L.a.'s Small Businesses

Forget the celebrities. Meet L.A.'s small businesses that depend on the Oscars

Hollywood's biggest night is also a huge opportunity for production workers and small businesses around Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Times - 13h

In wake of L.A. wildfires, a diverse small business community looks to rebuild

When the Los Angeles wildfires swept through Southern California in January, Barbara Shay lost much more than the building housing the cafe she owned.

NBC News - 3h

The Top 6 Hidden Fees Fleecing Small Businesses

Beware of “free” financial services. They’re often accompanied by other hard-to-spot add ons or markups. By one estimate, small businesses were overcharged by $153 billion.

Inc. - 3d

Small Business Owners Express a More Uncertain Outlook

The National Federation of Independent Business report for January recorded its third highest level of uncertainty, as its index leaped 14 points due to worries about taxes, trade wars, and untamed ...

Inc. - 2d

The Small Business Administration is a failed experiment that should be ended now

The SBA was an experiment that never really succeeded. Considering how everything in the federal government is now being scrutinized, now may be the right time to end that experiment.

The Hill - 2d

Some small businesses are on the brink after Trump's spending cuts affect contracts

"My company has been left behind," one small business founder said.

ABC News - 1d

Small Businesses Aren’t the Target of This Week’s Consumer Boycott, but They’re Not Off the Hook

The February 28 ‘economic blackout’ signals growing frustration with the economy.

Inc. - 1d

Economic Blackout: Does Paying in Cash Really Help Small Businesses?

A large consumer boycott aims to hit back at big businesses and banks. But many small companies have moved away from cash.

Inc. - 4h

In wake of southern California wildfires, a diverse small business community looks to rebuild

Business owners in Altadena hope to see the diverse community that their organizations thrived in rise from the ashes.

CNBC - 3h

47-year-old grew up thinking she’d work on a cattle farm—now her company raises millions for small businesses

Hello Alice co-founder Elizabeth Gore has worked with small businesses through the United Nations and Dell. Now she's doing it as an entrepreneur herself.

CNBC - 5d

Commentary: How exuberant, ambitious operas in L.A. score big despite small casts and modest budgets

Los Angeles is in the midst of a de facto chamber opera festival with productions across the region tackling the social and political issues of the moment.

Los Angeles Times - 13h

Leadership shake-up and backlash follow L.A.'s fire response failures

Mayor Karen Bass fires LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley over delayed fire response, but scrutiny turns to City Hall as officials question who is truly accountable for the Pacific Palisades fire fallout.

CBS News - 3d

The small caps disappoint

Plus how to ‘monetise’ the US balance sheet

Financial Times - Feb. 21

Big Leadership Change Starts Small

Purpose-driven leaders overcome overwhelm and navigate uncertainty one step at a time.

Inc. - 2d

Doge versus business

Fair competition, regulatory certainty, industry subsidies and financial security are all under attack

Financial Times - 4d

The Cryptocurrency Scam That Turned a Small Town Against Itself

How did a successful, financially sophisticated banker gamble his community’s money away?

The New York Times - Feb. 19

Why the Lakers are betting big on small ball

The Lakers' victory against the Nuggets showcased the potential impact of a small-ball lineup.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Is Russia Open for Business — and at What Cost?

Investors seem open to the prospect of peace talks, but Western companies face a dilemma just three years after many retreated from the country.

The New York Times - Feb. 19

Businesses Are Betting on a Tax Cut Extension

The federal budget debate has big implications for the economy. Despite questions about the math, investors expect an extension of the 2017 tax cuts.

The New York Times - 6d

Business secretary apologises for solicitor claim

Jonathan Reynolds denies "misrepresenting" his legal career after saying he worked as a solicitor.

BBC News - 3d

Kerr's new-look small-ball lineup faces stiff challenges

Steve Kerr's new small-ball lineup presents Golden State with serious challenges as the Warriors make a playoff push down the stretch.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 20

Can Tech Save Small Ski Resorts From Extinction?

The small Colorado company Entabeni Systems is quietly working to upend the ski industry with a business model built on handshake deals made in ski resort parking lots.

Wired - 5d

These small changes could boost your investment gains by millions of dollars

The very best way to invest in the stock market

MarketWatch - 2d

England Under-18s to 'Small Black', via four lost stone

Tom Rowland was a powerhouse England under-18 prop. Eight years later and four stone lighter, he is about to become part of the first sub-85kg New Zealand team.

BBC News - 1d

Cortez Masto, Grassley push for grants for small police departments

Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are pushing to launch a grant program to boost resources for small law enforcement departments across the country. Dubbed the ...

The Hill - 1d

1 Small Change Will Help You Learn Better, According to a Psychology Professor

Entrepreneurs are lifelong learners by definition. There’s a simple way to improve comprehension. Not enough people use it.

Inc. - 16h

Lammy hosts UK-Japanese private business roundtable

Meeting comes as Britain seeks to strengthen economic ties ahead of Tokyo trip next week

Financial Times - 3d

Musk business entanglements loom over CFPB siege

Elon Musk’s plans to add payment services to X, his social media platform, are looming large over the Trump administration’s push to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), The ...

The Hill - 2d

5 Deal Killers When Selling Your Business

Selling to a private equity firm can be a lucrative outcome, but only if you have your ducks in a row.

Inc. - 2d

Indian economy and business: your questions answered

In today’s newsletter: unemployment, education, AI policy and more

Financial Times - 22h

This 1 Small Change to Every Email Is the ‘Most Effective Thing You Can Do’ Says Communications Expert

‘Language mimicry’ can lead people to trust you, says Ping author Andrew Brodsky.

Inc. - Feb. 20

How test-time scaling unlocks hidden reasoning abilities in small language models (and allows them to outperform LLMs)

A 1B small language model can beat a 405B large language model in reasoning tasks if provided with the right test-time scaling strategy.

VentureBeat - Feb. 21

How a small-time drug bust ignited a feud between police and a Catholic hospital

Convinced a suspect was hiding evidence, police in Ohio ordered doctors at Mercy Health-Lorain Hospital to search his body cavity. The doctors refused.

NBC News - 5d

Palisades nuclear plant signs agreement to build first of its kind small modular reactors in Michigan

Holtec International is trying to restart the Palisades nuclear plant and expand it with two small modular reactors through an agreement with Hyundai E&C.

CNBC - 3d

Microsoft’s new Phi-4 AI models pack big performance in small packages

Microsoft's new Phi-4 AI models deliver breakthrough performance in a compact size, processing text, images and speech simultaneously while requiring less computing power than competitors.

VentureBeat - 1d