Tag: small https://info.cousinjimmys.com/taxonomy/term/73/all en At Texas’s School for the Blind, an Inventive Band of Outsiders Takes the Stage https://info.cousinjimmys.com/texas%E2%80%99s-school-blind-inventive-band-outsiders-takes-stage <img width="1024" height="640" src="https://img.texasmonthly.com/2025/08/semi-modulators-featured.jpg?auto=compress&crop=faces&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=640&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=45&w=1024&wpsize=large" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://img.texasmonthly.com/2025/08/semi-modulators-featured.jpg?auto=compress&crop=faces&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=188&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=45&w=300&wpsize=medium 300w, https://img.texasmonthly.com/2025/08/semi-modulators-featured.jpg?auto=compress&crop=faces&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=640&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=45&w=1024&wpsiz<p><a href="https://info.cousinjimmys.com/texas%E2%80%99s-school-blind-inventive-band-outsiders-takes-stage" target="_blank">read more</a></p> austin small texas Fri, 29 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000 admin 779819 at https://info.cousinjimmys.com Ruby Tandoh Wants Justice for Toad in the Hole https://info.cousinjimmys.com/ruby-tandoh-wants-justice-toad-hole <img src="https://pyxis.nymag.com/v1/imgs/7c2/fb2/934fcff8a3d120e7d1a04237135a44ed85-Ruby-Tandoh.2x.rhorizontal.w710.png"> Illustration: Ryan Inzana <p><em>After placing second on </em><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/09/01/inside-the-world-of-the-great-british-bake-off">The Great British Bake Off </a><em>in 2013, Ruby Tandoh — then the show’s youngest-ever contestant — experienced what she calls the “</em>Bake Off <em>catapult effect.” Still in college, she was very suddenly thrown into the nascent bubble of food media, writing a baking column for </em><a hre<p><a href="https://info.cousinjimmys.com/ruby-tandoh-wants-justice-toad-hole" target="_blank">read more</a></p> apple internet media oil small social Fri, 29 Aug 2025 10:00:33 +0000 admin 779801 at https://info.cousinjimmys.com Spiced side hustle gives this Kansas culinary teacher a kick (and a growing market) https://info.cousinjimmys.com/spiced-side-hustle-gives-kansas-culinary-teacher-kick-and-growing-market <p>Richard Wilks is bringing heat to Kansas’ food scene. A chef and community-builder at heart, Wilks created <a href="https://www.burrochili.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Burro</a>, a line of chili and garlic crunch oils, sauces, and seasonings designed to fuel real connection around the table. </p><p><a href="https://info.cousinjimmys.com/spiced-side-hustle-gives-kansas-culinary-teacher-kick-and-growing-market" target="_blank">read more</a></p> management oil option options small Thu, 28 Aug 2025 18:55:02 +0000 admin 779660 at https://info.cousinjimmys.com MOSourceLink adds startup founder as new ‘Network Convener’ to rally ESOs, entrepreneurs https://info.cousinjimmys.com/mosourcelink-adds-startup-founder-new-%E2%80%98network-convener%E2%80%99-rally-esos-entrepreneurs <p>A newly-created role is expected to help strengthen connections between entrepreneur support organizations across the state and promote the wealth of resources available to Missouri’s entrepreneurs.</p><p><a href="https://info.cousinjimmys.com/mosourcelink-adds-startup-founder-new-%E2%80%98network-convener%E2%80%99-rally-esos-entrepreneurs" target="_blank">read more</a></p> energy personal small Wed, 27 Aug 2025 19:42:54 +0000 admin 779619 at https://info.cousinjimmys.com MTC leader resigning, calls for a new voice to lead fight for Missouri entrepreneurship funding https://info.cousinjimmys.com/mtc-leader-resigning-calls-new-voice-lead-fight-missouri-entrepreneurship-funding <p>A leadership change at the Missouri Technology Corporation comes as the state faces a crossroads with its approach to entrepreneurship support, officials said Tuesday, reacting to news of a high-profile resignation just three months after the public-private partnership lost key financial support from lawmakers and a new governor.</p><p><a href="https://info.cousinjimmys.com/mtc-leader-resigning-calls-new-voice-lead-fight-missouri-entrepreneurship-funding" target="_blank">read more</a></p> digital exchange financial fund kansas city New York small stock tech technology Tue, 26 Aug 2025 21:01:27 +0000 admin 779097 at https://info.cousinjimmys.com Amazon’s drones won’t be alone over KC: Federal rule change opens skies to greater tech buzz https://info.cousinjimmys.com/amazon%E2%80%99s-drones-won%E2%80%99t-be-alone-over-kc-federal-rule-change-opens-skies-greater-tech-buzz <p>As the nation prepares for large-scale commercial drone deployments — thanks in part to newly rolled-back federal regulations — pilots, businesses, and agencies using the tech must skillfully balance opportunity with public trust and privacy concerns, industry experts said.</p> <p>“I’ve had people say to me, it kind of creeps me out … but in 30 minutes to get my thing; I’m definitely going to do it,” said Chris Preston, director of Prime Air operations for Amazon.</p> <p><strong>How Prime Air drones will work</strong></p><p><a href="https://info.cousinjimmys.com/amazon%E2%80%99s-drones-won%E2%80%99t-be-alone-over-kc-federal-rule-change-opens-skies-greater-tech-buzz" target="_blank">read more</a></p> digital kansas city management small tech technology texas video Tue, 26 Aug 2025 20:00:27 +0000 admin 779084 at https://info.cousinjimmys.com The Spiel Has Become a Scourge https://info.cousinjimmys.com/spiel-has-become-scourge <img src="https://pyxis.nymag.com/v1/imgs/5ae/c05/c03cdd4e5d9ee84a1fd9e2453c68991b27-overly-verbose-servers.2x.rhorizontal.w710.jpg"> Photo: George Karger/Pix/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images <p>The other night, at a perfectly nice new downtown restaurant, the server came over to take our order. Even he didn’t look up to the task: “Are you good on the menu, or should I do my spiel and walk you through?” We opted for the Spiel, mostly out of a sense of obligation. We all knew he was <em>supposed</em> to give us the Spiel.<p><a href="https://info.cousinjimmys.com/spiel-has-become-scourge" target="_blank">read more</a></p> media New York small social Mon, 25 Aug 2025 11:00:39 +0000 admin 778762 at https://info.cousinjimmys.com Garmin survived the smartphone revolution; now it wears digital health innovation on its wrist https://info.cousinjimmys.com/garmin-survived-smartphone-revolution-now-it-wears-digital-health-innovation-its-wrist <p>Garmin might not have survived cellular carriers putting free navigation and mapping apps on every smartphone if the Olathe-based GPS tech leader wasn’t constantly innovating, said Scott Burgett, touring a group of digital health entrepreneurs and investors through the Johnson County headquarters.</p><p><a href="https://info.cousinjimmys.com/garmin-survived-smartphone-revolution-now-it-wears-digital-health-innovation-its-wrist" target="_blank">read more</a></p> apple digital management revenue small tech technology Sat, 23 Aug 2025 11:51:03 +0000 admin 778229 at https://info.cousinjimmys.com KCSourceLink expands bilingual entrepreneur-focused support, adding two more Community Navigators https://info.cousinjimmys.com/kcsourcelink-expands-bilingual-entrepreneur-focused-support-adding-two-more-community-navigators <p>A network of “Community Navigators” is extending resources deeper into Kansas City’s entrepreneur community, KCSourceLink announced Friday, detailing the hiring of Citlali Valdez and Racquel Rodriguez to its months-old connectivity program.</p><p><a href="https://info.cousinjimmys.com/kcsourcelink-expands-bilingual-entrepreneur-focused-support-adding-two-more-community-navigators" target="_blank">read more</a></p> financial fund kansas city mobile small tech Fri, 22 Aug 2025 17:04:20 +0000 admin 778018 at https://info.cousinjimmys.com Meta’s billion-dollar KC data center just came online; here’s what the region expects it to generate https://info.cousinjimmys.com/meta%E2%80%99s-billion-dollar-kc-data-center-just-came-online-here%E2%80%99s-what-region-expects-it-generate <p>As Meta officially flipped the switch this week on its Kansas City Data Center — making the $1 billion project part of the company’s global infrastructure — the move positions the metro as a hub for cutting-edge tech, said Quinton Lucas.</p><p><a href="https://info.cousinjimmys.com/meta%E2%80%99s-billion-dollar-kc-data-center-just-came-online-here%E2%80%99s-what-region-expects-it-generate" target="_blank">read more</a></p> digital energy facebook kansas city small social tech technology trade Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:02:12 +0000 admin 777734 at https://info.cousinjimmys.com Hori Is an Invite-Only Izakaya https://info.cousinjimmys.com/hori-invite-only-izakaya <img src="https://pyxis.nymag.com/v1/imgs/61d/ead/7be248a0369ef3625b8064f45823e03c4e-hori-01.2x.rhorizontal.w710.jpg"> Illustration: Sunny Wu <p>Down a narrow flight of stairs off a nondescript stretch of East 50th Street, past a ceramics studio and behind a clothing boutique, is the 14-seat restaurant <a href="https://www.horinyc.com/">Hori</a>.<p><a href="https://info.cousinjimmys.com/hori-invite-only-izakaya" target="_blank">read more</a></p> New York small social Thu, 21 Aug 2025 11:00:57 +0000 admin 777668 at https://info.cousinjimmys.com Hori Is an Invite-Only Izakaya https://info.cousinjimmys.com/hori-invite-only-izakaya-0 <img src="https://pyxis.nymag.com/v1/imgs/61d/ead/7be248a0369ef3625b8064f45823e03c4e-hori-01.2x.rhorizontal.w710.jpg"> Illustration: Sunny Wu <p>Down a narrow flight of stairs off a nondescript stretch of East 50th Street, past a ceramics studio and behind a clothing boutique, is the 14-seat restaurant <a href="https://www.horinyc.com/">Hori</a>.<p><a href="https://info.cousinjimmys.com/hori-invite-only-izakaya-0" target="_blank">read more</a></p> New York small social Thu, 21 Aug 2025 11:00:57 +0000 admin 777708 at https://info.cousinjimmys.com Peyote Is Disappearing From the U.S. One Group Is Trying to Save It. https://info.cousinjimmys.com/peyote-disappearing-us-one-group-trying-save-it <img width="1024" height="640" src="https://img.texasmonthly.com/2025/08/peyote-11.jpg?auto=compress&crop=faces&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=640&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=45&w=1024&wpsize=large" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The Diné tepee during one of the all-night peyote ceremonies" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://img.texasmonthly.com/2025/08/peyote-11.jpg?auto=compress&crop=faces&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=188&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=45&w=300&wpsize=medium 300w, https://img.texasmonthly.com/2025/08/peyote-11.jpg?auto=compress&crop=faces&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=640&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=<p><a href="https://info.cousinjimmys.com/peyote-disappearing-us-one-group-trying-save-it" target="_blank">read more</a></p> small texas Wed, 20 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000 admin 777389 at https://info.cousinjimmys.com Bong Is Cambodia by Way of Crown Heights https://info.cousinjimmys.com/bong-cambodia-way-crown-heights <img src="https://pyxis.nymag.com/v1/imgs/e4a/c3e/2badd62de28f6e0ae0682214f9da0adfe2-bong-still.2x.rhorizontal.w710.jpg"> Photo: Hugo Yu <p>That opening a restaurant — even in a restaurant-mad town like this one — is a fool’s errand is so well established it barely needs saying. The costs are high, the rewards few, the work grinding, the success rate minuscule. Want to make money with a restaurant? Sell it to the next sucker.</p><p><a href="https://info.cousinjimmys.com/bong-cambodia-way-crown-heights" target="_blank">read more</a></p> money small social Wed, 20 Aug 2025 11:00:16 +0000 admin 777401 at https://info.cousinjimmys.com Saga Is Starting Fresh https://info.cousinjimmys.com/saga-starting-fresh <img src="https://pyxis.nymag.com/v1/imgs/aef/651/031c5b7a9c34373d247df4882cbd20825c-saga-vertical.2x.rhorizontal.w710.jpg"> Photo: Courtesy of Saga <p>When Charlie Mitchell worked at <a href="https://www.cloverhillbk.com/">Clover Hill</a>, the 20-seat Brooklyn Heights tasting room where he earned his first <em>Michelin</em> star and was <a href="https://www.grubstreet.com/article/clover-hill-charlie-mitchell-james-beard-award-best-chef-new-york.html">named the best chef in New York</a> by the James Beard Foundation, his days began and ended in the kitchen.<p><a href="https://info.cousinjimmys.com/saga-starting-fresh" target="_blank">read more</a></p> New York small social Tue, 19 Aug 2025 11:00:08 +0000 admin 777098 at https://info.cousinjimmys.com