You Found a Rabbit Hole

Jacki Zehner has made it her career to close the investment gap for women-owned businesses. The first woman trader and youngest female to become a partner at Goldman Sachs, Zehner left the investment firm in 2002 to focus on new projects, including the Circle Financial Group and the Jacquelyn and Gregory Zehner Foundation, two entities […]

Just some of the notable Black entrepreneurs in history that forged a path of success as inspiration for all small business owners.

We can’t even begin to try to enumerate all of the Black business owners who have made history in the United States. From Mary Todd Lincoln’s dressmaker, Elizabeth Keckley, to modern multi-hyphenates like Jay Z, there are too many people to cram into one short article. But these are some of the Black entrepreneurs in […]

Some founders say that unless you’re working full-time on your business, you’re not fully committed. Siri Chakka of Reset disagrees. “You’ve got to be prudent. There’s a lot of talk about startups and founders quitting their jobs and going all in. I don’t think that’s necessary. I think it puts you in a situation where […]

What does a Kim Shui garment look like? Ask the 29-year-old fashion designer herself, and she’s proudly described her clothes as “Ming Dynasty meets Eurotrash,” churning out vibrant, mishmashed designs that tend toward the risqué. Consider it fashion perfected for the Instagram age. Yet despite the sometimes fickle nature of the viral spotlight, Shui has […]

To the average customer, Manville Chan’s business, The Story of Ramen, is a brick-and-mortar service. And it’s a unique one. Neither merely a restaurant nor a cooking class, TSR combines elements of both, with Chan and co-owner Jeff Parsons inviting groups into his storefront in San Francisco’s Mission District to learn the history of ramen, […]