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More than a decade ago Pepita Marin left her job at PwC to focus on We Are Knitters, which is now turning over nearly 20 million euros ($23.8 million) a year.

Tiffany Dangerfield quit her job at FedEx after the Covid shutdown closed her three children’s school indefinitely. Now she uses Etsy to make extra cash.

The new Biden Administration PPP loan initiatives are critical for Latino small business owners feeling the negative impact of Covid-19.

The beauty and hair care industry for Black consumers is worth billions, and more Black entrepreneurs are succeeding in spite of funding hurdles.

Being your own boss is priceless, but you lose the employee benefits of a traditional job. Here are ways to ensure your health and retirement.

Solo online retailers who sell products without having to store inventory, called dropshippers, have been able to quit day jobs and become their own bosses.

Vanessa Bisorca downloaded an app to resell some clothes from her closet in 2015. Now she makes over six figures a year running a fashion boutique.

Nectar Hard Seltzer officially launched in December 2020 and quickly became a viral sensation on Tik Tok. Here’s how the company started.

Emani Outterbridge, who goes by Emani Milan on Instagram, is making a name for herself as yarn influencer and entrepreneur. Not only has the 24-year-old crocheted outfits for stars like Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion, but she’s also installing yarn vending machines with her custom colors in locations around her hometown of Philadelphia and beyond.

Steve Siebold, the co-author of “How Money Works: Stop Being a Sucker,” has tips to cope with the financial anxieties that many millennials are facing during the pandemic, and advice on the benefits of starting your own business from home.

Robert Bannon is no stranger to adversity. The former U.S Army veteran served in four combat tours, including Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom. But when he retired as a lieutenant colonel after 21 years of active military duty, he struggled to reinvent himself in civilian life. A former commander of a 500-soldier aviation battalion, this natural born leader was used...

China said Monday it will suspend U.S. Navy visits to Hong Kong and sanction several American pro-democracy organizations in retaliation for the signing into law of legislation supporting human rights in the semi-autonomous territory. While the nature of the sanctions remained unclear, the move appeared to back up Chinese threats that the U.S. would bear the costs of the decision....

Presidential candidates took the stage for a second day Friday to detail their plans for fighting climate change as part of a televised forum hosted by MSNBC. Meanwhile, millions are joining planned demonstrations around the world calling for action on climate change, including 800 events in the U.S. In total, 12 presidential candidates – 11 Democrats and one Republican –...

A former California business executive has been sentenced to two months in prison for paying $250,000 to get his son into the University of Southern California as a fake volleyball recruit. Jeffrey Bizzack, of Solana Beach, California, was sentenced in Boston’s federal court Wednesday. The 59-year-old pleaded guilty in July to a single count of fraud and conspiracy.

We all know Salem as the “witch city” because of its history. But the area also has a community of self-described modern witches who are now redefining the word. Erica Feldmann is a millennial entrepreneur who built a lifestyle brand called HausWitch and is the author of “HausMagick,” a guidebook for how to transform your home with witchcraft. Jackie Bruno…

Presidential hopeful Michael Bennet said Friday that Democrats must fundamentally change how Washington operates if they want to implement lasting action on climate change. Speaking at a Politics and Eggs event in Manchester, New Hampshire, the Democratic senator from Colorado said it would take more than winning the election in 2020 to make lasting change.

Democratic presidential hopeful Andrew Yang on Wednesday slammed President Donald Trump’s “erratic and unreliable” foreign policy while calling for the U.S. to rebuild its alliances. Calling the situation in Syria “heartbreaking,” the entrepreneur said if elected president, he let allies know that our word would be good and that the U.S. wouldn’t abruptly change its course.

Elizabeth Warren repeatedly came under attack during Tuesday’s Democratic presidential debate as rivals accused the Massachusetts senator of ducking questions about the cost of Medicare for All and her signature “wealth tax” plan in an attempt to derail her rising campaign. The pile-on reinforced her new status as a front-runner in the contest to take on President Donald Trump next...

Joe Biden is facing baseless but persistent allegations of wrongdoing overseas that could undermine his argument that he’s best positioned to defeat the president. Bernie Sanders is recovering from a heart attack that raised questions about his ability to withstand the vigor of a presidential campaign. And Elizabeth Warren is fending off new scrutiny of her biography. A dozen Democratic...

If you asked the IRS for six more months to work on your 2018 tax return, you’re about to run out of time. This spring, about 15 million taxpayers asked the IRS for an extension on their 2018 tax return. While those filers had to pay their projected taxes by April 15, they had to until Oct. 15 to complete and submit their returns.