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NYT > Business > Small Business Apr 24, 2025

Phoebe Gates, the Daughter of Bill and Melinda Gates, Steps Into the Spotlight

Phoebe Gates, the youngest and most stylish of Bill and Melinda Gates’s children, steps into the spotlight as a…

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NYT > Business > Small Business Apr 14, 2025

Her Business Was Thriving. Then Came the Tariffs.

An interview with Beth Benike, who fears for the survival of her small business under Trump’s tariffs.

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NYT > Business > Small Business Apr 14, 2025

The Former C.I.A. Officer Capitalizing On Europe’s Military Spending Boom

Eric Slesinger made a career shift from the spy agency to venture capital, championing military start-ups as Europe…

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NYT > Business > Small Business Apr 10, 2025

A New Book About Baking Bread Is Only Sort of About Bread

“Existential Bread,” a book by the poet and amateur baker Jim Franks, is only sort of about bread.

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NYT > Business > Small Business Apr 8, 2025

I Invented a Popular Kitchen Gadget. Trump’s Tariffs Will Kill My Business.

The government’s promise to reshore the production of simple items like mine looks, from where I sit, like something…

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NYT > Business > Small Business Apr 6, 2025

Small Businesses Face a ‘Tornado’ of Challenges: Cuts, Freezes and Now Tariffs

President Trump vowed to aid entrepreneurs by reducing taxes and slicing red tape. But some owners say other policies…

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NYT > Business > Small Business Apr 2, 2025

A Nail Art Neophyte Sits Down With a Manicurist

I didn’t know a topcoat from a base coat. But writing about an unfamiliar subject made me a better reporter.

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NYT > Business > Small Business Mar 27, 2025

The Nail Artist Mei Kawajiri’s Mind-Boggling Creations

Mei Kawajiri hand-paints and sculpts custom designs for a clientele that includes Heidi Klum and Bad Bunny.

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