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The house servant who pioneered the franchising business model
Martha Matilda Harper defied social roadblocks and gender norms to build a successful chain of hair salons. More than a century later, she’s still...
Zachary Crockett
• June 28, 2020
Why sports stadiums are suddenly full of cardboard fans
2020 might be the year of the fake sports fan. Once bustling with beer-soaked fans, stadiums across the world are now full of cardboard...
Michael Waters
• June 21, 2020
Why a small town in Washington is printing its own currency during the pandemic
In a bid to lessen the blow of COVID-19, the town of Tenino has started issuing its own wooden dollars that can only be...
Michael Waters
• June 12, 2020
3 stories of black-owned businesses damaged in the riots
In cities across the country, rioters have taken advantage of peaceful protests, damaging, looting, and destroying local businesses — many of them owned by...
Zachary Crockett
• June 6, 2020
How a Florida couple “flipped” their way to a 6-figure income
Rob and Melissa Stephenson make a full-time living by scouring flea markets for discarded items — baby strollers, forklifts, prosthetic legs — and flipping...
Zachary Crockett
• May 30, 2020
4 futurists on how to be forward-thinking in a post-COVID-19 world
Long-term thinking is especially challenging during times of uncertainty — but futurists are especially good at it. So, we asked for their advice. ...
The Hustle
• May 24, 2020
People are losing their clucking minds over backyard chickens
During COVID-19, purveyors of live chicks, coops, and feed have seen sales jump by more than 500%. But self-reliance isn't always the cheapest...
Caroline Dohack
• May 16, 2020
Silicon Valley’s favorite magician reimagines his act in the age of Zoom
Daniel Chan has stumped billionaires, CEOs, and engineers with his technology-driven tricks. Now, in the age of Zoom, he’s trying to pivot. ...
Zachary Crockett
• May 10, 2020
The man feeding a remote Alaska town with a Costco card and a ship
When Gustavus, Alaska, was cut off from its grocery supply chain, one resident decided to take action. ...
Zachary Crockett
• May 3, 2020
Will COVID-19 change the parking business?
The demand for parking is down 90% — and across America, entrepreneurs are finding ways to repurpose empty lots. ...
Michael Waters
• April 26, 2020
Everyone is baking — and entrepreneurs are rising up to meet the demand
A look at the numbers behind the latest quarantine craze, and the small businesses that are filling a gap in the market. ...
Zachary Crockett
• April 18, 2020
small businesses
How small business owners survived the Great Recession
As COVID-19 rattles small businesses around the country, inspiration can be drawn from the stories of those who survived the last financial crisis. ...
Zachary Crockett
• April 11, 2020
Meet the COVID-19 college graduates
On March 11, I opened my inbox to find an email from my soon-to-be-alma-mater, Pomona College: In light of COVID-19, I had a week...
Zachary Crockett
• April 7, 2020
The end-of-the-world business is booming
There’s an old fable that doomsday preppers are particularly fond of: An industrious ant spends an entire summer gathering grain, while his neighbor,...
Zachary Crockett
• March 28, 2020
Amid a pandemic, Uber drivers choose between health and livelihood
In the age of COVID-19 — of work-from-home quarantines, sweatpants, and Facetime cocktails — Mostafa Maklad’s routine is largely the same. His day...
Zachary Crockett
• March 22, 2020
The economics of cruise ships
Cruise ships are often called “monsters” of the sea. If you’ve ever seen one in action, you’ll understand why: A vessel like Royal...
Zachary Crockett
• March 15, 2020
How a small candy company became Warren Buffett’s ‘dream’ investment
If investing were a video game, you might suspect Warren Buffett of using some kind of cheat code. His holding company, Berkshire Hathaway,...
Zachary Crockett
• March 8, 2020
Inside the wild world of government auctions
Kelvin Fichter never really wanted the four-thousand-pound IBM server that now occupies most of his studio apartment. The software engineer had taken up...
Michael Waters
• February 28, 2020
How Mount Everest became a multimillion-dollar business
It is said that from the 29,029-foot summit of Mount Everest, you can see the curvature of the Earth. But for the hundreds of...
Zachary Crockett
• February 23, 2020
The unpredictable economics of pawn shops
You’re down on luck, your funds are running low, and you’re in dire need of a few hundred bucks in cash — ASAP....
Zachary Crockett
• February 15, 2020
One man's quest to bring the DeLorean back to life
Running across a DeLorean on the road is like spotting a rare bird in the wild: The brushed stainless-steel exterior, the gullwing doors that...
Tom Bartlett
• February 7, 2020
The year startups took over the Super Bowl
On January 30, 2000, a single sentence set against a yellow background appeared on the TV screens of more than 130m Super Bowl viewers....
Conor Grant
• January 31, 2020
The economics of all-you-can-eat buffets
Few things epitomize America more than the all-you-can-eat buffet. For a small fee, you’re granted unencumbered access to a wonderland of gluttony. It...
Zachary Crockett
• January 25, 2020
Why it only costs $10k to ‘own’ a Chick-fil-A franchise
In America, the majority of fast-food restaurants aren’t owned by the corporation itself, but by franchisees — individuals who pay for the right to...
Zachary Crockett
• January 19, 2020
Can a corporation "own" a color?
On a summer day in 2019, Daniel Schreiber opened his mailbox to find a threatening letter from one of the world’s largest telecom...
Zachary Crockett
• January 12, 2020
The economics of unused gift cards
The most desired item on wish lists this past holiday season wasn’t a pair of Airpods, a Nintendo Switch, or a Baby Yoda...
Zachary Crockett
• January 4, 2020
How Tipsy Elves built a $125m ugly Christmas sweater empire
’Tis the season, in the words of a popular ugly Christmas sweater, to “Get Lit.” If getting lit is a sign of Christmas...
Conor Grant
• December 28, 2019
Can the American casket monopoly be disrupted?
As Ben Franklin once quipped, death is one of the only certainties in life. And with that certainty comes an endless supply of...
Michael Waters
• December 20, 2019
The man who made the “worst” video game in history
On April 25, 2014, a bulldozer ripped into a landfill in Alamogordo, New Mexico, and unearthed a trove of 30-year-old Atari video games....
Zachary Crockett
• December 14, 2019
Why some of America’s top CEOs take a $1 salary
In the last few decades, a curious trend has emerged: A small but growing number of prominent CEOs have reduced their cash salary...
Zachary Crockett
• December 8, 2019
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