Making your business work

Days once spent working alongside the likes of T.I., Lil' Kim and Timbaland are now filled with coffee, typography and pixels. After 16 years...

Days once spent working alongside the likes of T.I., Lil' Kim and Timbaland are now filled with coffee, typography and pixels. After 16 years in the music industry, Erik Ford exited his office at Atlantic Records to become a self-taught, award-winning designer, and one of the few people of color to be recognized in his industry. When record labels began their shift from a mighty force to minor relevancy, Erik Ford, then VP of Urban Promotions at Atlantic Records, became one of many victims of downsizing. [...]

Use Your Job Like College This is an excerpt from my new book "Mind Your Own Damn business" a guide for Minority Entrepreneurs. I will be released in ebook form in the next two weeks.  "When I worked for a music industry magazine called Urban Network, there was a LOT of infighting, power struggles, dirty politics and negativity going on. Mostly caused by outsiders who didn't even work there but were allowed to hang around the offices. [...]

Greetings Blog Wallet readers. Take a second to check out this website and watch the video of how this man created a great product...

Greetings Blog Wallet readers. Take a second to check out this website and watch the video of how this man created a great product...

Nearly all business experts agree on one thing: the importance of an effective and achievable business plan. However plenty of companies plunge into the...

Defy Impossible, Inc., a leading global hygiene and forest products company, has selected Be Next Entertainment to deliver a range of digital services to...

I've seen people who will stay in a small business like a bad marriage. The signs of divorce are clear years before but many business owners are determined to make what is clearly failing work, even when the odds are completely against them. It's as if they are playing the lottery putting up their last money for a magical turn-a-round that will put them back on track but in actuality, they are digging themselves deeper into a hole. [...]