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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Erik May, 43, who is the president of Flags Unlimited, a business based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Business Insider has verified the sales figures. This piece has been edited for length and clarity.We’re a small business in the Midwest. Getting asked…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Darnah and Vic Thompson, a married couple who are both entrepreneurs living in Texas. The following has been edited for length and clarity.Darnah: My business is Books & Brand, a publishing agency specializing in nonfiction books. I have a background in…
I relocated to the Netherlands with my kids two years ago and have since helped many Americans call new countries home.Typically, I talk to two types of people considering a move abroad.The first type has been “planning to move” for years. They’ve watched every YouTube video, joined multiple expat Facebook…
I never thought I’d live outside the UK, where I’d lived my whole life, until I met my future wife at the University of Cambridge.We were both pursuing master’s degrees, and were introduced during orientation day. We got along instantly and started dating in November 2019. A few months later,…
Michael Kittredge III, the son of Yankee Candle founder Michael Kittredge II, sold his family’s property, which includes 120,000 square feet of living space, for $7.25 million after initially listing it for $23 million.Three years after Michael Kittredge II died in 2019, his son decided to list the home in…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with T. Renee Smith, 51, who is based in Atlanta. She is CEO of iSuccess Consulting. In 2007, she was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for conspiring to use false financial information to obtain bank loans. Business Insider has verified…
The developer behind what would be California’s largest AI data center is suing for access to Colorado River water, the threatened source of freshwater for 40 million people and the subject of countless disputes over water use in the West.The lawsuit, filed this month by Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing, says…
President Donald Trump slammed gasoline retailers for failing to lower prices for Americans.In a Monday evening Truth Social post, Trump wrote that the retailers must lower prices immediately because they are too high.”There will be no gauging, which is totally illegal,” he wrote, likely referring to gouging, the act of…
With their plans set, construction started in September 2025. DiBona and Koci stayed with her parents throughout the renovation, allowing them to keep a close eye on its progress.”My contractor probably didn’t love that, but I was over here like micromanaging every day,” she said. “I knew the measurements of…
Sharon Taylor, a frequent cruiser, told Business Insider that first-timers should avoid overpacking.”New cruisers think cruising is a fashion show and pack way too many clothes and shoes, but you wind up just wanting to be comfortable,” she said.For her seven-night cruise on board the Wonder of the Seas, Taylor…
