medium businesses

Meatpacking Plant Closures Cut Deep for Small-Town Economies

Tyson Foods and other meat processors are closing plants amid high costs and falling demand, spelling economic turbulence for the…

1 year ago

Meal-Kit Maker Blue Apron to Be Sold

The sale to food-delivery startup Wonder would end a disastrous six-year experiment with public ownership. Source link

1 year ago

Inside a Sales Army Turning a Tax Break Into a Modern-Day Gold Rush

Listen to article(2 minutes)An antiaging consultant in Florida. A technician in North Carolina. A semiretired broker. They’re all part of…

1 year ago

Big Manufacturers Try Crowdfunding to Market-Test Products

GE Appliances and others seek customer feedback and payment in advance to help validate a concept. Source link

1 year ago

EV Startup VinFast's Stock Rally Pushes Value Higher Than GM, Ford

Shares in the Vietnamese electric car company more than tripled in its first day of trading, giving it a roughly…

1 year ago

Rising Money Flows, Fueled by Record Migration, Prop Up Autocrats

Remittances to the developing world hit record $647 billion, aiding the poor but helping keep strongmen from Nicaragua to Tajikistan in…

2 years ago

Israeli AI Startup Vesttoo Sparks a Global Insurance Scandal

The Tel Aviv-based firm is embroiled in an alleged multibillion-dollar fraud involving faked letters of credit, and may fire its…

2 years ago

Small-Business Lending Is About to Change, With Simpler Requirements

An SBA overhaul will make it easier for fintechs and other nonbank lenders to issue loans, prompting worries about defaults.…

2 years ago

Real-Estate Deal Gone Bad Hits Popular Crowd Funder

CrowdStreet raised $4 billion by promising big returns to small investors, but many deals were disappointing. Source link

2 years ago

Rental Cars Are the New Airbnb

Entrepreneurs are renting out fleets of cars through services including Turo and Getaround, or building their own websites. Source link

2 years ago