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 -
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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The innovators: oven warms up to 21st century with the ping of thingsUsing computers, probes and cameras, ‘smart’ device’s creators have transformed a backbone of the kitchen that has changed little since Mad Men era
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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
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Craft beers are in trouble as drought and fire savage the Pacific NorthwestHigher prices? Fewer IPAs? Drought and extreme temperatures are forcing farmers and brewers to change the way they think about hops – and your brew
lessons learned
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Side-by-side isn't always the answerFor 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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Fight for your communityTwo Brooklyn-based advertising creatives launched a campaign to help save their local deli from closing
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Helping hand Disabled entrepreneurs are facing 'too many barriers'