Small BusinessMargaret Dupree, longtime funeral director and teacher’s aide, has died at 104Her son Kenneth joined her as supervisor, and together, for nearly 40 years, they conducted thousands of funerals and oversaw a building expansion and renovation in 2003.Gary Miles Side-gig advice from people who make money on Uber, Lyft, and Airbnb in the Philadelphia areaGene Marks, For The Inquirer 8 ways small-business owners can prep for the new yearGene Marks, For The Inquirer A look back at Philly-area businesses that didn’t survive 2025Erin McCarthy It’s almost time to file tax returns. Watch out for these limits on the tips and overtime deductions.Gene Marks, For The Inquirer AdvertisementBusiness owners should consider these strategies to reduce their future taxesIn the wake of a tax and spending bill, business owners should reconsider how they invest and how their companies are structured.Gene Marks, For The Inquirer A worker cooperative is a different form of employee benefit. Some say it’s betterIn a worker cooperative, all workers equally own the business, with no majority shareholders.Gene Marks, For The Inquirer Jean E. Corrigan, former Montgomery County manager and longtime assistant to then-State Rep. Josh Shapiro, has died at 70She served as Gov. Shapiro’s constituent service agent when he represented the 153rd legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2004 to 2012. Gary Miles Why your small business needs an AI policyTwo lawyers with artificial intelligence expertise shared their tips for creating guidelines for employees using AI.Gene Marks, For The Inquirer Despite challenges in 2025, Philly-area small businesses remain resilient and optimisticTariffs, inflation, and labor shortages have been challenging to some businesses, but many are still optimistic looking ahead to 2026.Gene Marks, For The Inquirer More business owners are selling, but uncertainty continuesTransactions are up more than 8% year over year, according to a report by BizBuySell.Gene Marks, For The Inquirer What local small-business owners should know before terminating an employeeTaking certain steps before an employee layoff or termination can protect a business from legal exposure.Gene Marks, For The Inquirer Thrillerdelphia, a horror bookstore, opens in Manayunk in time for Halloween The Main Street shop is the neighborhood's second niche bookseller, joining Cupid’s, which specializes in romantic reads. Erin McCarthy A new overtime wage tax deduction may be helpful, but it’s also creating headachesThe rule has limitations, and the IRS has yet to provide clear guidance on how companies should report qualified overtime compensation.Gene Marks, For The Inquirer Six months in, how are Philly-area businesses handling Trump’s tariffs? Many small businesses have grappled with uncertainty amid new and changing tariffs on imports.Gene Marks, For The Inquirer Ambler’s small businesses want to make the borough a destinationAmbler's established business owners say the borough's Main Street has remained active, and newer entrants are hoping to attract even more out-of-town visitors.Erica Lamberg, For The Inquirer Shuttered Iron Hill breweries sit empty across the Philly area. What will become of them?In Media, West Chester, and over a dozen other communities, business owners wonder what will move into the voids left behind by the bankrupt local chain. Erin McCarthy With every Iron Hill Brewery closed, what happens to all of the beer?When Iron Hill abruptly shut its doors last month and filed for liquidation bankruptcy, some restaurants’ inventories included thousands of dollars' worth of beer. Erin McCarthy A Pennsylvania mentorship program aims to help small businesses get government workThe program provides training and relationships for those looking to get government contracts in Pennsylvania.Gene Marks, For The Inquirer Chung Soon Hwang, longtime co-owner of Chung’s Coffee Shop, has died at 89She and her husband served up countless chili cheese dogs and cheese steak hoagies, Scrapple and grits. One of her signature sayings was: “Coffee, 65 cents. No free refills.”Gary Miles See more storiesAdvertisement
Margaret Dupree, longtime funeral director and teacher’s aide, has died at 104Her son Kenneth joined her as supervisor, and together, for nearly 40 years, they conducted thousands of funerals and oversaw a building expansion and renovation in 2003.Gary Miles
Margaret Dupree, longtime funeral director and teacher’s aide, has died at 104Her son Kenneth joined her as supervisor, and together, for nearly 40 years, they conducted thousands of funerals and oversaw a building expansion and renovation in 2003.Gary Miles
Side-gig advice from people who make money on Uber, Lyft, and Airbnb in the Philadelphia areaGene Marks, For The Inquirer
Side-gig advice from people who make money on Uber, Lyft, and Airbnb in the Philadelphia areaGene Marks, For The Inquirer
It’s almost time to file tax returns. Watch out for these limits on the tips and overtime deductions.Gene Marks, For The Inquirer
It’s almost time to file tax returns. Watch out for these limits on the tips and overtime deductions.Gene Marks, For The Inquirer
Business owners should consider these strategies to reduce their future taxesIn the wake of a tax and spending bill, business owners should reconsider how they invest and how their companies are structured.Gene Marks, For The Inquirer
Business owners should consider these strategies to reduce their future taxesIn the wake of a tax and spending bill, business owners should reconsider how they invest and how their companies are structured.Gene Marks, For The Inquirer
A worker cooperative is a different form of employee benefit. Some say it’s betterIn a worker cooperative, all workers equally own the business, with no majority shareholders.Gene Marks, For The Inquirer
A worker cooperative is a different form of employee benefit. Some say it’s betterIn a worker cooperative, all workers equally own the business, with no majority shareholders.Gene Marks, For The Inquirer
Jean E. Corrigan, former Montgomery County manager and longtime assistant to then-State Rep. Josh Shapiro, has died at 70She served as Gov. Shapiro’s constituent service agent when he represented the 153rd legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2004 to 2012. Gary Miles
Jean E. Corrigan, former Montgomery County manager and longtime assistant to then-State Rep. Josh Shapiro, has died at 70She served as Gov. Shapiro’s constituent service agent when he represented the 153rd legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2004 to 2012. Gary Miles
Why your small business needs an AI policyTwo lawyers with artificial intelligence expertise shared their tips for creating guidelines for employees using AI.Gene Marks, For The Inquirer
Why your small business needs an AI policyTwo lawyers with artificial intelligence expertise shared their tips for creating guidelines for employees using AI.Gene Marks, For The Inquirer
Despite challenges in 2025, Philly-area small businesses remain resilient and optimisticTariffs, inflation, and labor shortages have been challenging to some businesses, but many are still optimistic looking ahead to 2026.Gene Marks, For The Inquirer
Despite challenges in 2025, Philly-area small businesses remain resilient and optimisticTariffs, inflation, and labor shortages have been challenging to some businesses, but many are still optimistic looking ahead to 2026.Gene Marks, For The Inquirer
More business owners are selling, but uncertainty continuesTransactions are up more than 8% year over year, according to a report by BizBuySell.Gene Marks, For The Inquirer
More business owners are selling, but uncertainty continuesTransactions are up more than 8% year over year, according to a report by BizBuySell.Gene Marks, For The Inquirer
What local small-business owners should know before terminating an employeeTaking certain steps before an employee layoff or termination can protect a business from legal exposure.Gene Marks, For The Inquirer
What local small-business owners should know before terminating an employeeTaking certain steps before an employee layoff or termination can protect a business from legal exposure.Gene Marks, For The Inquirer
Thrillerdelphia, a horror bookstore, opens in Manayunk in time for Halloween The Main Street shop is the neighborhood's second niche bookseller, joining Cupid’s, which specializes in romantic reads. Erin McCarthy
Thrillerdelphia, a horror bookstore, opens in Manayunk in time for Halloween The Main Street shop is the neighborhood's second niche bookseller, joining Cupid’s, which specializes in romantic reads. Erin McCarthy
A new overtime wage tax deduction may be helpful, but it’s also creating headachesThe rule has limitations, and the IRS has yet to provide clear guidance on how companies should report qualified overtime compensation.Gene Marks, For The Inquirer
A new overtime wage tax deduction may be helpful, but it’s also creating headachesThe rule has limitations, and the IRS has yet to provide clear guidance on how companies should report qualified overtime compensation.Gene Marks, For The Inquirer
Six months in, how are Philly-area businesses handling Trump’s tariffs? Many small businesses have grappled with uncertainty amid new and changing tariffs on imports.Gene Marks, For The Inquirer
Six months in, how are Philly-area businesses handling Trump’s tariffs? Many small businesses have grappled with uncertainty amid new and changing tariffs on imports.Gene Marks, For The Inquirer
Ambler’s small businesses want to make the borough a destinationAmbler's established business owners say the borough's Main Street has remained active, and newer entrants are hoping to attract even more out-of-town visitors.Erica Lamberg, For The Inquirer
Ambler’s small businesses want to make the borough a destinationAmbler's established business owners say the borough's Main Street has remained active, and newer entrants are hoping to attract even more out-of-town visitors.Erica Lamberg, For The Inquirer
Shuttered Iron Hill breweries sit empty across the Philly area. What will become of them?In Media, West Chester, and over a dozen other communities, business owners wonder what will move into the voids left behind by the bankrupt local chain. Erin McCarthy
Shuttered Iron Hill breweries sit empty across the Philly area. What will become of them?In Media, West Chester, and over a dozen other communities, business owners wonder what will move into the voids left behind by the bankrupt local chain. Erin McCarthy
With every Iron Hill Brewery closed, what happens to all of the beer?When Iron Hill abruptly shut its doors last month and filed for liquidation bankruptcy, some restaurants’ inventories included thousands of dollars' worth of beer. Erin McCarthy
With every Iron Hill Brewery closed, what happens to all of the beer?When Iron Hill abruptly shut its doors last month and filed for liquidation bankruptcy, some restaurants’ inventories included thousands of dollars' worth of beer. Erin McCarthy
A Pennsylvania mentorship program aims to help small businesses get government workThe program provides training and relationships for those looking to get government contracts in Pennsylvania.Gene Marks, For The Inquirer
A Pennsylvania mentorship program aims to help small businesses get government workThe program provides training and relationships for those looking to get government contracts in Pennsylvania.Gene Marks, For The Inquirer
Chung Soon Hwang, longtime co-owner of Chung’s Coffee Shop, has died at 89She and her husband served up countless chili cheese dogs and cheese steak hoagies, Scrapple and grits. One of her signature sayings was: “Coffee, 65 cents. No free refills.”Gary Miles
Chung Soon Hwang, longtime co-owner of Chung’s Coffee Shop, has died at 89She and her husband served up countless chili cheese dogs and cheese steak hoagies, Scrapple and grits. One of her signature sayings was: “Coffee, 65 cents. No free refills.”Gary Miles
