Jocelyn Elizabeth never expected a $5 church-sale lamp to change her life. In 2011, the Pennsylvania mom was working part-time as a marketing administrator when her father showed her a lamp he had found at a church yard sale and noted that a similar lamp was listed for $70 on eBay, according to CNBC Make It. The following weekend, Elizabeth headed to a thrift store with her son in a stroller, hoping to flip her own bargain finds for extra income. (1) She didn’t know it at the time, but that experiment ...

Robert Herjavec, lead "Shark" and executive producer of ABC's Shark Tank, says now is the best time in history to start a business. He tells Romaine Bostick on "The Close" that the power of computing and AI has become one of the greatest enablers in history. He adds that the value proposition for entrepreneurs must be strong because starting a business has never been more accessible. ...