Hip-Hop is known for praising for the gangster lifestyle. Many of your favorite rappers jacked their names from gangsters from back in the day. 50…

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In the past five years, crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo have revolutionized the way entrepreneurs go about raising capital for new business ventures. Although…

CNN’s Soledad O’Brien has already lined up the next chapter in her career. Amid rumors that her morning show “Staring Point” was close to an ending point, new CNN boss Jeff Zucker announced Thursday that he has reached a deal to help O’Brien fund her own production company, titled Starfish Media Group. The company will […]

A new app “Around The Way” locates black-owned business all over the country, according to The North Star News. The New York-based company has teamed up with Washington, D.C.-based mobile-app development firm Clearly Innovative to create this app that aims to “empower and support black-owned businesses.” “Other ethnic groups have been supporting their own businesses […]

David Siegel was the topic of much conversation when he sent an email to his employeesto tell them if they voted for Obama, they’d lose their job. Well, not only does it look like he’s he had a change of heart, the anti-Obama real estate mogul gave his employees an average of a 5 percent […]

When it comes to searching for jobs onlie,  which sites are best places to find one? That is the question millions of unemployed Americans find themselves asking. Accoreding to Forbes.com, there are some best sites and pratrices when doing an online job search. GovernmentJobs.com SnagAJob.com Job.com  Monster.com CareerBuilder.com   Click here to read more on this story.

Despite high rates of unemployment and an uncertain economy Black barbershops and hair salons are booming, according to BlackNews2. The Census Bureau recently noted their jump in an otherwise glum report about mom-and-pop businesses, stating that the number of hairdressers and barbers and the shops that employ them grew by about 8 percent from 2008 […]

Original content from myhoustonmajic.com Radio One Houston Online Editor Tami LaTrell sat down backstage with 2X GRAMMY nominated Singer/Songwriter Eric Roberson while he was in town for ‘The Soulcial Series” concert held at Ground Hall in downtown Houston. Known as the “King of Independent Soul Music” Eric Roberson has had quite a successful career as […]

Chicago– According to the U.S. Census, Black owned businesses have risen by 60% from 2002 to 2007. ABC News reports: The number of black-owned businesses in the U.S. increased by 60.5% to 1.9 million between 2002 and 2007, more than triple the national rate according to U.S. Census data released Tuesday. The number of businesses […]

Everyday we, as woman, are faced with obstacles because we are looked at as timid and not aggressive. However, through the years of hard work and dedication, women have become the most successful people in the business world.

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