small businesses

Tarrant County wants to get out the word that it still has millions of dollars in the pot to help small businesses impacted by COVID-19.

We meet V. R. Small, founder and CEO of Veteran Women’s Enterprise Center of Dallas, to learn how she helps take female veteran’s businesses to the next level. MORE: VeteranWomensSEC.org

Americans love their four-legged friends, but their 163 million dogs and cats certainly leave a giant paw-print on the environment — especially when it comes to pet poop. For small businesses who work with pets, it can be a challenge to find ways to curb their own climate impact while catering to their furry clientele.

Business owners around North Texas are navigating rising costs and the lingering effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

While many businesses recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic are reporting stronger sales are near or comparable to 2019 levels, some owners say effects still linger along with new challenges.

Maybe you’ve run into this problem over the years: you want to catch some of the biggest female sports stars compete – only there’s nowhere to actually watch these games. That was the issue Portland native Jenny Nguyen, a sports fan and former basketball player, kept running into, so she decided to create a solution: the Sports Bra. The Sports Bra...

Jenny Nguyen got frustrated back in 2018 when she was trying to watch the NCAA women’s basketball final, and none of the TVs at a local sports bar were showing the big game. Out of that frustration, Nguyen conceived the idea for The Sports Bra, her Portland hangout where women’s sports are always on and the best athletes in women’s...

Some North Texas minority-owned family businesses are working against the odds to help build a better future and help build generational wealth.

Some North Texas minority-owned family businesses are working against the odds to help build a better future and help build generational wealth.

The term “sober-curious” isn’t new, but over the past few years more Millennials and members of Gen Z are embracing the movement and opting out of the booze on big nights out – and not for the reasons you might think. “I haven’t been drinking for a number of years for no particular reason – like there’s no medical...

Small businesses trying to bounce back from the pandemic, have been hit with an ongoing trifecta of challenges: hiring and retaining talent, rising inflation and supply chain shortages. DallasNews.com reporter Natalie Walters talks about the issues they face.

When you think of the north side of Fort Worth– you may automatically think of the Stockyards. But as Vince Sims shows us – one website is trying to make sure the smaller businesses surrounding that area are not overlooked.

When you think of the North Side of Fort Worth– you may automatically think of the Stockyards. But as Vince Sims shows us – one website is trying to make sure the smaller businesses surrounding that area are not overlooked.

Hatch Show Print is a 142-year-old letterpress print shop that is still using a 500-year-old process to make its handmade gig, concert and event posters. Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, Bruce Springsteen and Ozzy Osbourne are just a few of the entertainers whose concert posters have been handcrafted by Hatch Show Print over the years. NBCLX contributor Greg Bledsoe took his...

Kindred Creatives is a new bookstore in Lewisville which spotlights black and indigenous indie writers, while also promoting literacy and creativity. Cicely Carr, creator and founder of Kindred Creatives, tells the story of how they got started. MORE: KindredCreativesZine.com

Sharply higher costs are yet another challenge thrown at business owners by the global pandemic.

Sail Freight shipping company in New York delivers goods by sailboat without using fossil fuels to combat climate change.

A New York company is proving there is a green way to move products from one part of the state to another. The business, called Sail Freight, carries products from New York’s Hudson Valley to consumers in New York City, and vice versa, by sailboat and bicycle — and hope to make their model a growing trend.

Small business owners say they’re still struggling as virus cases remain a threat across our area. Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) met with local owners looking at the crisis and solutions.

Chicago’s Boxville started with just one shipping container in the city’s Bronzeville neighborhood that housed a single small business. Today, it has grown into a thriving marketplace that helps entrepreneurs by providing a less expensive way to start a small business. And, in doing so, it’s revitalizing the entire community.