My Economy

Plenty of American workers are thinking about how much they’ll need in retirement. Lois Moore is asking the opposite.

Julissa Germosen started the Latina Leadership Potential Award scholarship at Rutgers University in 2005.

Victor Zamudio, co-owner of Brown Soul Brewing Co. in South Gate, California, hopes his brewery can serve as “a beacon for others” looking to start a business.

For Iris Brilliant, the first step is to ask clients to not get richer.

Tom Brickler has run Neon Shop Fishtail, a shop that makes custom neon signs, for four decades in Chicago amid an ever-changing lighting landscape.

From a young age, La Toya Luces-Sampson wanted to become a doctor — and she did. But since then, her entrepreneurial spirit has led her along a winding career path.

Christopher Joe runs birdwatching tours on his father’s Black Angus cattle farm in Alabama.

The family-owned Backwards Distilling Company decided to open a second location in Wyoming this year, despite an uncertain market.

Freelance court reporting has helped Kathryn Gordon balance motherhood with financial independence.

Brattleboro, Vermont is home to about 12,000 people — and the New England Center for Circus Arts.