Image of Dante Lee DanteLee.com Blog: Black Enterprise Accepting Nominations For 2010 Small Business Awards. Dante Lee has posted an update on a special awards luncheon hosted by Black Enterprise to provide recognition to African American Entrepreneurs. Award entries are due by March 16, 2010 for an awards luncheon in Atlanta on May 17, 2010. [...]
1stFriday.com, Inc. announces the launch of “Connections,” touted as “a social and professional networking site spun off the national offline First Fridays phenomenon.” The intention of the site is to create strong online Black communities in local markets across the United States. The Connections platform is driven by technology from Leverage Software Inc. “We believe [...]
Here’s an excerpt from the Blogging While Brown website about the 2010 conference in Washington, DC: Planning is underway for the 2010 Blogging While Brown Conference. Blogging While Brown (www.bloggingwhilebrown.com) is scheduled for June 18-19, 2010 in Washington, D.C.: Blogging While Brown promotes intellectual, social, and cultural development of the blogging community by bringing bloggers [...]
Black is the New Green: Marketing to Afluent African Americans is a new book providing perspective on the Black community’s growing market share. Authored by Andrea Hoffman and Len Burnett, the release date is scheduled for March 16. According to the authors, the total number of affluent ethnic households in the United States in now estimated at over [...]
Black History Month is upon us, and is without doubt a meaningful time to celebrate the ancestors who provided for our present day success and opportunity. Yet in the information age, we often forget the flesh and blood peers among us who are not only making history, but also writing our future. Entrepreneur Wayne Sutton’s [...]
On Jan. 27 BTV247, Inc. announced the launch of www.blacktv247.com, touted as the single largest internet destination exclusively focused on Black-inspired programming. Visitors to the site will find an extensive directory of well-known TV favorites from past and present, including: the Dave Chappelle Show, Sanford & Son, Tavis Smiley, Boondocks, Tyra Banks and the Jefferson’s, [...]
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced a renewal of its two-year partnership agreement with the Minority Business RoundTable (MBRT) to continue joint outreach efforts to minority entrepreneurs. “Far too often, minority-owned small businesses and entrepreneurs encounter hurdles to getting capital, contracts and other assistance to help them succeed in the marketplace,” said SBA Administrator Karen [...]
As the rescue effort in earthquake-stricken Haiti transitions to rebuilding and recovering, questions are beginning to arise on who will contribute to the rebuilding effort. The situation in Haiti is tragic, but in this age of Disaster Capitalism, there are interests standing by to reap profit from the devastation. According to author Naomi Klein, policies [...]
Seagram’s Gin announced plans to continue its job training and mentoring program, the “Pursuit of Excellence Institute” in 2010. The program will target four of the hardest hit cities in the nation: Atlanta, Chicago, Tampa and Columbia, South Carolina. The Institute is an intensive, four-week training session funded by Seagram’s and administered by the Atlanta [...]
In celebration of African-American vendors and their entrepreneurial spirit, Jewel-Osco acknowledges Black History Month with the 11th Annual “A Taste of Black History”. The contributions of three African-American entrepreneurs who help provide jobs through their role as vendors with Jewel-Osco will also be saluted during the opening reception: Derryl Reed of Smokin’ Joe Products, LLC [...]
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