Discover how GOOD Music revolutionized the industry with its roster of groundbreaking artists, innovative sound, and visionary approach to music production and promotion.

Discover Kerry Washington's entrepreneurial ventures beyond acting. From producing to activism, explore her diverse business pursuits and impact on the entertainment industry.

The Life of an Entrepreneur - smooth sailing but watch out for the cliffs. Photo by Kevin Ross Small Business Tips: Don't work from home! Don't work from home, why? Entrepreneurs are in a class by ourselves. We go against the grain. When everyone else is working we're sleeping and when everyone else is sleeping ... well, we're working! Whenever you go against the grain, you place yourself in the minority and it can anything from challenging to incredibly frustrating. [...]

RCRDSHP, the digital collectibles platform for electronic music, is  announcing the close of its first investment round. Supported by some of the leading innovators and investors in the NFT/digital collectibles space including legendary NFT collectors Metakovan and Twobadour (via PortKey Technologies), and Dapper Labs, this hybrid funding round has generated millions in capital to fuel the ever-growing ecosystems on the platform.  “The waves of attention and money flowing onto NFTs have still not reached the vast majority of artists and creatives,” Metakovan notes. [...]

Carlton Brown, Occasional Occasions by Carlton Caterer/Chef/Owner -  Atlanta, GA Blogwallet: What is the greatest lesson you learned as an black entrepreneur? Carlton: I would say that a lot of black entrepreneurs do realize that they have to market their business, but what most don't seem to get is that imply passing out business cards is NOT marketing. It is important to find your referral partners and potential clients, but it is more important to nurture those relationships. Many go to networking events and pass out cards and sit back and wait for the phone to ring. [...]

A Kentucky sheriff, Mickey Stynes, is accused of shooting and killing Judge Kevin Mullins...

 Supplier Success, a black-owned supplier finance consultancy, recently celebrated the expansion of the Facebook Invoice Fast Track program to financially support diverse-owned businesses across the United States. The program, set to relaunch on October 1, 2021, will now provide tens of thousands diverse -owned companies with immediate payment for the goods and services they've invoiced their customers for — but would otherwise have waited months to get paid. The announced expansion follows the completion of a successful pilot program with Supplier Success and its technology partner, Crowdz. [...]

While there may be more to the deal behind the scenes, Apple music wants...

Who Do You Reach? Here is an example of another fake client if you are an established business. If they are spending their money it's up to THEM to FIND OUT who you reach. These dangling carrot games amaze me and they are a waste of your valuable business time. If you see major accounts, ads or clients in my business why would you ask a question like this? I will tell you why. They are testing out your business confidence. [...]