Lowell Hawthorne, a 57-year-old Carribean business owner committed suicide in New York over the weekend.  He was the founder and CEO of Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery & Grill.  He was once featured on the hit show "Undercover Boss" a show about black entrepreneurs who have challenges with their businesses.  He had 120 restaurants in nine states and built an empire. But as we all know being an Entrepreneur is like being manic, the highs are very high but the lows are very low. [...]

Technology trend: Digital audio advertising dollars on the rise ‘The more targeted, the better ROI’ (New York) Radio reaches 91 percent of Americans and more of these listeners are choosing digital audio options to curate their own music news and entertainment, creating niche markets for advertisers to invest their ad dollars. The number of digital radio listeners will grow about 12 percent by 2019 with nearly 200 million listeners digitally tuning in to radio, according to the marketing research firm, eMarketer. Additional data from eMarketer shows that advertisers are following listeners into the digital market. [...]

I left Buffalo, New York some 30 years ago and once I moved to...

Fellow Entrepreneurs..Remember the days that you rolled out of bed ready to take on the new business day with glee and excitement? Do you STILL feel that way about your Small business? If’ you’ve been doing it for a number of years… probably not. Reason? Well, they don’t call it the 7 Year Itch for nothing. [...]

Entrepreneurs: We Don't Know Everything But Can Learn More When we Listen. Small Business Advice Can Come from Anywhere I don’t care what kind of business you have if you don’t present it, yourself and/or your documents right, you are almost destined to fail. I learned my greatest lessons from doing business with people in New York. I like to call it “Being NYP” that stands for “New York Prepared.” That means whatever you present, it better be undeniable. [...]