Small Business

Milwaukee Makers Market is the largest and longest-running monthly market in the city where local artisans, crafters, and bakers can show off their products.

Mekong Cafe in Milwaukee just barely survived the COVID-19 pandemic. Storms that cut power, though, could change its open sign to closed for good.

The Wisconsin Restaurant Association said the hospitality industry is dealing with a perfect storm of issues that hurt area restaurants.

The SBA announced economic injury disaster loans are available to small businesses and related entities due to a Wisconsin drought that began in June.

OnMilwaukee's Food Truck Fest sold out Saturday, July 24 – the first "fest" at Henry Maier Festival Park since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Festival Foods in Greenfield is now open near 27th and Layton Avenue in Greenfield.

Molson Coors Beverage Company is donating a $50,000 gift to the Sherman Phoenix Foundation in the form of a grant.

It was an exciting day at Milwaukee's Sherman Phoenix as the doors reopened for the first time since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. A special guest from Madison got a tour: Governor Tony Evers.

Milwaukee's COVID-19 order and mask mandate expired, and businesses now have to decide what to do.

The Milwaukee Bucks seem to be fans of Milwaukee Public Market vendor C. Adams Bakery cookies -- a go-to treat after games.

For the first Bucks playoff game at Fiserv Forum in two years, the goal is for the Deer District to look more like 2019 than 2020 -- safety protocols still in place.

A bakery in Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood, burglarized in April, came up with a sweet solution to help catch the suspect.

Changing with the times, after more than a year of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, some businesses have busted while others flourish.

A Kenosha man bought a 13-seat party bus and transformed it into what is now known as the Blacktop Barbershop.

People from all walks of life come to Greater Goods MKE when she's open on Wednesdays and Saturdays – both to shop and to donate.

The Downtown Racine Wine Walk, a way to draw people to downtown stores, took advantage of the changes. For some, it felt like life pre-pandemic.

Gov. Tony Evers announced Thursday, April 22, that Wisconsin will award up to $420 million to small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Thousands of performance venues thought last week would mark the end of a long wait for rescue funds from a federal program designed to help them survive the coronavirus pandemic. They were wrong.