Small businesses /tags/small-businesses Small businesses en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Tue, 06 May 2025 10:00:00 GMT How a diaper disaster turned a St. Louis mom's trip from blowout to business /economy-business/2025-05-06/st-louis-mom-traveling-baby-business What started with an unexpected travel delay has (eventually) taken off: a vending machine stocked with essentials for traveling with babies. Tue, 06 May 2025 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2025-05-06/st-louis-mom-traveling-baby-business Abby Llorico Where in the world is Mike Palmer? Some Ferguson residents want to know /government-politics-issues/2025-04-01/mike-palmer-ferguson-residents-ward-3-residency Ferguson residents will vote on who will serve the city's three wards April 8. Some residents have questioned if one candidate is living in the ward he’s representing. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-04-01/mike-palmer-ferguson-residents-ward-3-residency Chad Davis SLU student’s startup is a win-win for Ethiopian coffee farmers and U.S. roasters /economy-business/2025-02-17/slu-students-startup-moii-ethiopian-coffee-farmers-us-roasters Firaol Ahmed founded Moii Coffee from his dorm room to help fix a broken coffee supply chain and amplify the voices of Ethiopian coffee farmers. Mon, 17 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2025-02-17/slu-students-startup-moii-ethiopian-coffee-farmers-us-roasters Marissanne Lewis-Thompson SLDC resumes funding for ARPA grants awarded to north St. Louis businesses /news-briefs/2024-12-06/sldc-funding-arpa-grants-north-st-louis-businesses The organization’s board of directors voted Thursday to approve the disbursement of $1,090,000 in operational expansion grants after a pause. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /news-briefs/2024-12-06/sldc-funding-arpa-grants-north-st-louis-businesses Eric Schmid Delmar Main Street has a unique take on Small Business Saturday /economy-business/2024-11-27/delmar-main-street-small-business-saturday The nonprofit is hosting a pitch competition with a top prize of $6,000 and a holiday market with dozens of local vendors. Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-11-27/delmar-main-street-small-business-saturday Eric Schmid Rolla typewriter enthusiasts open store for those enchanted by the 'clickety clack' /economy-business/2024-11-05/rolla-typewriter-sale-repair-community Shane and Amanda Byrne are the owners of Clickety Clack Typewriters, a new store in Rolla that sells and services old typewriters and is fostering a community of fellow enthusiasts. Tue, 05 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-11-05/rolla-typewriter-sale-repair-community Jonathan Ahl A retail business incubator opens in the Grove to help support minority female entrepreneurs /economy-business/2024-10-24/retail-business-the-grove-minority-female-entrepreneurs Park Central Development opened the Eric Outlaw Business Center, a minority retail business incubator this month in the Grove. For the next 14 months, three Black women entrepreneurs will sell their products in the center to help scale their businesses. Thu, 24 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-10-24/retail-business-the-grove-minority-female-entrepreneurs Andrea Y. Henderson Development corporation looks to spur economic recovery around the Brickline Greenway /economy-business/2024-09-05/new-development-corporation-economic-recovery-brickline-greenway It gives three north St. Louis neighborhoods a better platform to approach the city or private funding sources for economic development projects. Thu, 05 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-09-05/new-development-corporation-economic-recovery-brickline-greenway Eric Schmid How a new vintage thrift store centers the fashion needs of plus-size St. Louisans /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-06-10/new-st-louis-vintage-store-plus-size-fashion Shopping as a plus-size person is notoriously difficult. A new vintage thrift store, Ethical Bodies x the Good-ish, is working to change that. Mon, 10 Jun 2024 18:24:42 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-06-10/new-st-louis-vintage-store-plus-size-fashion Roshae Hemmings St. Louis business leaders plan incentives to spark downtown economic growth /economy-business/2024-04-02/st-louis-business-leaders-incentives-downtown-economy-growth St. Louis business leaders announce financial incentives aimed at bringing businesses downtown. They say $350,000 in grants and other incentives could attract retail shops, restaurants and pop-up enterprises. Tue, 02 Apr 2024 11:01:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-04-02/st-louis-business-leaders-incentives-downtown-economy-growth Chad Davis