small businesses

On the South Side of Chicago, a floral business called Southside Blooms is helping at-risk kids to do just that – while beautifying the neighborhood at the same time. NBCLX storyteller Ngozi Ekeledo visited Chicago to find out how this flower business is putting down strong roots in its community.

Hair. It comes in all textures, colors, lengths, types and densities. But for Black women, the topic of hair can be complex — especially when it comes to caring for your natural locs. Enter Kazmaleje, a Miami-based business focused on creating hair tools and products for curly and kinky hair types. The business was launched by three sisters with a…

For Miami-based Kazmaleje, a business focused on creating hair tools for textured hair, the COVID-19 pandemic hit at an especially inopportune time. Owner LaToya Stirrup was committed to pushing through the challenges, however, and found ways to grow the business during the pandemic, thanks to the greater mission behind the business.

Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker announced another $5 million in grants for small businesses.

Meet one Maine mom who pivoted her PR company during the pandemic by picking up a microphone to highlight the endless stories from the state’s most creative small businesses. Maria Sansone introduces us to the creator of the new podcast “Makers of Maine.”

Massachusetts lawmakers are acting to remove an unexpected financial burden for many small businesses. Members of the House and Senate have now passed legislation to ensure Massachusetts does not tax companies on the relief money they received through the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program. As the NBC10 Boston Investigators first reported in January, some business owners were shocked to...

State lawmakers are taking action to remove an unexpected tax burden for struggling Massachusetts small businesses.

Businesses across the country have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. But a year after it struck, many have adapted to survive in a changing world. At Batten Bros. Signs and Awnings, making signs — often the big ones you see outside businesses — is a family affair. Starting in 1946, business was going great. Then, last March, COVID-19 cases…

While the coronavirus pandemic has been devastating to many companies and employees, others shifted in order to survive.

Looking beyond the pending coronavirus relief package, some town managers in New Hampshire worry about the future of small businesses, infrastructure projects and making sure older adults are taken care of. “Businesses are trying to reopen, they’re trying to have some normalcy, but if they don’t survive, we’re going to have a lot of empty storefronts” and concern about...

“We’re all figuring out what next week is going to look like day to day.” How can a party-based business pull through a pandemic? That is the question certified balloon artist Ava Sealey, who owns Ava Party Designs in Bethel, has been facing since March. Many small businesses are struggling during the pandemic, but Sealey believes in her business’s...

Harriett’s Bookshop, Brooklyn Chop House and Next Step Training discuss being Black-owned businesses during the pandemic and trying to raise awareness about social justice.

The coronavirus pandemic is tamping down the joy — and the revenue — associated with the Carnival season in New Orleans

Yelp searches for Black-owned businesses increased 2,400% in 2020.

Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker speaks Ristorante Saraceno in the North End and announces a small business relief grant program.

Thousands of minority-owned small businesses were at the end of the line in the government’s coronavirus relief program as many struggled to find banks to accept their applications

Since reopening her hair salon after the shutdown earlier this year, Sharita Payton says she’s been able to double her clientele. “I try to be as hopeful as possible,” said Payton, who owns The Loft Hair Studio in Medford, Massachusetts. Still, it’s a struggle amid the pandemic, with new restrictions popping up routinely. “There’s always something,” she said. Now,...

Gov. Charlie Baker has announced $668 million in aid to small businesses.

Two 12-year-old brothers from Connecticut have created a solution to a common Christmas problem – falling ornaments. Ayaan and Mika’il Naqvi joined LX News to talk about their invention of the “ornament anchor” and how their small business is helping homeless pets.

Mayor Marty Walsh was very candid Monday night about the toll the coronavirus pandemic has taken on the City of Boston. Walsh said he prays every night for those impacted one way or another by the virus, as the pandemic rages on, impacting more people every day. One person impacted is Carinn Lopez, who owns Rose JP Consignment. After three…