Entrepreneur
Following Her Most ‘Difficult’ Period As An Entrepreneur, Pinky Cole Hayes Buys Back Slutty Vegan After Temporarily Losing Ownership - AfroTech
Inside serial entrepreneur Marc Lore's fundraising playbook - Fortune
Billionaire entrepreneur, investor believes ‘Rural Red Recession’ is coming - MassLive.com
Billionaire entrepreneur launches bid to purchase TikTok as deadline rapidly approaches - Fox Business
Blank donation to help sustain Atlanta Black entrepreneurship center - AJC.com
Stress relief in watercolour: This Toronto entrepreneur picked up a paintbrush and found a creative outlet - The Globe and Mail
Meet the Fram2 crew: A cryptocurrency entrepreneur, a cinematographer, a robotics engineer and an Arctic explorer - Spaceflight Now
Healthcare entrepreneur Andrea Ippolito on leadership: Don’t get bogged down by the small stuff - Syracuse.com
Chinese-born entrepreneur buys entire SpaceX flight for ultimate adventure - South China Morning Post
Startup
AI Video Startup Runway Valued at $3 Billion in Funding Round - Bloomberg
Exclusive: Khosla’s Keith Rabois leads $11.5M Series A for startup Roam, calls it ‘the future of the housing market’ - TechCrunch
Tech startup raises another $80 million, plans to double Portland workforce - OregonLive.com
AI assistant startup heyLibby finds traction with gyms and tanning salons, raises $4.5M - GeekWire
Startup with 850 rental houses raises $22M; leases LoHi HQ - The Denver Post
This Startup Wanted to Revolutionize Fashion. Now It’s Under Investigation for Fraud. - WSJ
AC use to surge as world gets hotter. Harvard startup has a solution. - Harvard Gazette
Bitcoin-related startup deals soared in 2024 alongside crypto prices, research shows - CNBC
Over $250M collected for new startup investment fund - The Business Journals
Washington Harbour Partners invests in startup Turion Space - SpaceNews
Franchise
Dallas group eyeing TGL expansion franchise to the tune of $77M - Sports Business Journal
Large QSR Franchisee Signs 50-Unit Agreement With Tide Laundromat - franchisetimes.com
Fast-food chain Wienerschnitzel wants to recruit franchise owners in Portland and Vancouver - KGW
FAT Brands Becomes First Restaurant Franchise To Accept Bitcoin for Royalty Payments - 1851 Franchise
‘The Naked Gun’ Trailer: Liam Neeson Reboots the Franchise, Slaughters Bad Guys and Mocks O.J. Simpson - Variety
A Minecraft Movie review – building-block game franchise spin-off is rollicking if exhausting fun - The Guardian
Hooters' Original Owners Save The Franchise But Family-Friendly Pivot Scares Me - OutKick
Giants Get Franchise Quarterback in Round 2 of New Mock Draft - Sports Illustrated
'We have a responsibility to the franchise': Arthur Blank, Raheem Morris detail looming Kirk Cousins decision - Atlanta Falcons
eCommerce
Clearco and Cavela Team to Help eCommerce Firms Weather Tariffs - PYMNTS.com
Shopify Stock (SHOP) Drops as BofA Raises Alarm on Trump’s Tariff Risks for E-Commerce Vendors - TipRanks
E-commerce software vendors most exposed, says BofA as Trump's tariffs dawn - Seeking Alpha
GoodRx launches new e-commerce experience for prescriptions - Yahoo Finance
White House Says It’s Again Closing E-commerce Tariff ‘Loophole’ - The Information
Better ‘Welcome’ Emails for Ecommerce - Practical Ecommerce
E-commerce alcohol sales to hit US$36bn by 2028 - The Drinks Business
Analyst mulls idea of eBay merger with another key e-commerce firm - TheStreet
US-listed shares of China's ecommerce firms fall as Trump closes trade loophole - TradingView
Digital Silk Unpacks How Los Angeles eCommerce Brands Are Balancing Aesthetic and Performance in Web Design - markets.businessinsider.com
Online Business
Burglars make off with more than $4M in electronic devices from Lakewood business - Asbury Park Press
Women dominate online influencing. So why are they paid less than men? - Fast Company
Complete with a T-shirt and hat bar, this Brunswick business offers creative designs - Wilmington Star-News
As a busy mom, I started an online T-shirt business expecting to make passive income. I lasted only 3 months. - Business Insider
Get help running your online business with this AI-powered one-stop-shop, now 73% off for life - Boing Boing
25 Best Online Business Ideas for 2025 - Shopify
Exclusive: Morrissey launches legal action against alleged online fraudster, as Web Sheriff investigation uncovers ‘decades-long defamation campaign’ - Music Business Worldwide
AI ECOMMERCE - New Book Unveils How AI and ChatGPT are Revolutionizing Online Business - WV News
FTC Acts to Stop ‘Click Profit’ Online Business Opportunity that Has Cost Consumers At Least $14 Million - Federal Trade Commission (.gov)
Online Commerce
GoodRx launches new e-commerce experience for prescriptions - Yahoo Finance
De minimis trade loophole that boosted Chinese online retailers to end May 2 - CNBC
Amazon Stock Slides On Trump Tariff Plan. Temu Parent Stock Stung By End Of Trade Exemption. - Investor's Business Daily
Trump’s De Minimis Order Could Raise Costs on Clothes and Goods From China - The New York Times
Trump’s tariff plan is a potential death blow to your cheap online shopping - The Verge
Cheap Shein and Temu Finds Are History. This Import Loophole Is Now Closed. - Barron's
Shopify Stock (SHOP) Drops as BofA Raises Alarm on Trump’s Tariff Risks for E-Commerce Vendors - TipRanks
E-commerce software vendors most exposed, says BofA as Trump's tariffs dawn - Seeking Alpha
Pinduoduo to Invest More Than $13 Billion Over Three Years to Support Merchants - WSJ