11 Ways You Can Celebrate National Small Business Week
Happy National Small Business Week! For the past 55 years, Americans have been celebrating the event from April 29th to May 5th. And today, there are 30.2 million small businesses…
Try Out for ABC’s ‘Shark Tank’ in NYC This Month
If you’re an entrepreneur based in New York City with the chutzpah to pitch your business in front of a nationally televised audience and six tough investors, then this is…
Can a $2 Act of Defiance Bring Waffle House To Its Knees
A nationwide boycott of Waffle House set for Friday has now been issued by the Atlanta branch of Black Lives Matter. As part of the boycott, protesters are being asked…
Black Executives Win Ivy League Scholarships to Prestigious Business School
Two black executives who run companies in the Midwest have been awarded business-development Ivy League scholarships from Ameren Corporation to attend the Minority Business Executive Program at the Tuck School…
Restaurant Fined $10,000 For Asking Black Patron To Prepay for Meal
A Canadian restaurant has been slapped with a $10,000 fine by the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal for violating the civil rights of a patron dining while black. Emile Wickham, a…
Little-known Tax Facts to Help Your Business Thrive in Trump Times
There’s been more than one thing to distract Americans from opportunities to financially triumph in the times of President Donald Trump. Many Americans are more engulfed in weekly White House…
8 Things to Do After National College Decision Day
It’s National College Decision Day, and you’re finally done with the college selection process. You’ve made your decision, notified the college you’ve chosen to attend, and sent in your deposit.…
6 in 10 Homeowners Don’t Plan On Moving Anytime Soon
The most recent S&P/Case-Shiller home-price index shows that home values have increased by 6.3% over the past year. Wages have increased 2.7% in the past year, and the unemployment rate…
Facebook Is Taking On Tinder With New Dating Features
The world’s largest dating group is taking a beating in the stock market, thanks to Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook. In a move that is most likely to shake up the…
8 Steps to Improving Discipline at Your Child’s School
(iStock/com/digitalskillet) I was never suspended from school, nor was anyone in my family as far as I know. But that’s not to say that I didn’t attend underresourced schools that…