The New Face of Small Business
A series that looks at the route to success from outside of the white, male-dominated world of CEOs
This gear company hopes to bridge the ‘nature gap’ for Bipoc, female adventurers
Wayne Borromeo’s Wondery outdoor apparel brand is dedicated exclusively to women, especially women of color
This duo is finding new uses – and extra income – for houses of worship
Day Edwards and Emmanuel Brown match chefs and locals with underused commercial kitchens and event spaces
A new vision for an age-old sector: this duo serves a segment that the big brands ignore
Tracy Green and Nancey Harris’s Vontélle Eyewear caters to people of color with frames crafted for their facial features
‘We’re 1.8 billion people in the world’: the website that found a refreshing way to tell a community’s story
Snigdha Sur’s website the Juggernaut focuses on all things south Asian – but it’s not about representation as much as it is about noticing stories
‘A thoroughly family affair’: the Blakeney sisters take the design world by storm
Los Angeles siblings Justina and Faith help each other find business success – and change the look of the industry with their distinctive style
A crypto obsession and early Crocs investment lie behind an outsider’s ‘hustle mentality’
Maya Bakhai founded her venture capital firm after stints at PwC and Thirty Five Ventures – and an early bet that paid off big time
The side hustle that keeps a literary author’s career afloat
Tony Tulathimutte’s writing workshop, Crit, reels in eminent guest speakers and helps launch the careers of new authors
New York’s latest one-of-a-kind store is ‘like an Indigenous-futurist version of Warhol’s Factory’
Indigenous boutique owners Liana Shewey and Korina Emmerich want to acknowledge traditions but also push the design narrative
'A friend said just start small': an ex-Google employee on her pandemic pivot to dumpling dealer
San Francisco entrepreneur Cathay Bi started Dumpling Club at the beginning of the pandemic as a tiny subscription service – and now oversees a small team making 5,000 dumplings a week
'Every day a revolution': the first Black woman to open a Chelsea gallery shakes up the art world
New Yorker Nicola Vassell, who wants to share 'the idea of what the future could and should look like', on opening a business in the midst of a pandemic, the 24/7 attention required to be a gallerist, and the life of aesthetics, beauty and the mind
A new app tackles burnout by asking users a simple yet radical question
How three Gen Z co-founders built a company to make the workplace a kinder, more sustainable place
Rest, recovery and larb tofu: a startup to remedy our postpartum care problem
Chiyo, a meal service for new moms, emulates traditional Chinese post-birth care – something the US severely lacks
How a master sommelier couple built a wine bar with a diverse following
In an industry still dominated by white men, San Francisco’s Ungrafted is a refreshing change from the stuffy wine bars of old
The Sioux Chef’s Owamni restaurant wows critics – and decolonizes cuisine
‘We need to reclaim our Indigenous foods,’ says Sean Sherman, the founding chef and co-owner of the award-winning Minneapolis eatery
A Black-run investment firm bets on Black travel: ‘We wanted to add a layer of intentionality’
William Huston’s Bay Street Capital Holdings weathers the recent market dip and sets its sights on the hospitality industry
‘We can help each other grow’: a Black-owned and -operated market opens in DC
A business impresario is transforming shipping containers into an incubator for Black entrepreneurs and farmers
‘Clothing is one of the most powerful tools we have’: Finnegan Shepard brings proper fit to trans men
Knowing how tricky shopping for a wardrobe can be, the fashion entrepreneur started his own line for trans men
‘I’m going to help people heal’: an indoor-outdoor bathhouse grows in Brooklyn
Liz Tortolani’s cityWell spa offers a laid-back boutique experience in the once-industrial but now trendy Gowanus neighborhood
Founder of first Black-owned US outdoor gear shop: ‘We’re more than the narratives out there’
Jahmicah Dawes’ Slim Pickins Outfitters brings sharp fleeces and a sense of community to central Texas
Rebel with a ‘tingly’ cause: Yao Zhao brings piquant peppers to the US
His company, 50Hertz Tingly Foods, isn’t a chili oil or spice purveyor – it’s a ‘sensory company’ importing the taste of China’s Sichuan province to the US
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