We run our bakery out of shipping containers. It was an unexpectedly cost-effective solution to scaling our business.

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
A man and a woman posing outside of a shipping container.
Chrissy and Ben Salif Traore began using shipping containers as their business expanded.

Nina Roberts

I lost $30,000 on my first business. Two years later, I built a business worth over $9 million — these are the lessons I learned.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
Close up portrait of hand holding cash in front of a female office worker isolated.
Michelle Hu says shutting things down when they're not working is key to a successful business.

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I realized I hated computer engineering, so I joined my father in the food business. We fight every day, but I don't regret it.

Tech Insider : Business
Ethan Tan standing in front of his hawker stall.
Ethan Tan joined his father's hawker business and branched out.

Aditi Bharade

These work besties ditched their corporate jobs and poured their savings into an athleisure brand

Tech Insider : Business, Sports, Travel
Tiffany Chng and Olivia Yiong, the founders of Cheak.
Tiffany Chng and Olivia Yiong, the founders of Cheak, started off as work besties in a previous corporate job.

Aditi Bharade

After high school, I chose to start a jewelry brand instead of going to college. These are 3 things I wish I knew.

Tech Insider : Business
Kiana Mei in front of her pop-up stall in Singapore.
Kiana Mei started her business at the age of 15 in high school. Now, she's fully committed to life as a young entrepreneur.

Aditi Bharade

This millennial dreamed of owning his own food business. He did it — but he's facing one big problem.

Tech Insider : Business
Jonas Koh holding a plate of nasi lemak in front of his stall,
Jonas Koh, with a plate of nasi lemak in front of his stall, "The Kumpong Boys."

Aditi Bharade

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

Tech Insider : Business
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

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Style
K&W Cafeteria outpost
K&W Cafeteria shuttered all of its locations this week.

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Inside the factory where NYC's food carts get ingredients

Tech Insider : Business, Style

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.

A couple spent $26,000 turning their garage into a kitchen. The space has boosted their cookie business to new heights.

Tech Insider : Business
Inside Mandy Edmunds' cookie kitchen.
Inside Mandy Edmunds' business kitchen, which was built inside her garage.

Mandy Edmunds

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