small businesses

On the South Side of Chicago, a floral business called Southside Blooms is helping at-risk kids to do just that – while beautifying the neighborhood at the same time. NBCLX storyteller Ngozi Ekeledo visited Chicago to find out how this flower business is putting down strong roots in its community.

Local nonprofit Impact Ventures is hosting an “Equity in Motion” pitch competition event which will offer $50,000 in funds.

Natalie Walters with The Dallas Morning News joins NBC 5 to discuss the latest on the Small Business Administration and its loans and the backlash it’s facing from applicants who had been denied funding or have been waiting on funding for months.

Dom DiFurio with The Dallas Morning News joins NBC 5 to discuss the challenges small businesses in Dallas will face in the coming months and years.

Hair. It comes in all textures, colors, lengths, types and densities. But for Black women, the topic of hair can be complex — especially when it comes to caring for your natural locs. Enter Kazmaleje, a Miami-based business focused on creating hair tools and products for curly and kinky hair types. The business was launched by three sisters with a…

For Miami-based Kazmaleje, a business focused on creating hair tools for textured hair, the COVID-19 pandemic hit at an especially inopportune time. Owner LaToya Stirrup was committed to pushing through the challenges, however, and found ways to grow the business during the pandemic, thanks to the greater mission behind the business.

Two North Texas business owners said they struggled in the beginning, but the work they did during the height of the pandemic has pushed them to better than ever business now.

The Dallas Stars were a fixture in Brant Anderson’s childhood family home in Mesquite. “My father was a Dallas police officer and he worked side jobs at the American Airlines Center and Reunion Arena when the Stars first came to town,” Anderson said. “I vividly remember going to games with him, being around when the Stars won the Stanley...

A Dallas Stars community support program has helped make a North Texan’s dream of owning and operating a candle-making business a reality. But this isn’t the only tie Brant Anderson has to Dallas’s hockey team. NBC 5’s Pat Doney has the story.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott comes to North Texas Monday to cast a spotlight on small businesses.

Gov. Greg Abbott was in Dallas Thursday, at Ruibal’s Plants of Texas. He held a roundtable with small business owners, to hear about how Texas can help provide them with support. “I got some keen input from some of the people across the table about some additional things we can work on,” said Abbott. He said they are discussing civil...

In one week, Governor Greg Abbott’s newest order goes into effect, allowing any privately-owned business to decide their own COVID-19 restrictions, if any, when it comes to occupancy limits and whether employees and customers are required to wear a mask.

The State Fair of Texas has announced that the 2021 food and beverage concessionaire application and the 2021 commercial exhibits application are now open.

“We’re all figuring out what next week is going to look like day to day.” How can a party-based business pull through a pandemic? That is the question certified balloon artist Ava Sealey, who owns Ava Party Designs in Bethel, has been facing since March. Many small businesses are struggling during the pandemic, but Sealey believes in her business’s...

Harriett’s Bookshop, Brooklyn Chop House and Next Step Training discuss being Black-owned businesses during the pandemic and trying to raise awareness about social justice.

Gov. Greg Abbott was in Dallas Thursday, at Ruibal’s Plants of Texas. He held a roundtable with small business owners, to hear about how Texas can help provide them with support.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) will make discussed the state’s plan to foster small businesses Thursday in Dallas.

The coronavirus pandemic is tamping down the joy — and the revenue — associated with the Carnival season in New Orleans

Yelp searches for Black-owned businesses increased 2,400% in 2020.

Foxtrot Market is making it easy for you to shop local and they’re recognizing small businesses with The Up & Comers Small Makers Awards.   MORE: FoxtrotCo.com