Small Business

MoMo Productions | Stone | Getty Images Amid the “Great Resignation” and ongoing pandemic, millions of Americans are quitting their jobs to become their own bosses. In October, there were about 9.44 million unincorporated self-employed individuals in the U.S., according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Since April 2020, the number of
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Jennifer Sutton, pictured with her children, quit her job this year to open Guest Haus Juicery & Matcha Bar in Park City, Utah. Courtesy: Jennifer Sutton Jennifer Sutton was burned out. When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, the 37-year-old advertising executive suddenly found herself juggling work and remote schooling for her two young children. Even when
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In this article ETSY Darin Mays makes wood tables and sells on Etsy. He sources locally and can quickly navigate supply headaches plaguing other retailers. Larry Falk | CNBC This holiday season, Darin Mays isn’t staring down labor challenges or supply chain woes like some of his big-box competitors, and sales are strong. The entrepreneur’s
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Having an emergency fund should be a cornerstone of household budgets. Experts commonly recommend you have at least three months of expenses in savings to handle unexpected setbacks. But how much money should you save to intentionally quit your job? That is a harder question to answer. For Tori Dunlap, founder of the woman-focused financial
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Christopher Willard | Disney General Entertainment Content | Getty Images Some valuable firms like Hermes demonstrate there’s brand value preserved in keeping the business under family control. Others prove that the family connection can help restore belief in a damaged brand — Toyota after its unintended acceleration crisis in 2010 is an example. But those
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