I moved to Japan alone. Building cabins in the countryside helped me feel at home.

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A man wearing a beige shirt standing in front of a concrete wall.
Mori Nishimura moved to Japan, worked in real estate, and started a business.

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I've opened more than 25 restaurants. If I could start over, I'd make 1 major change to the menu.

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Beef prices hit a record high in 2026

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Dumb phones, smart business: Meet the 28-year-old entrepreneur selling retro tech to Gen Z

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London Jackson is the CEO of Kickback
London Jackson is the CEO of Kickback.

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Trump's immigration crackdown is contributing to a summer lifeguard shortage

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About 100,000 international students work in popular US tourist hubs each summer.

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How solo founders use AI to reduce the operational and mental load of inventory management

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Steffy Lee Simms and Jen Podany use AI to help run their solo ventures.

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An entrepreneur who made Oprah's 'Favorite Things' explains how to create a product that people are obsessed with

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Tal Moore, Founder of Popsmith, lies in bed eating popcorn.
Tal Moore is the cofounder of Popsmith.

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One entrepreneur nearly ran out of cash building a fancy popcorn maker. Then, Oprah saved his business.

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Tal Moore, Founder of Popsmith, eating popcorn in his kitchen.
Tal Moore is the co-founder of Popsmith.

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2 solo business owners share the AI workflows they use to write better emails and save hours of manual work

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Jennifer O'Brien and Liane Agbi
Solo business owners Jennifer O'Brien and Liane Agbi shared the ways they implement generative AI for time savings.

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Inside a family-owned Brooklyn bakery where they've been hand rolling cannoli the same way for 50 years

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Making 300,000 cannolis a year by hand

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Fortunato Brothers Bakery has been hand-making cannolis, cookies, and sfogliatelle in Brooklyn since 1976, using the same recipes the founders brought from Naples, Italy.

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