From as far back as he can remember Ralph Rolle has always marched to the beat of a different drum. It is therefore no surprise that with more than three and a half decades of professional experience within the music industry Ralph Rolle enjoys an illustrious career as a much sought-after drummer. [...]

I learned how to be an entrepreneur by trial and error and since I am celebrating my 25th year in business I'd like share the truth about Black Owned Businesses I learned how to be an entrepreneur by trial and error and since I am celebrating my 25th year in business I'd like share the truth about Black Owned Businesses So I'm celebrating my 25th year as an entrepreneur this year. [...]

For the past 10 years, I have been unchallenged in my current main business which is a blog for the music industry. It does well and I make a great living from it but I don't have that leap-out-of-bed-to-face-the-day feeling anymore. True black entrepreneurs know what I'm talking about. [...]

Are you a producer, singer, promoter, blogger, writer... whatever kind of black entrepreneur you are this information can help you. My name is Kevin Ross and for many years I was a DJ on several radio stations. Truth be told I was good at it but I hated it, I could not be myself and I saw a lot of dirty deals and many of my bosses were not in it for the love of the craft but they were crooks trying to make as much money illegally as they could. [...]

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. [...]

I left Buffalo, New York some 30 years ago and once I moved to Atlanta then Los Angeles after that and worked in radio as a DJ for many years there was no turning back. The new environments opened my eyes to all that I had missed growing up on the East side of Buffalo. Nevertheless, there is one thing that is foremost in my mind on the few occasions when I return, think, or talk about Buffalo... the food. [...]

I learned how to be an entrepreneur by trial and error and since I am celebrating my 25th year in business I'd like to share the truth about Black Owned Businesses, Enterprise and More So I'm celebrating my 25th year as an entrepreneur this year. [...]

Every year we keep hearing about the lack of diversity and inclusion with behemoth industry organizations that utilize black culture to profit but seldom return the favor when it comes to supporting the artists etc like the Grammys. See his speech below... (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images) The Difference Between Being Effective and Efficient Asking for inclusion is being efficient, creating the platform is being effective My 25-year-old industry organization RadioFacts, a successful industry trade, has been asked to participate in just about all of the black-owned events in the industry. [...]

Indie Music Marketing Concepts Promotion Companies Don’t Tell You About As the CEO of Radio Facts, I have dealt with all kinds of clients trying to push their brand to radio. From established major label artists to the indie music artists. Quite often the majors know exactly what they are doing when they submit music to radio but the independent record labels often make costly mistakes. They are often not prepared and they depend on the wrong people for music marketing and music promotion services. [...]

Make More Money with Your Business: Time to stop the Struggle Make More Money - One of the greatest complaints and challenges in business is almost always finding ways to make more money. [...]

. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Spotify) The Philly native spearheaded Prince’s posthumous album, "Originals" Troy Carter can’t leave the game alone. After taking a hiatus from music, he spearheaded Prince’s posthumous album, Originals. Outside of music, Carter’s expanding his portfolio in the venture capital world. [...]

  Successful people are at their best when they, constantly reinvent themselves, step boldly, surround themselves with the best people and use their previous leverage to cross a new bridge. Dexter Story is no exception. I've known him for about 17 years. [...]