New York Times - Small Business

Cooks Turned Instagram Into the World’s Greatest Takeout Menu

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 10:00:28 GMT

During the pandemic, entrepreneurial chefs have reshaped food culture across the country with tiny, homegrown pop-ups that thrive on social media.Ms. Kim photographs her tofu banchan, a new addition to the menu, to post on Instagram.

Fashion Trends Are Often Recycled. Now More Clothing Can Be, Too.

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 10:00:15 GMT

Designers and tech start-ups are working to improve sustainability and interrupt the path to the landfill.

One Martini, Ice Cold, With a Blanket and a Scarf

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 19:51:20 GMT

Drinking outdoors in the winter, thanks to Covid, can be painful, but bar owners are trying to make it feel like fun — or at least less frigid.

Masks Aren’t Going Away, So Consider the Mask Chain

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 08:00:08 GMT

A practical accessory also adds a bit of flair to your pandemic look. Just ask A.O.C. or J.Lo.

My Search for Lost Time in a Slice of Jewish Rye

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 20:00:13 GMT

When Gottlieb’s Bakery reopened in Savannah, Ga., I rediscovered a taste of my childhood. But that link to the past shattered with a pandemic, and a death.

A New Orleans Mardi Gras With a Different Sort of Mask

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 16:45:40 GMT

The bar scene so central to the city’s economy and allure is about to become the stage for an unusually muted and bittersweet celebration.Andrew Ledford has worked at Snake and Jake’s Christmas Club Lounge, a renowned late-night bar in New Orleans, for more than 20 years. During the pandemic, he closes the bar at 11 p.m., an hour before his work shift used to begin.

Big Tech Has Failed Us. But There’s Hope.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:40:08 GMT

The chaos of the last two weeks offers an opportunity to rethink the role of technology in our lives.

With New Platform, Comics Entrepreneurs Hope to Boost Local Shops

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 19:38:03 GMT

A new comics shopping platform will offer live programming and bring attention to comic stores.Jen King, one of the founders of the Comic Book Shopping Experience, talks to viewers from her store and recommends comics, new and old.

A Miami Market Where the Fish Fly

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 17:53:33 GMT

Plaza Seafood is a hub of sounds, sustenance and a sense of community that are more in demand than ever during the pandemic.

A Long, Lonesome Look at America

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 10:00:33 GMT

Alone on a 10,000-mile road trip across the United States, a Times journalist found an America cloaked in solitude — and a country on edge.From left to right: Ozark National Forest; a county road in Crook, Colo.; a barn near Libby, Mont.

Meena Harris, Building That Brand

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 10:00:11 GMT

Kamala Harris’s niece is building her own empire with statement T-shirts. Just don’t define her by her family.Meena Harris, in San Francisco in December.

When Can I Apply for a P.P.P. Loan?

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 21:03:31 GMT

A small group of lenders that focus on underserved borrowers will get priority when the Paycheck Protection Program resumes.Businesses that received loans in the first round will be eligible to receive second loans, with stricter eligibility.

Narinder S. Kapany, ‘Father of Fiber Optics,’ Dies at 94

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 20:10:07 GMT

A physicist and entrepreneur who cut an imposing figure, he did more than anyone to make optical research a priority in government and corporate budgets.Narinder S. Kapany in a laboratory at Imperial College London in 1955. The work he did there with his fellow scientist Harold Hopkins marked the birth of the now-ubiquitous communications technology known as fiber optics.

Gordon 'Butch' Stewart, Founder of Sandals Resorts, Dies at 79

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:11:59 GMT

Mr. Stewart turned a rundown beach hotel in Montego Bay, in his native Jamaica, into the flagship of a chain of luxury resorts.Gordon Stewart, who was known as Butch, in 2014.

Retailing’s Tumultuous Year Began Before the Pandemic

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 10:00:22 GMT

The industry employs millions of people, and the upheaval it experienced played out in the lives of many Americans.Houston Premium Outlets, a mall in Cypress, Texas, on Black Friday.

Nancye Radmin, Pioneer of Plus-Size Fashion, Is Dead at 82

Fri, 25 Dec 2020 18:03:43 GMT

The Forgotten Woman boutique, which she opened in 1977, spoke directly to the nascent idea of body acceptance. It soon became a chain.Nancye Radmin in 1979 at the Forgotten Woman, her Manhattan boutique for plus-size women. She opened the store, she said, after finding that “absolutely nothing stylish was available” in her size.

Hot Chocolate Bombs: Another Food Trend for 2020

Fri, 25 Dec 2020 10:00:06 GMT

The hot chocolate bomb is a tasty metaphor for a pent-up year.

Why China Turned Against Alibaba's Jack Ma

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 14:48:07 GMT

The Alibaba chief paid for pushing back against Beijing. But the shift in attitude also speaks to a growing wealth gap and diminished opportunities for the young.

With Money, and Waste, China Fights for Chip Independence

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 10:00:19 GMT

Beijing’s drive to free itself from reliance on imported semiconductors has lifted start-ups and big firms alike. Some have flamed out. But there has been progress.A production line at Tsinghon, a start-up making high-end films and adhesives for chip products. The company has grown to 36 employees.

For Those Behind Corporate Events, Parties Are on Pause

Fri, 18 Dec 2020 10:00:30 GMT

As companies cancel their year-end events, the 2020 holiday season has made a terrible year even worse for those in the events business.D.J.s and others in the events business have had to adapt with the pandemic shutting things down.