I'm a professional chocolatier. When cocoa prices spiked, I found ways to make better chocolate — not smaller bars.

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Jerome Penafort, the founder of Mr. Bucket Chocolaterie in Singapore.
High cocoa prices pushed Singapore's Mr. Bucket Chocolaterie to innovate across its business.

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3 holiday shopping rules I swear by after two decades investing in small businesses

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A woman uses a computer and iphone to shop and looks down at a credit card to pay.
Slow spending, gift cards, and reviews are the keys to helping small businesses stay viable after the holidays.

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Restaurant chain K&W Cafeteria abruptly closes all its locations after 88-year run

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K&W Cafeteria shuttered all of its locations this week.

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Inside the factory where NYC's food carts get ingredients

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Every morning, New Yorkers stop at chrome breakfast carts for coffee, bagels and doughnuts — a routine that fuels the city's workforce. But behind that ritual is a fragile industry built on large suppliers, early-morning shifts, and a permit system that has prompted street protests.

Seven-figure livestream sellers explain how to get started in 2 steps

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Val Zapata turned her sneaker-collecting hobby into a seven-figure business.

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I'm an American who moved to the 'Hamptons of England' to open a luxury deli. We serve A-listers — but locals are key.

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Jesse D'Ambrosi and the signage for her store, D'Ambrosi Fine Foods, in Stow-on-the-Wold.

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How a 241% tariff on pistachios 40 years ago helped America take over the $5.6 billion global market

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Rebecca Kaser helps run Avellar-Moore Farms, a small family-run operation in California's Central Valley.

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A husband and wife built a million-dollar business selling cinnamon buns. Here's how their edgy, quirky Instagram posts launched them to a viral sensation.

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Husband and wife feeding each other cinnamon buns.
Nikki and Mike Ashkar at their bakery eating cinnamon buns.

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How 3 millennials built a business turning Malaysia's iconic shophouses into heritage stays

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Exterior of one of the heritage homes managed by Aayu Homes in Penang, Malaysia.
Low hopes to make heritage living more accessible to travellers who visit his hometown of Penang.

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An entrepreneur who leveraged books to build a 6-figure window cleaning business shares the hack that pushes him to finish a book a month

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Ray, circa 2014, when his side hustle started gaining serious traction.

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