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Survey Finds Small Business Owners Not Ready for Retirement
New Survey Finds Small Business Owners Uncertain About Retirement Plan, Finances Despite confidence in business financial management skills, small business owners unsure they will retire...
Entrepreneurs
Tidal Executive Addresses Diversity Concerns
This past week a HUGE controversy took place online when Jay-Z and his wife Beyonce took a picture with Tidal employees sans black participants...
Entrepreneurs
Steve Wozniak Encourages Bold Entrepreneurship
TREVOSE, PA – January 6. 2015 – Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak advised an overflowing crowd at ASI Show® Orlando to seek original ideas if they want to be successful beyond their wildest dreams.
“Eventually, you could create software that could change the world,” said Wozniak, an engineer who single-handedly kick-started the personal computer revolution and founded Apple in 1976 with marketing legend Steve Jobs. Wozniak’s keynote on Tuesday was a highlight of ASI Show Orlando, hosted by the Advertising Specialty Institute® (ASI). [...]
Entrepreneurs
Black Entrepreneur Commits Suicide
As entrepreneurs, especially BLACK entrepreneurs we are a unique group of people who are often very misunderstood. People think we sit around and make...
Business
Carol’s Daughter Sold to L’Oreal
L'Oreal USA announced today the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Carol's Daughter. Headquartered in New York City, Carol's Daughter is a premier American multi-cultural beauty brand with a pioneering heritage in the natural beauty movement. Created by Lisa Price in 1993, the brand caters to a diverse, rapidly growing market and has established a loyal consumer following across the country. Following a multi-channel distribution model, Carol's Daughter offers a comprehensive range of products that are available at specialty beauty stores, mass retailers, on HSN, through e-commerce and at Carol's Daughter branded stores in New York City. [...]
Making your business work
From Record Label Exec to Award Winning Designer at Heavy Heavy
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...
Making your business work
From Music Exec to Top Designer at Heavy Heavy
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. [...]
Business
Skimping on Services? Customers Know the Difference
I left Buffalo, New York some 30 years ago and once I moved to Atlanta then Los Angeles after that and worked in radio...