The sand Glass Half Full creates from processed bottles is repurposed for flood disaster relief and mitigating coastal erosion, among other things.

Vinyl records are a big part of Phillip Rollins’ business at Offbeat in Jackson, Mississippi. But rising costs make them a harder sell.

“I know that art is something that I’m very interested in, but I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to make money doing it,” says Devin Tormey.

“There were days when I didn’t even make enough money to cover my labor costs, but we made it,” says Angeli Rodriguez, owner of The Witty Whisker.

Larry Groves and Ricky Barosa met during the pandemic. Two years later, they’re taking a chance on starting a business together.

With heightened competition to buy homes, many buyers are waiving inspections and other contingencies.

“Sometimes my husband jokes that I’m running a gelato non-profit, and it certainly does feel that way,” said Uli Nasibova, owner of Uli’s Gelato.

Olivia Atwood’s venture was inspired by a Netflix reality show. Now it serves about 2,000 people and has led to several yearslong relationships.

Collin Garrity of Garrity Tools says the pandemic forced him to rethink his ideas about work and business ownership.

Storefront prices were too high, so Latanya DeVaughn of Bronx Bound Books used savings, a grant and a bus to realize her dream.