Perhaps you know how to run an insurance agency, but what about a yoga studio? A baseball team? Or a yellow cab?

There’s a great article in this week’s New York magazine (“The Profit Calculator”) about the inner workings of various money-making (and money-losing) establishments in the country’s largest metropolis. From copy shops to soap kitchens, you can explore the survival strategies of a disparate range of businesses. Maybe you can apply some of their strategies to your venture.

“What’s amazing,” says New York writer Michael Idov, “is how little we truly know about the inner workings of this beast we feed, and milk, daily: How does New York make its money?”

If you’ve ever wondered, read the article.