One of the greatest hurdles for Black entrepreneurs, especially in the U.S., is securing sales and support from corporations and ad agencies. Despite the increasing focus on "diversity and inclusion" initiatives, many companies still fall short of genuine representation, which significantly affects the opportunities for Black-owned...

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Discover how Anastasia Soare built Anastasia Beverly Hills from a brow studio to a global beauty empire, revolutionizing the cosmetics industry with innovative products.

Discover how In-N-Out Burger's commitment to quality, secret menu, and unique culture transformed it into a beloved American fast-food icon with a loyal following.

Discover how In-N-Out Burger's commitment to quality, secret menu, and unique culture transformed it into a beloved American fast-food icon with a loyal following.

Discover Amy Poehler's entrepreneurial ventures beyond her comedy career. Explore her production company, book publishing, and advocacy work in this insightful profile.

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Getting The IRS Phone Number and 6 Other Surefire Methods to Reach The IRS As a Small Business Owner If you're looking for the IRS phone number, it's probably that time again. Tax season, aka quarterly taxes for entrepreneurs, is the time we all dread: gathering our 1065s, 1040-ES, and other financial documents to answer questions that the government already knows. More than likely you'll probably have some questions and concerns of your own and grow increasingly frustrated trying to reach the IRS. [...]

Why Should You Post a Job on Indeed? Indeed is a popular job search engine that allows job seekers to search for employment opportunities from a variety of sources, including job boards, company career pages, and online classifieds. The platform aggregates job postings from thousands of sources across the web and provides users with a simple and effective way to search for and apply to jobs that match their skills and experience. [...]

I honestly believe that by revealing my positive and negative experiences over three decades of working in the industry, there is a good chance that I can save someone time and create value for their careers or decision-making. Being incredibly blessed to have my first business succeed in the industry, I feel it is my job to give something back and to be honest about it. I've run Radio Facts for 28 years and recently wrote 7 things that I know for sure about the industry. Then I realized there were many more things that I could share. [...]

5 Characteristics of Stand-Out Entrepreneurship Black entrepreneurship has exploded in the last few years, with the sizable growth of business development and personal independence. But what does it take to be a stand-out black entrepreneur?  While it’s commonly believed that anyone can run their own business—with enough grit and determination—there are actually specific characteristics of black entrepreneurship that take a mediocre business and make it thrive. Here are 5 characteristics of stand-out black entrepreneurship: Passion With enough determination, most people can make it to the next level of just about anything they set out to do. [...]

Despite economic uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and systemic barriers, Black and Latino entrepreneurs saw unprecedented business performance over the past 12 months, according to a survey produced by Ernst & [...]

SoLa Impact, a leading minority-led real estate fund focused on affordable and workforce housing in California's Black and brown communities, today announced that the California State Teachers' Retirement System ("CalSTRS"), the world's largest educator-only pension fund, via their joint venture with Belay Investment Group, has anchored SoLa's second close with a $50 million equity commitment into its "Black Impact Fund."  CalSTRS' investment combines commitments from the pension fund's Real Estate and Sustainable Investment & Stewardship Strategies ("SISS") units thorough its partnership with Belay Investment Group, CalSTRS' emerging manager conduit. [...]

Hiring staff is a significant challenge for entrepreneurs. Hiring Friends and Family can be an even more costly mistake. Imagine if you could clone yourself and delegate the tasks you dislike to someone else

(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Beats Electronics was just sold to Apple for a reported 3.2 Billion dollars. This is the most money Apple has paid to buy any company. The purchase has catapulted Dr Dre into iconic status as the first hip hop billionaire. [...]

Truths about Older Workers I cannot tell you how many calls and emails I get from industry people who are so stressed out and concerned about things that have not happened yet. There are certain things that we must all face about the industry that we LOVE to make our lives and careers easier...click "next" below We MUST Know When to Move On Some of us will wait until hell freezes over to make a move that we should have made 10 years ago. I see it all the time. It's called Denial. [...]

Ways to Deal with Unscrupulous Competitors A friend said something to me a long time ago that applies to this situation. Why get in the ring with someone, you have already beaten? If imitation is the highest form of flattery, what is straight copying what you do? I don't like that statement because it's not "flattering" when someone copies what you do on the surface but I get what that saying really means. It indicates you are not only on the right track, but you also have a winning formula. [...]

There are many things that set winners and losers apart in the small business game.  I'm sure you have heard the old saying... find your passion and the money will come. That's incredibly true and passion is FIRST. If you are in business ONLY to make money chances are you will fail miserably. You will not be dedicated to the creative end or quality service and it will be garbage in and garbage out. For the true black entrepreneur who wants to win... here are some tips.  (click "NEXT" to see each segment) 1. [...]

Great Business Management Congratulations, entrepreneur….you've made it through another year of doing business. There is always room to improve, and my golden rule is, "If a client is not coming back for more services from you, you are doing something wrong." Too many times, we are living in the business moment and looking for instant financial gratification instead of building a great relationship with a client(s). There are ways you can improve your services that you may be overlooking. [...]

Discover how Full Sail University evolved into a top creative institution, offering innovative programs and hands-on training for ambitious students in entertainment and media.

Discover how In-N-Out Burger's commitment to quality, secret menu, and unique culture transformed it into a beloved American fast-food icon with a loyal following.