The National Black Book Festival looks to be a weekend packed with authors from across the nation in every genre. Several Hustletown readers expressed interest in the Black Writer’s Reunion and Conference, so we made sure to pass on the word the readers and authors in our audience. The Festival will hold workshops on finding [...]
Most Innovative Companies | The Fast Company Blog | Fast Company. As you build your business and benchmark your brand, products, and processes against the best of the best, consider a recent article by Fast Company on the World’s Most Innovative Companies. Some of the usual suspects are present–Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Google–but there are some [...]
A recent report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. (GIA) announced that the market for men’s grooming products will exceed $33.2 billion by 2015. The market is highly competitive as men continue to be targeted for these products, made most evident by recent ad campaigns for Axe, Old Spice, and Dove for Men. The trend is [...]
For those of you not quite sold on the iPad, Amazon is adding to the device’s appeal with a new Kindle App. According to the Wired.com review, the iPad app keeps all of the basic Kindle features intact. The post also noted the color capabilities of the Kindle app for iPad. This puts the current [...]
Heads up Hustletown readers! If you are missing out on this year’s Essence Music Festival, here is a chance to attend! Comfort Inn and ESSENCE Magazine, are holding a drawing for the second year in a row, to give one winner a free getaway for themselves and NINE of their family members to the 16th [...]
BlackDoctor.org recently announced the launch of the BDO Symptom Checker, a new online tool designed to identify and address potential illness, and giving users information for effective treatment and prevention. Features of the Symptom Checker include: The ability to address symptoms of a male, female or child. Guidance on self-care strategies, as well as information [...]
What ‘ThugLife’ Can Teach Us About Twitter – Advertising Age – DigitalNext. Some marketers don’t have a clue about the young, African-American demographic that is ruling the social networking scene. This article from Advertising Age points to the humorous ways that this powerful demographic is using sites like Twitter to connect with one another while [...]
Vogue Black – Vogue.it. Not much else to say about this one. Vogue has developed a niche site targeting African Americans. It’s a big step for publisher Condé Nast and very well done.
Project Enterprise | Small Loans. BIG CONNECTIONS.. If you’re an entrepreneur or small business owner in the New York City area, then you need to make an effort to attend Project Enterprise week between March 15th and March 19th, 2010. Training sessions include: Saturday & Sunday, March 13-14th – Fast Track Training Monday, March 15th [...]
Businesses That Grew From Little-Known to World-Famous TAP | Atlanta Post. Heres a bit of inspiration from The Atlanta Post for all of our Hustletown readers who are wondering if their hard will ever pay off. These are five big businesses that had their beginnings as small businesses once upon a time. Keep the faith [...]
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