArticleLegal risks for business owners are changing every day. Here's how you could...
Recently imposed requirements amid the pandemic on business owners include updates to reporting cases of the virus, updating paid leave policies, and mitigating risks.Employees are now eligible for...
View ArticleAn inside look at what Washington power players are trying to cram into the...
On Tuesday, the Senate approved another $380 billion for small-business relief loans through the Paycheck Protection Program and Emergency Injury Disaster Loans.Democrats fought to include provisions...
View Article3 women leading the zero-waste movement reveal how they're managing to change...
Women are the helm of a lot of the zero-waste movement environmental sustainability companies on the market. S'well founder Sarah Kauss said her company's goal is to eliminate single-use plastic...
View ArticleGeorgia's governor wants to reopen theaters, gyms, and nail salons. Here's...
On Monday, April 20, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp announced that he wanted an early reopening of many of the businesses he had closed in an executive order just three weeks earlier.But research from the...
View ArticleThe CEO of Canonical says the coronavirus pandemic could delay its plans to...
Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth predicts that there will be a surge of new open source startups this year because of the coronavirus crisis, not just in spite of it. Canonical is preparing to go public...
View Article7 'mini MBAs' offered by top institutions and organizations that'll give you...
MBA programs are both costly and time consuming, but you could try the "mini MBA," which are weeks long and teach you a lot of the same subjects covered in business school.Top schools like Rutgers,...
View ArticleAn inside look at the 5 lawsuits claiming JPMorgan, Bank of America, US Bank,...
The Paycheck Protection Program was supposed to help struggling small businesses weather pandemic fallout, but many business owners claim they were sidelined by big banks instead. Business Insider...
View ArticleExperts warn the Small Business Administration's mishandling of the leak of...
Government reports, auditors, and former officials say that for years technical issues have dogged the Small Business Administration, which is currently 'overwhelmed' by stimulus loan issues. This...
View Article'Companies that need the money can't get it:' Former Small Business...
The Small Business Administration's loans program has been blasted for allowing disaster stimulus loans to go to big public companies instead of struggling small businesses.New stimulus funds are on...
View ArticleShark Tank's Kevin O'Leary says startups should turn to equity crowdfunding...
In a time of heightened uncertainty, many startups are wondering if it's the right time to raise capital."Shark Tank" judge and millionaire investor Kevin O'Leary said equity crowdfunding will take on...
View ArticleThe cofounder of an online fashion startup only runs his business a couple of...
Jackson Cunningham and Josh Bluman founded JJ Suspenders in August of 2014; the suspenders company reached around $1.1 million in revenue overall recently.Cunningham has continued working full-time...
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