small businesses

The City of Chula Vista doesn’t want to lose any more small businesses. That’s why it announced Friday it will begin accepting applications for $3.6 million in relief funds for small businesses and non-profits serving the Chula Vista area.

College student Emmy Rener built a small business selling charcuterie boards during the pandemic and has some advice for other young entrepreneurs.

Americans love their four-legged friends, but their 163 million dogs and cats certainly leave a giant paw-print on the environment — especially when it comes to pet poop. For small businesses who work with pets, it can be a challenge to find ways to curb their own climate impact while catering to their furry clientele.

Maybe you’ve run into this problem over the years: you want to catch some of the biggest female sports stars compete – only there’s nowhere to actually watch these games. That was the issue Portland native Jenny Nguyen, a sports fan and former basketball player, kept running into, so she decided to create a solution: the Sports Bra. The Sports Bra...

Jenny Nguyen got frustrated back in 2018 when she was trying to watch the NCAA women’s basketball final, and none of the TVs at a local sports bar were showing the big game. Out of that frustration, Nguyen conceived the idea for The Sports Bra, her Portland hangout where women’s sports are always on and the best athletes in women’s...

Small business owners have had a rough few years. First the COVID-19 pandemic, then product shortages, and now — record-high inflation.

The pain of higher prices continues as inflation saw its fastest increase this month in more than 40 years, reports NBC 7’s Amber Frias.

Small businesses were some of the hardest hit during the pandemic. In Carlsbad, the tough times actually brought several female-owned businesses together. NBC 7’s Jackie Crea reports.

Small businesses were some of the hardest hit during the pandemic. In Carlsbad, the tough times actually brought several female-owned businesses together. Saturday, they threw a block party called ‘Girls on Grand’ showing their support for each other and the community that has kept them afloat. Four female-owned businesses on Grand Avenue welcomed old and new customers together, they...

Many small businesses and restaurants have struggled during the Covid-19 pandemic. Scammers are trying to take advantage of that with some high-pressure tactics.

The term “sober-curious” isn’t new, but over the past few years more Millennials and members of Gen Z are embracing the movement and opting out of the booze on big nights out – and not for the reasons you might think. “I haven’t been drinking for a number of years for no particular reason – like there’s no medical...

You don’t need to look hard to see the cost of covid on Grand Avenue in Escondido. Store owners will tell you there are definitely more empty spaces and more ‘for lease’ signs up than before. NBC 7 Investigates wanted to know, exactly how many more?

“Yes it’s a struggle and yes we’re at the very bottom of our bank account, but we’re here. We made it,” small business owner, Brian Lamere, told NBC 7’s Alexis Rivas.

Hatch Show Print is a 142-year-old letterpress print shop that is still using a 500-year-old process to make its handmade gig, concert and event posters. Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, Bruce Springsteen and Ozzy Osbourne are just a few of the entertainers whose concert posters have been handcrafted by Hatch Show Print over the years. NBCLX contributor Greg Bledsoe took his...

Sharply higher costs are yet another challenge thrown at business owners by the global pandemic.

Everything costs more and it takes longer to get it — that’s the frustrating reality for thousands of small business owners throughout California.

NBC 7’s Joe Little spoke with a local business owner who says they are feeling the effects of the supply chain backlog.

About 1,000 small businesses in San Diego were awarded grants to help them stay afloat. NBC 7’s Audra Stafford has more information.

Cyber attacks are all too common in our modern world. There are hundreds reported each year, some of which leave devastating impacts on small businesses.

Sail Freight shipping company in New York delivers goods by sailboat without using fossil fuels to combat climate change.