small business

The inside of J-Mart Wigs after riots left the store in shambles.

For Baltimore Businesses, Aid For Riot Repair Is Not Coming Fast Enough

9:57pm June 14, 2015

by Pam Fessler

Nearly 400 businesses were damaged during riots after Freddie Gray's death. But weeks later, the repairs are limping along, despite promises of aid from nonprofits and both city and state officials.

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Here's A Radical Approach To Big Hospital Bills: Set Your Own Price

3:26pm May 14, 2015

by Jay Hancock

Some companies are refusing to pay employee hospital bills that they think are out of line. Instead, they pay what they think is reasonable. So far the gambit appears to be working.

Customers walk out of Street Boutique, parked in Shirlington Village, Va. Street Boutique is a pop-up truck that's similar to the many food trucks in the area, except it sells clothes and jewelry.

Make Room, Food Trucks: Mobile Fashion Stores Have Hit The Streets

10:28am October 10, 2014

by Lucy Perkins

Entrepreneurs who want to launch a retail business in the fashion industry have found a more affordable way to do it — by launching food-truck-inspired rolling boutiques.

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Economy

Meet the Small Business Owner: Hand Letterer and Calligrapher Emily Poe-Crawford

2:27pm July 29, 2014

Many people hear calligrapher and think of a person with nice handwriting, but Emily Poe-Crawford knows that it is more than good writing - it's art. Emily is a hand letterer and calligrapher and sells her pieces on Etsy, an online store. This summer, she took off time from her schedule to talk to WFDD Radio Camper Quinn McCrea about her work.

Emily Poe-Crawford approached me from the opposite side of our meeting place and I could tell immediately from her face to her clothes - a gray t-shirt, shorts, and sandals - that she had a very relaxed personality. We sat down at a table and I asked where Emily learned to write so neatly. She said her amazing handwriting comes from her mom who also had neat handwriting. Emily explains to me how her experiences as a child led her to her career.

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Paul Siperke, co-owner of Cleveland brewery Fat Head's, plans to keep providing health insurance to his employees. But he's irked by the continual price fluctuations in the group's policy — this year caused partly by the Affordable Care Act.

Pub Owner Frustrated That Health Plan Prices Keep Jumping

11:28am May 14, 2014

by Sarah Jane Tribble

The Affordable Care Act may eventually smooth out the volatility in health insurance costs for small businesses. But for the next few years, it could be a bumpy — and expensive — ride.

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Economy

Severe Weather Hits NC Small Businesses Hard

9:00pm March 04, 2014

Severe weather has hurt many small North Carolina businesses.

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Economy

More Help for Davidson County's Small Businesses

4:35pm December 30, 2013

A long-running partnership in Thomasville is being revised to help small businesses.

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Economy

Decisions Small Businesses Need to Make as Healthcare Exchanges Begin

12:06pm September 13, 2013

More than 850-thousand North Carolinians are estimated to either have no health insurance or to be under-insured. That is expected to change as of January 1st, when the main part of the Affor

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