Small Business

We are hearing of people doing something called quiet quitting. However, it does not mean people are actually leaving their jobs. So what is quiet quitting?

From baskets to bags of oysters, and sneakers to water shoes, WNBA legend Sue Wicks has discovered a second passion as a Long Island oyster farmer.

More women are becoming barbers, a job traditionally held by men. The International Barber and Beauty Institute on Long Island says about half the students in the barber license class are women.

Joalbert Flores, 19, is one of two dozen students who just completed phase one of a barber training course to learn the skills of the trade and then parlay those skills into a professional career.

Independent booksellers are growing in number and becoming more diverse. Dozens of new stores are owned by people of various racial and ethnic backgrounds. At the same time, store owners face rising prices and supply chain issues. Not to mention the competitive challenges and financial insecurity that bookstores have long struggled with.

Reese Scott, known as "Coach Reese," started on a journey of self-discovery nearly two decades ago that led to her becoming a fighter and eventually the founder and owner of Women's World of Boxing in East Harlem.

Six years ago, John Cronin, who has Down syndrome, dreamed of starting a sock business. He and his dad launched an online store and quickly went from fulfilling 60 orders a day to well over a thousand with some 4,000 sock designs to choose from.

The town of Riverhead, in Suffolk County, is considering implementing new rules about where gun shops can and cannot be located.

New York City has passed one of the nation's most far-reaching requirements for employers to tell job-seekers what they can make. But less than three weeks before the law was to take effect, the City Council voted to delay it for five months after employers waved red flags.

Thousands of Etsy sellers are going on strike over rising transaction fees.

A $1 billion oceanfront development in Queens — touted as energy-efficient and storm-resilient — will include shops, apartments, community centers, and a nature preserve.

Patty Castrogiovanni came out of retirement to run a nonprofit cupcake business out of her kitchen with the help of young adults with autism and other special needs.

People with past marijuana convictions or close family members will be the first group eligible to apply for licenses to run a recreational marijuana dispensary. This will give New York a chance to invest early into communities that were disproportionately impacted by weed being illegal.