Entrepreneurship is the top route for achieving personal success and financial freedom. New technologies are born right before our eyes, and go on to thrive as profitable businesses. African Americans and other minorities are at the forefront of consumption when concepts like Twitter or Digg achieve prominence–yet we are infrequently at the helm of such [...]
Cathy Hughes is one of the most influential women in radio. In this candid interview with The Atlanta Post, she shares her views on several topics, including why Black radio is vital: “Black radio is as critical a communications vehicle now as it has ever been. Katrina hit. Haiti, the earthquake, hit. My phones were [...]
The New Equity Daily, has announced the launch of an exclusive online search tool whereby business owners and property investors can identify financing alternatives. The New Equity Search Tool & Locator Service includes a search engine and matching tool to identify available financing based on small business and real estate project profiles. It also offers [...]
If constantly checking your account for due dates is draining your energy for managing finances, check out this idea on budgeting from Sierra Black at the Get Rich Slowly Blog. Sierra’s formula is pretty simple. She sat down with her husband to determine a monthly dollar amount for their fixed expenses, such as car payments, [...]
Everyone knows vivid images can take any website from a sleeper to an overnight sensation. If your marketing materials can use a facelift, or you are a hustling entrepreneur with a camera but no idea on how to use it, you may want to check out these masterclasses available from the BBC Wildlife Magazine. A [...]
With a theme of “Take Your Business Beyond Tomorrow,” Black Enterprise presents its 15th Annual Entrepreneurs Conference +Expo. The event will be held in Atlanta on May 16-19. This should prove to be an excellent opportunity to build networks for your business. The conference also promises to provide speakers that will supercharge your business drive, [...]
SCORE and Experian are joining forces to offer “how to” resources to assist entrepreneurs with their business credit profile and help improve their credit score. The new eGuide, “Growing and Maintaining a Healthy Business Credit Score,” is now available for download under the “Financing Your Business” section at www.score.org. The eGuide is designed to educate [...]
The New York Times posted an article about making payments online, and contrasting the merits of credit cards, debit cards, and online services such as PayPal. None of these options are entirely full proof from hackers, malware and phishing sites. Credit cards still garner a top recommendation because of the laws protecting against fraudulent charges: [...]
Times are still challenging for US markets on every level, but entrepreneurs seem to be governed by a different set of rules. Statistics from MarketingProfs provides several encouraging assessments: The drive to open a new business comes from within: Nearly two-thirds (66%) of entrepreneurs say they were inspired to start a business by innate desire, [...]
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 [...]
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