I'm a former teacher who booked more than $242,000 in sales last year with my vending-machine business. Here's how I built my company.

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Crystal Warren owns Vending Factory, a vending-machine business.
Crystal Warren owns Vending Factory, a vending-machine business.

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I started a social-media-marketing company with $50 after getting laid off. Now I bring in more than $70,000 in monthly revenue.

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Manu Muraro
Manu Muraro is the founder of Your Social Team.

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Supergoop survived the 2008 recession. Today its founder and CEO share how to build a recession-proof business.

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Amanda Baldwin, left, and Holly Thaggard, Supergoop's CEO and founder, respectively.

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How small-business owners can address pay equity, according to a startup founder trying to build generational wealth for employees of color

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Yemi Rose founded the financial-services platform OfColor in 2020.

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I started an Instagram fan page for luxury watches and turned it into an $8 million resale business — here's how

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Austen Chu, left, and Sean Wong, his cofounder.

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Title inflation is hurting employee career growth and company morale

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Title inflation is hurting employees and companies

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Shopify is trying to lure sellers away from Amazon by promising seamless shipping and VIP access on container ships

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Harley Finkelstein, President of Shopify, has said Shopify's logistics services will "level the playing field" for independent e-commerce businesses.

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A freelancer earned more than $1 million writing Amazon product descriptions via Fiverr. Here's how he built his business.

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Levi Newman, a description writer for Amazon sellers.

Levi Newman

Here's why it's always a good time to start a business, despite inflation, layoffs, and a possible recession

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female shop owner in shop door way.
Americans created 10.5 million businesses in 2021 and 2022.

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The Southwest credit card offers can help you earn the Companion Pass, one of the best deals in travel — but timing is important

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