Small Business

Healthcare costs are rising faster than inflation. For some businesses, it’s becoming increasingly untenable.

Madee Weisner of Minneapolis opened her fabric shop in 2025. After a career in education, she says running a business was “a huge learning curve.”

“I really do believe that one should retire not from something, but rather to something,” said Steve Miller, owner of Liberty Apple Orchard in Edwardsville, Illinois.

Erin Calvo-Bacci talks about her decision to sell her specialty candy company and what’s on the horizon for her.

“I think of it like the the Minnesota State Fair. I make a lot of my income during one chunk of the year,” said professional cookie decorator Maddie Gartmann.

A late spring freeze wiped out almost all of the crop at Solebury Orchards in northeastern Pennsylvania this year, forcing a change to an annual tradition.

Some bankers are lending less as rates increase. Some of the businesses that do want loans are facing more scrutiny over their finances.

Dizzy Cow candy store, owned and operated by Margaret Reynolds, is cash-only — because their average sale is about fifty cents.

Stephanie Silverman, the executive director of the Belcourt Theatre, has hopes for a movie-filled holiday season, despite increases in cost of living in Nashville.

Every year, almost 40,000 more people leave the profession than join it.