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Logo with QR code for Fantuan Asian food delivery service in the Silicon Valley, Mountain View, California, January 3, 2021. Smith Collection/gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images NEW YORK – When Kelly Wu feels sick and wants a delivery of congee, the Chinese porridge she grew up eating, she opts for a platform many … Read more
Chris Schwegmann is getting creative with how artificial intelligence is being used in law. At Dallas-based boutique law firm Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann, he sometimes asks AI to channel Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts or Sherlock Holmes. Schwegmann said after uploading opposing counsel’s briefs, he’ll ask legal technology platform Harvey to assume the … Read more
Liz Whalen co-owns Rebel Rebel, a hair salon in Libertyville, Ill. that caters to LGTBQ+ clients. Courtesy: Lissete Briggs In the face of the anti-diversity, equity and inclusion environment, LBGTQ+ small business owners have remained resilient — and are actually starting businesses in record numbers. Some 10% of entrepreneurs who started their own businesses last … Read more
German Adrasti | E+ | Getty Images While the national conversation around AI often fixates on large corporations and Silicon Valley breakthroughs, AI’s impact is also a reality on Main Street. AI is rapidly transforming small businesses and the shift goes beyond just boosting productivity to directly influencing staffing decisions and day-to-day operations. Small business … Read more
Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty Images It’s often said that the economic reality on Main Street doesn’t match the mood on Wall Street, but right now small business owners are matching the market with increased confidence after a rocky start to 2025. After a significant decline in small business confidence in the … Read more
Wharton School marketing professor Jonah Berger has advised Google, Nike, Apple and Coca-Cola, among other major firms, on how small language choices can be the difference between failure and success with customers and partners. The same is true for any individual, he says, whether it be at work, in business, or when seeking to influence … Read more
Richard Christiansen traded in a life of luxury (goods) for life on the farm, though it happened in an unexpected way. A vegetable farmer he was in touch with during Covid told him they were going to “lose the farm” as all the restaurants they sold to closed. “We said bring the vegetables over and … Read more
The Trump administration is quickly reshaping the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, in ways that carry vast implications for state and local governments. “We’re going to give out less money. We’re going to give it out directly. It’ll be from the president’s office,” President Donald Trump said at a press conference June 11. The … Read more