Small businesses

The Chinese city of Ruili, on the border with Myanmar, has had more lockdowns than almost any other place in China.

Some small firms can't afford not to advertise.

The labor market is still pretty tight, but the smallest businesses are more vulnerable to an economic downturn.

Here's how holiday markets help small businesses and artisans earn up to 50% their annual sales in the last six weeks of the year.

After designing an “Afrocentric” hairpiece for her horse, Chanel Rhodes set about making colorful horse wigs for sale.

Businesses with 500 employees or fewer — often far fewer — account for about 40% of private payroll in this country. A couple of recent surveys show they’re cautious about the future.

Over the past few years, pay for low-wage workers in the city has risen more than 40%, according to one analysis.

Sometimes the spending is to stay afloat in a competitive market. And sometimes it's to take advantage of new opportunities.

More than two years after the program kicked off, Marketplace checked in with a few PPP recipients to see how business has been going.

Shipping costs, wait times and sourcing materials are still a big problem for business owners in South Carolina and Calif.