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Everyone I associate with is a black entrepreneur, but only two are true black entrepreneurs, and they know how to explore opportunities. Everyone that I associate with is an black entrepreneur. BUT only 2 of them are TRUE black entrepreneurs. You may ask what a true black entrepreneur is, it is someone who is not afraid to grow and to take his or her experience and expand on his or her knowledge. What is that you can do? I can use myself as an example. One of my recent college classes was Speech. One of those classes that are required before you can move into your major. [...]

Reason's You Should NOT do Favors in business You work hard for what you have and you have done a great job at holding it together. Don't waste your valuable business time and energy on people who want you to bend over backwards to offer them services for free or at outrageous discounts. People of ALL business types will try to pull a fast one on you by asking for unreasonable things that don't help you grow they actually HURT your business. Keep in mind, IF THEY CONTACT YOU... YOU are in the driver's seat baby. NOT THEM. [...]

Greetings Blog Wallet readers. Take a second to check out this website and watch the video of how this man created a great product that everyday people can use.... With a 9-to-5 job and a crowd-funding campaign launched on August 18th, a San Diego inventor is seeing instant success with a product created in his garage on evenings and weekends. [...]

I have heard for many years that you should write down your goals. Like most people, I thought this was a waste of time, until I finally did it one day. Writing down your goals then going back to look at them each day certainly has an amazing benefit. It's like a contract to yourself that you feel obligated to abide by. Try it out and see if it works for you. Write down 10 things you hope to accomplish this week and let us know how it works out. [...]

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. [...]

(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. [...]

Frederick Hutson is the CEO of Pigeonly, a platform that identifies and organizes data on the incarcerated. A born black entrepreneur, he launched and sold his first business at the age of 19 while on active duty in the Air Force. He left the military (with an honorable discharge) to build his second business which he also sold for a profit. The serial black entrepreneur’s love for business continued when, at 21, he saw his friends' St. Petersburg FL-based businesses struggling and thought of a solution — a more efficient way to traffic marijuana. [...]

Entrepreneurs have surely experienced those days when you notice things are not going well immediately. There is some truth to the adage "I got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning" and it appears that it's all downhill from there. So what can you do to turn that around and make the day more productive? Here are some of the things I have done in the past that have worked...(Click "Next" after each segment) Go Back to Bed! If you can afford to, go back to bed for a couple of hours. [...]