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The Ugly, Lovely Effects of the Coronavirus Crisis on Beauty Businesses
…her current inventory was made before the crisis began.) Tami Blake — the San Francisco Bay Area serial entrepreneur behind skincare lines Free + True, which sells to consumers, and…
Yes, It’s Been Over 2 Years. But We Still Need Covid Guidance, Say Business Owners
…home. In 2021, while in the midst of her company’s product-testing phase, she and her family moved from the San Francisco Bay Area to Nevada. “[J]ust that move alone was…
5 Crowdfunders to Watch – Meeting Needs
…into a profession by working at San Francisco Dancewear, where she helped fellow dancers find the shoes and attire they needed — until it went out of business. The closure…
Edible Insects, Kelp Still a Tough Sell, Even as Climate Change Affects Food Supply
…the culture of eating insects,” says Monica Martinez, founder of San Francisco bug-based snacks maker Don Bugito. She was born and raised in Mexico, where entomophagy has “been a part…
5 Crowdfunders to Watch – Culinary and Crafty
…behind Black Jet Baking Co., a San Francisco-based eatery that has been delighting locals since 2010. Since starting up, she has been producing and selling goodies from a shared commercial…
5 Crowdfunders to Watch – Wearable Good
…Rock of Alice’s Bag Company hopes to open up educational opportunities for girls abroad. Her San Francisco venture, currently in its early stages, plans to donate 20 percent of its…
5 Crowdfunders to Watch – Food, Glorious Food
…cookie dough recipes. Then again, most folks aren’t Larissa Russell, Fiona Lee and Tan Ying Quan of Green Pea Cookie. These co-founders brought a recipe from Singapore to San Francisco…
The Sweet Success Story Of A Lawyer Turned Chocolatier
…could work in a different type” of setting. So she took on a managerial role at a smaller law firm in San Francisco, as well as her first leap into…
How to Stay Inspired When You Really Need a Boost
…people. Employee development, “giving them feedback on their projects and introducing them to new skills keeps me engaged,” says Kia Simon of Sneaky Little Sister Films, a San Francisco motion…
ChatGPT and the Hidden Bias of Language Models
…the software engineers. ChatGPT was designed by Open AI, a San Francisco startup that received a $1 billion investment from Microsoft in 2019. The tech giant is reportedly considering investing…
Ali LaRaia: Marianberry Cookies
…marionberry in all ways, fresh, preserved, frozen, infused and reduced. Using my platform as a food writer and working in the CHOW.com test kitchen in San Francisco, I devoted time…
These Travel Entrepreneurs Want You to Start Planning Your Dream Trip Now
…a comforting reminder of home in San Francisco. She helped clients navigate airline, hotel and excursion cancellations during March and April, which “was heartbreaking,” she said. “Nobody asked for a…
The Independent Life – Phuong Mai
…branch out from bags. Though she started up in San Francisco, Mai is now based in Berlin, after a trip to Europe introduced her to a new network of entrepreneurs…
5 Crowdfunders to Watch – From Helping Women in Tech to Making Fitness Fashionable
…a few beloved pooches are in need of some obedience or agility training. Pet parents in the San Francisco Bay Area should take note of the crowdfunding effort for Zoom…