Female small business owners showed better work-life balance: poll

Female small business owners showed better work-life balance: poll

Six in 10 female small business owners who opened their business prior to 2022 said the past year has been the most challenging for their business (63%), according to new research. The survey of 1,000 female small business owners also found that one in six are stressed out every day. This may be because more … Read more

Most people prefer small businesses over large chains: poll

Most people prefer small businesses over large chains: poll

The average person “shops small” 213 times throughout the year. A recent survey of 2,000 U.S. adults revealed nine in 10 (93%) people rely on a small business for events in their lives.  A whopping 88% know someone who is employed at a small business in their community, with the average person knowing four names … Read more

Cafe owner says ‘Kitchen Nightmares’ makeover lost her thousands

Cafe owner says ‘Kitchen Nightmares’ makeover lost her thousands

The owner of a Sydney, Australia cafe has revealed her struggles after appearing on Channel 7’s Kitchen Nightmares Australia, saying she has lost thousands of dollars in business after the program rebranded and renovated her cafe. Virginia Cheong, the owner of Cafe de Vie in Homebush, recently appeared on the Channel 7 program hoping to get … Read more

I make $39K a month from my side hustle and work less than 20 hours

I make K a month from my side hustle and work less than 20 hours

All that glitters is gold, especially for this woman. Nicole Tocci’s lucrative jewelry side-hustle makes a mint, earning her $39,000 a month while only working 20 hours per week. The 45-year-old began turning her Chanel buttons into necklaces back in 2016 and since has soared in popularity. She opened her online store, One Vintage Button, … Read more

I was a mean girl who made people’s lives hell — now I run an anti-bullying business

I was a mean girl who made people’s lives hell — now I run an anti-bullying business

This ex-bully now has a booming business. A reformed mean girl says she has started her own “spiritual development and transformation” company to teach women how to be nicer to each other. Cally Stewart, 35, says she spent close to two decades terrorizing other women, making cruel comments about their weight and even gossiping behind … Read more

As small businesses raise prices, some customers push back

As small businesses raise prices, some customers push back

NEW YORK (AP) — Inflation isn’t only costing small businesses money. It’s costing them customers as well. At the Bushwick Grind Cafe in Brooklyn, New York, Kymme Williams-Davis has raised prices and switched to different types of goods to keep up with the rising costs of milk, coffee, paper goods and plastic, as well as … Read more

‘I work just 3.5 days a week’: This 28-year old quit his job—now he makes $189,000 a year off 7 income streams

‘I work just 3.5 days a week’: This 28-year old quit his job—now he makes 9,000 a year off 7 income streams

In 2017, after I graduated from college, I started working as an engineer at an oil company. I was 23 and making $98,500 a year. At first, I thought I had my dream job. But after seeing senior leaders work 60-hour weeks with routine travel, I realized that it wasn’t the lifestyle I wanted. My … Read more