I had zero restaurant experience when I started a cafeteria — now it generates nearly $5 million a year in revenue

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Louis Squires opened the Magnolia Room Cafeteria.

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The 3 prompts Mark Cuban recommends you plug into Claude

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Mark Cuban emailed Business Insider three suggested Claude prompts. He is optimistic about

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I was frustrated by every baby carrier on the market. So I built my own — and grew 2,200% in the last three years.

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Skye, Hope&Plum's CEO and cofounder, posing with a buckle carrier in her home.
Skye Amundsen is the cofounder and CEO of hope&plum.

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A study ranked over 1,300 small US cities by business potential. Here are the top 15.

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Dover, Delaware, was ranked 10th among small cities for starting a business.

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These Gen Z artists cracked the code to getting a stable paycheck: snail mail clubs

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Gen Z artists have figured out how to lock in a stable stream of income: snail mail clubs.

Kiki Klassen

I'm a 6-time surrogate who wasn't fulfilled in my finance career. I quit to start a surrogacy agency and make more money now.

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Angela Richardson-Mook.

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I'm a 62-year-old paralegal who turned my needlepoint hobby into a side hustle. Gen Z are some of my best customers.

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Kevin Lustik doing needlepoint
Kevin Lustik is a New York City-based needlepoint artist.

Kevin Lustik

My son wanted a dog, but I didn't. I helped him start a pet-sitting business instead.

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The author's animal-loving son, now 20, started a pet-sitting business in 2014 and still keeps in touch with many of his clients today.

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I run a business with my husband. We put our marriage first and don't let our egos get in the way — here's my advice.

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Susie Moore and her husband, Heath.

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A 19-year-old opened an art studio, panicked 2 weeks in, and then turned it into a $320,000 viral hit. Here's how.

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Scuro in Singapore
Merida Lim opened Scuro, a neon art studio based in Singapore, in 2024.

Merida Lim

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