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fromTasting Table
17 hours ago

10 Most Beloved Regional Grocery Chains Around The US - Tasting Table

H-E-B is America's best grocery chain, with a loyal following and a super-long list of must-buy products, including freshly baked tortillas and store-brand ice cream.
Food & drink
NYC food
fromAol
12 hours ago

This NYC Donut Shop Still Charges Just $1 For Fresh Baked Goods

Shaikh's Place Donut Shoppe in Brooklyn sells high-quality donuts for just $1 each, maintaining a nostalgic atmosphere since 1961.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 day ago

The GPS for equity: Building the industry's first true navigation infrastructure

The mortgage industry must shift focus from speed to helping borrowers navigate complex financial decisions.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 days ago

Public grocery stores are having a moment. Can they really make food more affordable? | CBC Radio

Public grocery stores in Canada aim to reduce food costs but face criticism regarding their feasibility and potential waste of public funds.
Graphic design
fromEntrepreneur
4 days ago

The Real Advantage Small Businesses Have Over Big Brands

Small businesses have a creative advantage over big brands due to fewer bureaucratic constraints and a culture that encourages experimentation.
#small-business
Bootstrapping
fromForbes
1 day ago

20 Business Ideas You Can Launch With $10k Or Less - And How To Do It

Online businesses can be launched with $10,000 or less, making them accessible for aspiring entrepreneurs with limited budgets.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago
Social media marketing

Thinking of trashing a small business on social media? Please, think again

Viral online backlash can rapidly harm small businesses, yet public shaming often ignores context and rarely leads to constructive outcomes.
fromEntrepreneur
2 months ago
Business

Why Small Businesses Should Choose Resilience Over Growth This Year

Small businesses prioritize resilience and financial flexibility over rapid growth due to rising costs, constrained financing, and cost-focused decision-making.
Bootstrapping
fromForbes
1 day ago

20 Business Ideas You Can Launch With $10k Or Less - And How To Do It

Online businesses can be launched with $10,000 or less, making them accessible for aspiring entrepreneurs with limited budgets.
Bootstrapping
fromEntrepreneur
3 weeks ago

6 Low-Cost Business Ideas That Are Perfect for Families

Small businesses, comprising 99.9% of U.S. firms, thrive on family collaboration and digital-first models, reducing startup costs and enhancing accessibility.
Boston food
fromBoston.com
3 days ago

Faneuil Hall needs 'a shot of adrenaline,' its businesses say - and they want to be part of the plan

Business owners at Faneuil Hall seek involvement in revitalization plans as Mayor Wu aims to rejuvenate the marketplace for downtown growth.
E-Commerce
fromFast Company
3 days ago

An Etsy-style retail chain abruptly closed all of its stores, leaving customers and vendors blindsided

Painted Tree Boutiques abruptly ceased operations on April 14, leaving vendors and employees without prior notice.
Growth hacking
fromHubspot
3 days ago

8 Ways to Elevate Your Brand as a Creator or Entrepreneur (& Close the Pay Gap)

The global creator economy is projected to reach $1.18 trillion by 2032, significantly impacting minority creators and entrepreneurs.
#grocery-stores
New York City
fromTime Out New York
5 days ago

There's now a plan to open a city-owned grocery store in East Harlem

Mayor Mamdani plans to open five city-run grocery stores in NYC, starting in 2027, to provide affordable food options for residents.
New York City
fromwww.amny.com
5 days ago

Editorial | A basket full of questions about Mayor Mamdani's supermarket plan | amNewYork

Opening city-run grocery stores aims to provide affordable food options for New Yorkers amid rising prices.
New York City
fromTime Out New York
5 days ago

There's now a plan to open a city-owned grocery store in East Harlem

Mayor Mamdani plans to open five city-run grocery stores in NYC, starting in 2027, to provide affordable food options for residents.
New York City
fromwww.amny.com
5 days ago

Editorial | A basket full of questions about Mayor Mamdani's supermarket plan | amNewYork

Opening city-run grocery stores aims to provide affordable food options for New Yorkers amid rising prices.
Portland
fromPortland Mercury
4 days ago

Lloyd Center Mall Announces Official Closing Date in Portland - Portland Mercury

Lloyd Center Mall will officially close on August 8, 2026, with redevelopment plans for the area underway.
Europe news
fromArchDaily
6 days ago

Reimagining the Complete Neighborhood through Urban Renaturing

ReGreeneration project aims to transform European cities to remain livable amid climate change.
East Bay food
fromThe Mercury News
6 days ago

Japanese market to open in downtown San Jose

Sakura Market, a new Japanese grocery store, is set to open in downtown San Jose, offering unique features and job opportunities.
fromHarvard Business Review
5 days ago

Scaling a Business Beyond the Family Playbook

Walmart employs more people than the Chinese Liberation Army, illustrating its growth from a mom-and-pop operation to a major employer in the U.S.
Business
LA real estate
fromLos Angeles Times
5 days ago

Hundreds of affordable housing units funded by new L.A. County agency

L.A. County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency approved over $100 million for affordable housing, aiming to simplify funding and expedite construction.
Design
fromArchDaily
6 days ago

What Lies Beneath: 10 Projects Reshaping the Ground Level

Architecture's pursuit of lightness often leads to fragmented public spaces rather than continuous, accessible ground areas.
#thrift-stores
Everyday cooking
fromTasting Table
1 week ago

Why Many Thrift Stores Won't Accept Small Kitchen Appliances - Tasting Table

Thrift stores often refuse to accept donated small kitchen appliances due to liability concerns and safety standards.
Remodel
fromTasting Table
1 week ago

Many Thrift Stores Don't Want These Kitchen Items - But You Can Donate Them Elsewhere - Tasting Table

Thrift stores often do not accept large appliances due to legal, liability, and hazardous waste concerns.
Everyday cooking
fromTasting Table
1 week ago

Why Many Thrift Stores Won't Accept Small Kitchen Appliances - Tasting Table

Thrift stores often refuse to accept donated small kitchen appliances due to liability concerns and safety standards.
Remodel
fromTasting Table
1 week ago

Many Thrift Stores Don't Want These Kitchen Items - But You Can Donate Them Elsewhere - Tasting Table

Thrift stores often do not accept large appliances due to legal, liability, and hazardous waste concerns.
SF food
fromFuncheap
6 days ago

Free Rafiki Community Market for Bayview Residents (SF)

Rafiki Coalition and SF-Marin Food Bank provide free healthy food to eligible Bayview residents.
Marketing
fromBusiness Matters
1 week ago

Why Sustainable Promotional Products Are Reshaping How SMEs Build Brand Loyalty

The shift towards eco-friendly promotional merchandise is essential for businesses to convey responsibility and meet market expectations.
Coffee
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 week ago

Repair Cafe brings together neighbors with broken items and the experts to fix them

Royersford Baptist Church hosts a community repair event where local experts help fix broken household items, promoting sustainability and neighborly support.
Online Community Development
fromTruthout
1 day ago

Want to Resist a Data Center? These Organizers Share How They Did It.

Local communities in the U.S. are resisting the construction of data centers due to environmental concerns and corporate influence.
Running
fromiRunFar
1 week ago

Building Community the Old Fashioned Way

Building relationships through shared training experiences enhances the running community.
Growth hacking
fromEntrepreneur
4 days ago

How to Turn a Product Into Something People Actually Talk About

Distribution should be integral to product development from the start, focusing on one channel before expanding.
Boston food
fromBoston.com
5 days ago

New Trader Joe's location coming to the South Shore

Trader Joe's will open a new location in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 2027, as part of a larger development project.
Bootstrapping
fromEntrepreneur
1 week ago

Watch Out for the 'Off-Grid' Problem Hiding in Your Business Model

Growth advantages can turn into liabilities when customer retention declines, increasing the burden of fixed costs on remaining users.
Careers
fromEntrepreneur
1 week ago

The Best Way to Get Business Is to Give Business - Here's Why

Helping others succeed leads to stronger business opportunities and builds trust, which is more effective than aggressive pursuit.
Marketing
fromBusiness Matters
1 week ago

How Artisan Food Brands Scale Without Losing Local Identity

Artisan food brands can grow while maintaining local identity by focusing on a clear promise, standardizing quality, and protecting beloved signals.
Fashion & style
fromEntrepreneur
2 weeks ago

They Brought in $5K Per Weekend at Craft Fairs - Then $1.5M a Year - Thanks to an Unusual Business Model: 'Incredibly Fast Scale'

Chen and Wu launched Never Have I Ever, a beauty startup focused on wearable art, achieving $1.5 million in revenue and a 'Shark Tank' deal.
Marketing
fromThedrum
1 week ago

Small Business Owners Can Make Holiday Sales Jingle with These Six Out-of-Home (OOH) Ad Innovations

Out of Home advertising innovations can significantly help small businesses drive sales during the challenging holiday retail environment.
fromPhilosophynow
2 weeks ago
Philosophy

The Collective City

Islamic philosophy invites plurality and coexistence, emphasizing the importance of dialogue and the acceptance of error in understanding.
Online Community Development
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 week ago

CDFIs could draw institutional capital for climate projects

There is a strong desire for collaboration between institutional investors and community development financial institutions, but barriers exist due to perceived risks and lack of standardization.
Online marketing
fromBlack America Web
1 month ago

The growing importance of local SEO for neighborhood businesses

Solid local SEO increases visibility for small businesses by targeting 'near me' searches, enhancing foot traffic and competition against larger chains.
Real estate
fromwww.businessinsider.com
3 weeks ago

As a real estate agent, making money off Airbnbs was a safe bet. I decided to franchise my favorite coffee shop instead.

Diversifying income through franchising a coffee shop has been a strategic move for a Florida real estate agent amid market fluctuations.
Brooklyn
fromBrownstoner
1 month ago

Williamsburg Organizers Rally Support for Northside BID

Williamsburg's Northside is launching a Business Improvement District ballot to fund additional neighborhood services through property owner assessments, addressing infrastructure gaps from rapid development.
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Downtown L.A. needs retail resuscitation. San Francisco's subsidized shops offer a solution

San Francisco's Vacant to Vibrant program revitalized downtown retail by converting empty storefronts into subsidized pop-up shops, offering a model Los Angeles businesses want to replicate.
Relationships
fromPortland Monthly
1 month ago

From the Editor: Building Community Isn't Always Fun. Do It Anyway.

Proximity-based community organizing builds solidarity across differences through sustained engagement and shared material goals, fostering understanding that transcends initial disagreements.
Fashion & style
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

Young Entrepreneurs Are Building Businesses Around 'Grandma Hobbies' and Demand Is Surging

Millennials and Gen Z entrepreneurs are building thriving businesses around analog hobbies like needlepoint, mahjong, and blacksmithing as an antidote to screen fatigue and digital burnout.
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago

The Benefits Of Starting A Small Business In Your Golden Years

Turning skills into a fulfilling and profitable venture is a natural next step for active seniors. The transition offers a way to monetize years of dedication and hard work. Creating a business plan for a hobby allows for a low-stress entry into the market. You already understand the product or service better than most competitors.
Retirement
fromDaily Coffee News by Roast Magazine
4 weeks ago

Study: Social Enterprises Beat Corporate Sustainability in Farmer Well-Being

The study frames each of the models as 'emerging strategies' that can either complement or serve as alternatives to well-known sustainability certification schemes such as Organic, Fairtrade or Rainforest Alliance.
Online Community Development
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

San Francisco is losing another major grocery store

Closing a store is not a decision we take lightly, but this store has had performance issues for an extended period of time. We have worked to enhance and remodel the location, but it has not shown the sales and profit needed to continue operations. In fact, despite the best efforts of a great team, we have lost money year over year at this location.
San Francisco
Law
fromBBC News
1 month ago

A small US grocer is calling out the lower prices at big chains

Price discrimination by large suppliers against small retailers strains independent businesses across multiple sectors, prompting renewed enforcement of the Robinson-Patman Act to protect smaller competitors.
Real estate
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

He didn't want to move away from his friends, so he built them an apartment building. Now, they all own it.

Co-housing offers a sustainable alternative to traditional housing by combining private homes with shared amenities and collective community management, addressing the limitations of both isolated living and overly intimate shared spaces.
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

She Invited Homeless Men to Run. That Instinct Fueled Her $100M Business.

Why do I get to be the runner, and these guys get to be the homeless guys on the corner? Why can't we all be runners? She didn't have an answer. It would've been easy to let that question dissolve with her footsteps. Most people would have. But Mahlum saw something in those men that others had missed.
Running
Marketing
fromForbes
1 month ago

Small Businesses Must Sell What Makes Them Different

Small businesses need strong design more than large companies because they lack established brand trust and must differentiate themselves immediately to gain customer confidence.
Renovation
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

I opened a boutique under a senior living community. I worried it would be a disaster, but I've made surprising friends.

A boutique owner's initial concerns about sharing a building with a senior living community transformed into genuine friendships and a thriving community gathering space.
East Bay real estate
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

Building entrepreneurs and revitalizing East Bay downtown districts

A farm-raised, blue-collar entrepreneur revitalizes downtown districts, prioritizes service industries as recession-proof, and builds businesses across real estate, consulting, and venture capital.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

They Build Bridges to Create Opportunities for Others

Meaningful milestones reveal how relationships, generativity, and sacrifice create belonging, stability, and enduring family legacy.
US politics
fromThe Nation
2 months ago

Mayor Mamdani Offers a Progressive Vision for Small Businesses

Zohran Mamdani is implementing targeted deregulation to reduce bureaucratic burdens on New York small businesses, strengthening them against corporate competition and offering a progressive playbook.
Education
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

When the School Becomes the City: Community-Centered Projects in the Global South

School architecture functions as a catalyst for social transformation by creating multifunctional civic spaces that integrate education, culture, sports, and community engagement within urban territories.
fromPadailypost
1 month ago

Market in East Palo Alto temporarily shut down

The Hispanic market at 1731 E Bayshore Road was closed by the San Mateo County Health Department on Tuesday, according to the county. The market failed inspection due to a rat infestation. The store will remain closed until a county inspector OKs reopening.
East Bay food
#worker-cooperative
Startup companies
fromFast Company
2 months ago

Community is the smartest investment a solopreneur can make

Building intentional communities is essential infrastructure for solopreneurs to sustain creativity, provide reality checks, and amplify professional impact.
Environment
fromFast Company
2 months ago

Four questions that will determine the future of business for good

Consumers continue supporting purposeful companies and plan to increase socially responsible spending despite economic, political, and global uncertainties.
Philosophy
fromApaonline
2 months ago

Democratizing the Economy through Community Wealth Building: Recent Lessons from the UK and Poland

Economic democracy requires expanding democratic control over economic decisions beyond workplace democracy to include community-focused strategies like community wealth building.
Renovation
fromRemodelista
2 months ago

We Are All Neighbors - Remodelista

Everyone has the right to a home, safety, and freedom from fear, with community support and mutual aid providing rent relief and food.
London food
fromLondon On The Inside
1 month ago

The Space That Helps You Shop Better | Neighbourhood Watch

Better Things is an independent retail space in Forest Hill showcasing over 180 indie brands across ceramics, jewelry, homeware, and accessories, with rotating stock and pop-up opportunities for makers.
Relationships
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

A Small Business Owner Did Me Dirty. I'm Inclined to Ruin Her Life.

A customer seeking refund for undelivered merchandise should leave honest reviews but avoid coordinated campaigns to damage a business's reputation.
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

How ICE chaos and a boycott plan are turning Minnesota retailers into community spaces

January is typically a slow month for retailers - a time for restocking, chores, and tax prep. This year, small businesses in the Minneapolis area have thrown that out the window. They're offering aid during heightened ICE activity; some will close for Friday's economic blackout. January is typically a quiet month at Mischief Toys in St. Paul, Minnesota. Owner Dan Marshall said he usually spends it cleaning up after Christmas, painting the walls,
Social justice
San Francisco
fromSan Francisco Public Press
2 months ago

On Treasure Island, One Grocer and a Patchwork of Neighbors Keep People Fed - San Francisco Public Press

Treasure Island lacks supermarkets; Abdo Nasser's Treasure Island Cove remains the only grocery store, serving a community facing geographic isolation, food insecurity, and high poverty.
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Eagle
2 months ago

New loan product expands credit access for Brooklyn worker co-ops

A Brooklyn credit union launched loans up to $100,000 without personal guarantees for worker-owned co-ops, using cash-flow underwriting and a $1M loan-loss reserve.
Philosophy
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Neighbors, It's Time to Make a Stand

Universal conviction in one's own righteousness divides humanity, while accelerating evolutionary mismatch from our technology-created world remains our shared existential problem.
fromForbes
1 month ago

The Dense Bean Salad Effect: Why Community Now Drives Growth

Chef Violet Witchel, creator of the now-viral "dense bean salad," didn't build a 3 million strong social media following by chasing virality. She built it by solving a problem. At a time when protein goals were trending and food prices were rising, she noticed something simple: beans were affordable, high-protein, and meal-prep friendly.
Growth hacking
Renovation
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Dear Vicki: Can I say something about the run-down appearance of the business next door?

Collaboration with neighbors about property maintenance is more effective than criticism for achieving positive change and avoiding conflict.
Brooklyn
fromNews 12 - Default
2 months ago

The Fresh Grocer opens in Downtown Brooklyn Friday

The Fresh Grocer by Inserra Supermarkets opens on Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn Friday, offering produce, prepared foods, a full-service butcher, a bakery, and 140 new local jobs.
New York City
fromStreetsblog
2 months ago

Open Streets are Business Incubators, Yet Another Report Shows - Streetsblog New York City

Car-free open streets in New York City correlate with robust retail and restaurant job growth, concentrated in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
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