My hat is off to Leshell Hatley and the work she is doing to encourage black youth to discover their creative programming talent using the Android operating system to design, create, and develop useful applications. In this video, she highlights her comprehensive program, Youth AppLab, that goes beyond teaching programming to including promotion and marketing [...]
Check out BrothaTech’s blog recap of his experience at SxSW and read about how a black tech startup was born out of simple networking at the event. gokit sounds like a great idea and you can sign up to become part of the initial launch of this new and innovative marketing platform. Excellent work, guys. [...]
Thanks to Gerard Spinks for tipping me off to the Wall Street Geek. Michelle Price, Founder and CEO of Price Capital, LLC is also the publisher of The Wall Street Geek where she provides nationally syndicated financial education via videos and blog posts. Check her out and get in the fast lane to wealth building [...]
Kiratiana Freelon, editor for BlackAtlas.com and author of Kiratiana’s Travel Guide to Black Paris, comments on The Atlanta Post regarding the deficiency of black tech entrepreneurs and her own efforts to start a tech company without a technical background via partnerships and sourcing. Amplify’d from atlantapost.com Making Black Tech Entrepreneurs 100% Viable In the past [...]
If you want an empire state of mind, Zack Greenburg’s Jay-Z book, entitled Empire State of Mind: How Jay-Z Went From Street Corner to Corner Office was released today full of mogul wisdom and commentary. Amplify’d from blogs.forbes.com Jay-Z’s Business Commandments Jay-Z has repeatedly proven his ability not just to know where the money is, [...]
Amplify’d from www.eurweb.com Swizz Beatz Shows NYU Students How to Hustle *Swizz Beatz has been given the honor of teaching students at New York University as the school’s first producer in residence. He says while he’s teaching, he’ll be helping students launch their careers. “For me, the music comes last,” Swizz reveals. “Well, in my [...]
Equally as impressive as his on-court domination was Jordan’s methodical construction of a now billion-dollar retail empire –Air Jordan. And, despite the fact that he hasn’t taken a professional jumpshot in more than seven years, his dynasty is more secure than ever and growing stronger – and more profitable – each year. Michael Jordon is/was [...]
Three hundred million annually with 600 employees ain’t a bad business model. What’s even more impressive is that the number one and two minority owned firm are run by Hispanic leadership and both have over one billion dollars in sales. Hustletown readers, what are we waiting for? Read more at eurweb.com.
The Atlanta Post has a great mini-feature on six outstanding African-American individuals or partnerships in the beauty business. These are accomplished entrepreneurs and moguls in the making who are all doing their best to keep us looking our best. Dynamic and Business-Savvy African-Americans In The Beauty Industry
The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) will receive some additional financial support from Discovery Communications with six to twelve months of original programming to offset some of the reruns currently in rotation. David Zaslav, president and CEO of Discovery Communications, says that the company will invest $50 million in OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network to boost [...]
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