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I’m So Into This Indian Skin Care Brand That I’m Almost Out Of It

How Traditional Techniques (& Lots Of Color) Inspire Abacaxi Founder Sheena Sood

How Denim Brand Boyish Keeps True To Its Sustainable Ethos

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From Online To Brick-and-Mortar: The Story Behind Those Celebrity...

Refinery29 is proud to partner with PayPal Zettle — a complete point of sale solution designed to help simplify your workday — to celebrate the s

by Liana Lozada

Talking Shop With April Brown & Sarah Sklash, Founders of The June

In a 2017 episode of the wildly popular TV show Schitt’s Creek, Johnny Rose (Eugene Levy) and Stevie Budd (Emily Hampshire) team up to run what becom

by Olivia Harrison

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Chop Suey Club Is Rewriting The “Made In China” Trope

Chop Suey Club is one of 11 women-led businesses nominated by Refinery29 for 99 Days of Design — a program working to empower small businesses through gr

by Eliza Dumais

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Inside The Jamaican-Owned Brooklyn Cafe Where “Vibes”...

Hibiscus Brew is one of 11 woman-led businesses nominated by Refinery29 for 99 Days of Design — a program working to empower small businesses through gra

by Jane Drinkard

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The Latinx-Owned, Sustainable Label That’ll Help You Break ...

Selva\Negra is one of 11 woman-led businesses nominated by Refinery29 for 99 Days of Design — a program working to empower small businesses through graph

by Danielle Naer

Here’s The Story Behind Your Favorite, Super-Cute Keyboards

If you’re reading this on your computer, which is very likely, it’s also very likely that your hands are draped over a piece of tech that’

by Olivia Harrison

Miss Grass: Side Hustle Turned Booming Cannabis Business

Picture someone smoking weed. If the image that popped into your head involves some gendered combination of hotboxed basements, Cool Ranch Doritos, or ill-

by Karina Hoshikawa

How Should We Talk To Kids About Racism? A New Magazine Has Some ...

Alexandria Scott has been on a long journey to be actively anti-racist. She’s had her own personal experiences with racism, but when it came to teach

by Olivia Harrison

How Sabai Design’s Founders Used Instagram To Build A Susta...

Sustainability is the word on all of our lips. As the climate crisis worsens with no universally supported plan to address it, the burden of saving the pla

by Olivia Harrison

How Tragos Became Our Favorite Tabletop Game, Both Online & IRL

We’ve long been speeding toward an increasingly digital world, and 2020, with all its Zoom happy hours, has only accelerated that. However, there are

by Olivia Harrison

The Founder Of This Inclusive Jewelry Brand Wants You To Leave Yo...

Picking up your entire life and moving to another country is never easy. Harder still is fleeing persecution for who you are immediately following one of t

by Olivia Harrison

Why Two Corporate Attorneys Moved Across The Country To Open A Co...

“Coffee is a connector,” Amanda-Jane Thomas, co-founder of Sip & Sonder tells Refinery29. “No matter where you are in the world, peop

by Olivia Harrison

How Primally Pure’s Founder Turned Her Hobby Into A Booming...

When we’re teenagers, we usually want nothing more than to blend in. Sadly, our skin often has other plans. Pimples played a prominent role in so man

by Olivia Harrison

This Startup Founder Is De-Stigmatizing Periods One Menstrual Cup...

In the year 2020, menstruation is still stigmatized. To anyone who has a period, this certainly isn’t news. And Cherie Hoeger, a mother of five daugh

by Olivia Harrison

Talking Shop With The Women Behind House Of Saka, A Revolutionary...

Being on the cutting edge of a new industry is tough. Just ask Cynthia Salarizadeh and Tracey Mason. In 2018, the pair teamed up to launch House of Saka, a

by Olivia Harrison

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Talking Shop With Kristyn Potter, Founder Of Chez Nous Guide

In Refinery29’s new Talking Shop series, we’re chatting with owners of up-and-coming small businesses about their experiences launching, the bi

by Olivia Harrison