Last winter, Miami, Florida made headlines as tech entrepreneurs, CEOs and investors flocked to its sunny beaches, escaping high costs of living and heavy mask mandates in places like San Francisco and New York. Now, a year later, many remain, setting up notable offices and funds. Take Paypal co-founder Peter Thiel, who bought a home […]
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The Expensive Choice That Landed This Flower Founder a Martha Stewart Contract
Who doesn’t love to receive a box of fragrant fresh flowers, ready to be trimmed and arranged in a vase? Flowers are one of the simple joys in life, a luxurious moment of self-care or a visually and olfactorily stimulating gift to others. Juan Palacio is the founder of BloomsyBox, a direct-to-consumer flower delivery company […]
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Report: What The Heartland Must Do To Improve Its Entrepreneurship Ecosystems
The heartland is home to some well-rounded startup and entrepreneurship spaces — take Austin, Texas, or Chicago. But the region’s ecosystems are still lagging behind the coasts, a new report from Bentonville, Arkansas-based think tank Heartland Forward reiterates. On its Entrepreneurial Capacity Index, which looks at the percent of private sector employees with bachelor’s degrees […]
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The Big Disconnect Between Workers and Bosses and What it Means for Entrepreneurship
Knowledge workers love working at home, but their bosses want them back in the office. The big disconnect could mean that the great resignation leading to a surge in entrepreneurship is likely to continue into 2022. The desire for flexibility is one reason people are looking to resign from their current positions, according to a […]
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Quick Guide for Entrepreneurs: Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
A fast glimpse of one locale from our list of the top ecosystems Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas Dallas is stocked with innovators — 90% of the business makeup is small businesses, sole proprietors and microbusinesses, according to a city press release. But the area also has its fair share of mega-companies such as AT&T, Exxon Mobil and American Airlines. It’s […]
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After Police Killed An Unarmed Black Teenager In Cincinnati, Anxious City Leaders Took An Economic Approach. 20 Years Later, Evidence Is In.
Twenty years ago, in 2001, Cincinnati police shot and killed Timothy Thomas, an unarmed Black teenager. Fifteen Black men had died in Cincinnatti at the hands of police between 1995 and 2001. In response to Thomas’s death, protestors marched, and the protests turned into riots. The riots eventually faded. But anxious civic and business leaders […]
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Harold Alfond Started A Chain Of Giving That Leads To The Good Crust, A New Company That’s Exploding In Maine
First of a series on financial infrastructure and right-sizing capital In the last autumn of his life, Harold Alfond spent one afternoon sitting on a dilapidated metal chair outside his garage, on property he had on Lake Pendleton. He was looking over the spreadsheets with his friend Greg Powell, thinking about the children he would […]
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A Tulsa Bakery Born From A Lifetime’s Love Of Cakes Carries The Extra Weight Of History
TULSA — Small business owners were at the heart of Greenwood 100 years ago. Then white vigilantes burned down the district, killing as many as 300 people and forever marking the fabric of the community. Today, Rameissa Thompson is making history on her own terms. She’s a Black woman business owner along Cherry Street — […]
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50 People A Day Are Moving To Boise As Tech Migrates
Skyler Rossi interviews Bill Connors, the president and CEO of Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce about the entrepreneurial scene in Boise. The city is growing fast, he says, and he doesn’t see it slowing down anytime soon.
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A Young Tech Millionaire Moved To Boise. Now, He’s Humbler, And More Connected.
Dan Berger’s first taste of Boise, Idaho, was a one night stand with the city. He and a handful of friends were travelling the country last year in his Tesla (“Like most tech bros, I drive a fucking Tesla,” he jokes). The group oscillated around the country, covering 15,000 miles and 22 stops in four […]
