Small Business News & Tips

Amanda Dunfield of Astra Studios in Columbus, OH A social enterprise (SE) is an organization – either for-profit or nonprofit – committed...

Kendra Northgard of All In Cinci Fitness, a Pure Barre Studio Within her first year of teaching fitness classes at a Pure Barre studio...

Lucia Herrera of Underworld Feast For some families, a nightly dinner table discussion about engravings from the 1800s, where in India to source the best tamarinds, or the seventh level of hell might seem unusual. For Underworld Feast proprietors Lucia Herrera, Ciro Rodriguez, and their son, Carlos, it’s the family business — salsa.  “People want something unique. They gravitate towards combinations they haven’t tasted before, like the smoky flavor of a chipotle blended with

Kim Baker of KB Flower Farm Just Northwest of Portsmouth, Ohio, in Otway, you’ll find fields full of tulips, dahlias and sunflowers. This...

Christopher Harris of Black Frog Brewery “Any home brewer will tell you that they’ve wondered what it would be like to open a brewery.”...

Running a food truck or a similar mobile food business is not as simple as setting up shop in a parking lot. There are several steps that mobile food vendors must take to obtain their official license to operate in the City of Columbus. The guide below contains all the information you need to get your mobile food operation up and running.  Step 1: Get your Application Documents Together  To apply for your Mobile Food Vendor License, you’ll need to bring the following items to

While it is the framework of your business, your business plan isn't carved in stone. It should be re-examined, amended, or sometimes altered altogether. As challenges arise, your business may need to pivot to another strategy to continue. This isn't a failure of your original business idea — it's the necessary evolution of what you’ve built.    The COVID-19 pandemic tested small businesses’ adaptability and presented owners with unforeseen complications. Small businesses had

As a small business owner in an era of staffing shortages, finding good workers quickly is more difficult than ever. You may have to keep...

Really, what is it? Does the whole prospect feel overwhelming? Do you not have much money to start a business? Are you unsure your idea...

“There's nothing that humbles you like running a company,” Gazelle Mechanical and Logistics Proprietor Trey Ellington said. Although...