Meet Brian Troupe, the 16-year-old from Maryland who took his ice cream business onto a boat when selling from a pier failed; by summer 2026, the business had brought in more than $25,000 in gross sales

Sixteen-year-old Brian Troupe turned an unsuccessful pier-side business idea into a floating ice cream business on…

He sells peanuts till 3 am and makes it to class by 7:30: Meet Ariston Era III, the marine engineering student who works as a street vendor after class to pay his fees

Ariston Era III, the marine engineering student who works as a street vendor after class to…

For 14 years, Wing Commander Shikha Chaudhary’s mission was to take care of aircraft in the Indian Air Force; after retirement, she traded aircraft for coffee cups, began her second innings, opened a café and found a new way to serve

For 14 years, Wing Commander (Retd) Shikha Chaudhary’s mission was to take care of aircraft. She…

In 2013, former nurse Courtney Adeleye launched The Mane Choice from her kitchen with $500; within six years it had reached $100 million in sales and 60,000 retail doors before a reported $61.5 million acquisition

Former nurse Courtney Adeleye built a haircare business from a modest $500 investment into a brand…

Meet Dev Rai, the Indian-American Virginia student who founded a nonprofit at 15 to help artisans in India; two years later, it has supported over 400 craftspeople, sold 900 products and mobilised 300 volunteers

Dev Rai founded a nonprofit at 15; it has helped 400 artisans, sold 900 products and…

Vinod Khosla: Khosla ka Ghosla: Silicon Valley superstar is hiring chief of staff, expect no rest in the nest

File photo: Vinod Khosla, the 71-year-old co-founder of Sun Microsystems and boss of Khosla Ventures TOI…

A working mom started a party-rental side hustle with just $500 and four yard games; within months, Vanessa Romano grew it to 65 bookings and more than $9,000 in revenue without quitting her full-time job

Starting a business does not always require a large investment or a decision to leave a…

Daymond John started FUBU from his mother’s Queens home with a $40 fabric budget and sold $800 of hats in one day; the brand later grew from that tiny start to more than $6 billion in global sales

Before Daymond John became a familiar face on Shark Tank, he was a young entrepreneur trying…

A couple started a coffee cart using a $1,500 credit-card limit; their business now generates $4.5 million a year | World News

Audrey Finocchiaro and Sam Lancaster started ‘The Nitro Bar’ in 2016 with a $1,500 credit card…

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says ChatGPT made him wish he was in his 20s again: As amazing as Airbnb is, if I was 26, I could …

​Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky has revealed that generative AI has changed how he views entrepreneurship. The…