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NYT > Business > Small Business Feb 20, 2024

Inside the Funding Frenzy at Anthropic, One of A.I.’s Hottest Start-Ups

The company raised $7.3 billion over the last year, as the lure of artificial intelligence changes Silicon Valley…

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NYT > Business > Small Business Feb 8, 2024

Protecting the Rights of Independent Contractors

Readers who are self-employed react to an Opinion guest essay. Also: Nikki Haley; fears of extinction; cutting…

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NYT > Business > Small Business Feb 8, 2024

After Figma’s $20 Billion Windfall Evaporated, It’s Picking Up the Pieces

Regulatory scrutiny felled the sale of Figma, a design platform, to Adobe. Now it’s grappling with employee expectations…

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NYT > Business > Small Business Feb 5, 2024

What’s Behind This $10 Chicken Over Rice? An $18,000 Permit.

Blame rising costs, shrunken crowds and a black-market permit trade. Chicken over rice costs $10 at the Halal Plates,…

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NYT > Business > Small Business Feb 1, 2024

Squeezed by Soaring Rent, Small Shops Get Creative

Some ambitious entrepreneurs in New York City are experimenting with diversified business models to connect with…

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NYT > Business > Small Business Jan 30, 2024

In the South, Gas Stations Are Temples of Commerce and Community

Are they gas stations that serve food or restaurants that pump gas? A new photography book explores the lure of these…

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NYT > Business > Small Business Jan 30, 2024

‘Ballerina Farm’ Gave Birth Two Weeks Ago. Now It’s Time For a Beauty Pageant.

Hannah Neeleman, a Utah homemaker with a huge social media following, goes to Las Vegas, newborn in tow, to compete…

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NYT > Business > Small Business Jan 25, 2024

In a New Cannabis Landscape, a Navy Veteran Battles for Racial Equity

Wanda James is on a mission to empower entrepreneurs from communities harmed by racial disparities in marijuana arrests.

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