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# Small Business

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#### Is TIME a reliable news source?

TIME is a general-interest news organization founded in 1923. Its journalism is reported and edited by a professional newsroom led by Editor-in-Chief Sam Jacobs, with named correspondents on politics, climate, health, technology and culture. It reaches 1 million US print subscribers and 1.15 million globally, plus more than 1.1 million newsletter readers.

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## Small Business


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## [How to Make the Most of Black Friday](https://time.com/6236391/find-black-friday-deals/)  
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Sep 28, 2021  
## [How the Shipping Crisis Is Crippling the Board Game Industry](https://time.com/6096497/board-games-shipping-crisis/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
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* ![Atelier Eva, a tattoo studio in Brooklyn. Co-founders Peter Jenkins and Eva Karabudak say clients have been leaning into the zen aspects of the tattoo process during the pandemic.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt48f21c35543392ef/698a1c29d07533b745e6be14/tattoo-art-boom-pandemic-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
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## ['YOLO Mentality' Has Ignited a Tattoo Boom](https://time.com/6089991/tattoo-artist-boom-covid-19/)  
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Dec 19, 2020  
## [Facebook Shopping Scams Have Skyrocketed in 2020](https://time.com/5921820/facebook-shopping-scams-holidays-covid-19/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Andrew R. Chow  
* ![A shoe- and hat-repair shop became Economy Candy in 1937 after a sweets cart outside began outselling shoes during the Great Depression](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5cf621c711c64bd4/698a14d516d8848494c38df4/small-retail-pandemic-holidays.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 3, 2020  
## [How Small Retailers Are Getting Creative to Survive a Pandemic Holiday Season](https://time.com/5917383/small-business-holiday-shopping-pandemic/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
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[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Benjamin Snyder/Fortune

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