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Watch Microbrands Find Success in Individuality
Small operations such as Anoma and Baltic say their unusual designs and lower-end prices have fueled significant growth.
By Robin Swithinbank
Small operations such as Anoma and Baltic say their unusual designs and lower-end prices have fueled significant growth.
By Robin Swithinbank
For more than 200 pro athletes, the boutique investment firm Patricof Co is opening the door to the private equity market.
By Ken Belson
J. Michael Cline was the co-founder of an online ticketing company that changed how Americans went to the movies.
By Annie Correal
With Fortitude Ranch, the entrepreneur Drew Miller is betting on franchised timeshares for people who are worried about the end of the world.
By Alexander Nazaryan and Emily Najera
For many Black women, summertime calls for braids. Pricing for knotless braids, which are faster to braid, feel lighter and have gotten more popular, depends on the length and size of each braid and color blend, and whether hair used in the boho style is human or synthetic.
By Lola Fadulu and Naima Green
As chronic work stress climbs, entrepreneurs find opportunity in the burgeoning space of burnout coaching.
By Martha C. White
Twenty years after opening in Williamsburg, Catbird is expanding across America.
By Misty White Sidell
To help make the Olympic Games in Paris greener, Le Pavé, a manufacturing start-up, is making podiums and stadium seating out of recycled plastic.
By Liz Alderman
Funding for A.I. firms made up nearly half the $56 billion in U.S. start-up financing from April to June, according to PitchBook.
By Erin Griffith
The online marketplace is putting in place a new safety-oriented policy, banning the sale of “mature” products, including vintage Playboys and many sex toys.
By Jessica Testa
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