small businesses Young Entrepreneur Finds Her ‘Sweet Spot' Selling Charcuterie Boards Emmy Rener found celebrity clients on social media and has some advice for other young people starting their own business
TikTok This TikToker Turned Her Charcuterie Board Hobby Into a 6-Figure Business During a gap year before starting college at USC, Emmy Rener started making charcuterie boards for family and friends. Through TikTok, she was able to eventually turn her hobby into a six-figure business with celebrity clients like Jessica Alba and Sofia Vergara. Rener joins LX News to talk about starting her business, Sophisticated Spreads.
rebound Dogs are Man's Best Friend But One of Climate's Biggest Foes 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.
small businesses The Sports Bra Is a Bar That Plays One Thing: Women's Sports The lesbian-owned Portland sports bar wants to redefine what a traditional sports bar looks like by providing a safe and empowering space for female and LGBTQ fans.
Sports She Couldn't Find a Bar Showing Women's Sports, So She Opened One 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...
sobriety This Millennial Wants to Take the Alcohol Out of Social Drinking Melanie Masarin launched her sober drink business, Ghia, during the pandemic
food and drink A Beverage Company That Embraces the Sober-Curious Movement Melanie Masarin is the founder of a nonalcoholic drink business, Ghia, which launched in response to greater numbers of Millennials and members of Gen Z joining the sober-curious trend.
nashville Dolly Parton and Ozzy Osbourne Have This 142-Year-Old Nashville Print Shop in Common 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...
supply chain These New York-Based Businesses Are Shipping Goods Without Fossil Fuels Sail Freight endeavors to ship goods without hurting the environment.
hudson river A NY Company Is Moving Products by Sailboat to Prove Green Transport Works A New York company is proving there is a green way to move products from one part of the state to another. The business, called Sail Freight, carries products from New York’s Hudson Valley to consumers in New York City, and vice versa, by sailboat and bicycle — and hope to make their model a growing trend.
