us small business
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Baltimore's black residents have a harder time getting a mortgage – reportFindings indicate race is a factor in approval of mortgages and small business loans, with predominantly black neighborhoods lagging behind white ones
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Farm to phone: the Seattle startup disrupting grocery shoppingFarmigo and Good Eggs are among online farmers markets making it easier for people to access locally grown food while reducing waste and costs
the power of small
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From Russia, with love, borscht and alternative currenciesA donation-only cafe in California’s Sonoma County is the brainchild of two Russian entrepreneurs changing traditional attitudes toward currency
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How a mobile marketplace is creating a new kind of micropreneurMobile task marketplace Spare5 connects big businesses with people looking to earn extra cash in their spare seconds – but there’s a downside
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An indoor agriculture startup is bringing 'local farming' to every corner of the USAlternative farming companies like FarmedHere see a bright future in indoor agriculture, which they say can take over local food production
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Outdoor apparel brand United By Blue takes charge in ocean cleanup effortActive lifestyle brands are organizing to protect the environment they rely on. This month, a small Philadelphia-based apparel company picked up 250,000lb of waste
lessons learned
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Co-working spaces are the trend, but do more colleagues mean more problems?For many startups and new businesses, co-working spaces are a godsend. But sometimes, working elbow-to-elbow can have its downsides
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Disabled entrepreneurs are facing 'too many barriers'