I left my corporate career to start a cleaning business 5 years ago. I still don't take a salary, but my family is doing much better off.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
A man wearing glasses, a gray baseball cap, and a red and blue shirt smiles for a selfie. He is standing on a grassy lawn with a driveway and trailer in the background.
Burgess Heberer started his business 5 years ago and 6 weeks later left his job to pursue it full-time.

Courtesy of Burgess Heberer

Trump's election changed how Americans feel about the economy

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics, Economy
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He quit his corporate job at age 28. Now, he runs his family's business of selling paper gifts for the dead.

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
Alex Teo holds joss sticks and joss paper at his warehouse
Alex Teo is the third-generation owner of Ban Kah Hiang Trading.

Erin Liam

I bought a storage-unit business with my husband. The customers can be difficult, but it makes financial sense for our family.

Tech Insider : Business
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The author owns a storage unit business.

Courtesy of Nancy Brier

Is the vibecession about to end?

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy, Business
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A 'now hiring' sign is viewed in the window of a fast food restaurant on August 7, 2012 in New York City.

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A 26-year-old solopreneur with a 6-figure business shares 4 tips for successfully transitioning from a normal job to a full-time content creator

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Natalie Fischer quit her job as a data analyst to start her own business as a financial content creator.
Natalie Fischer quit her job as a data analyst to start her own business as a financial content creator.

Natalie Fischer

The SBA can't help business owners hit by Helene, Milton until Congress comes back post-election

Tech Insider : Economy
Record flooding on September 28, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina.
Hurricane Helene caused record flooding and damage on September 28, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina.

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Kamala Harris' tax plan for small businesses sounds like it will cost a lot of money — it won't

Tech Insider : Politics
Kamala Harris speaking Michigan about her economic plans
Harris has made supporting small businesses a key part of her economic proposal.

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Hurricane Helene devastates Asheville's small beer breweries: 'It's quite heartbreaking.'

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
One of the Hi-Wire Brewing buildings, surrounded by hurricane debris
Hi-Wire Brewing's main Asheville location was destroyed by Hurricane Helene.

Photo Courtesy Hi-Wire Brewing

Boomers are selling off their businesses. Millennials are swooping in.

Tech Insider : Economy
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