When Joseph T. Crowder started his building services company, Royal Cleaning Services Inc., in 1991, he chose not to become a certified minority business enterprise. Crowder believed that any governme

No one I asked, not even other New Jersey residents, seemed to really know what Irvington, N.J., was all about. The only thing everyone agreed on was that there were signs for Irvington on the highw

Remaining complacent in your job won’t do your career any good these days. That’s because employers are looking for their employees to work more efficiently and expediently, while also being metic

Leisure Lodge and Golf Resort is a five-star luxury hotel in Mombasa, on the south coast of Kenya. It is part of the holiday paradise known as Diani Beach, which lies on a coral reef 10 meters above s

While hiring managers frequently are inundated with resumes for open positions, a new survey shows that only a handful of applicants actually make it to the interview stage. Executives responding to a

If you’re currently in the job market, here’s a little known secret for tapping into the most lucrative yet invisible jobs available. Even in the current economy, there are still millions of great

In her “Final Word” for this issue, Jeanine Murray speaks of coming face-to-face with abject poverty for the first time. It made me wonder about our 70-year-old Social Security program—the safet

Edie Evans says there are two things she wants to know when she interviews for a job. “I want to know how much it pays and how much time off I get,” says Evans, who is a secretary. She admits that

In October 2003 I set off on a yearlong adventure, trading an autumnal London for, first, Australia via Singapore. You know you’re a foreigner when you’re walking down a street behind an old woman

Since the days when America was composed of 13 fledgling colonies, business ownership has been one of the best ways to create personal wealth. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s O

In its latest report on minority-owned businesses with employees, the U.S. Small Business Admini-stration’s Office of Advocacy (www.sba.gov/advo) says such businesses had lower survival rates, highe

The Internal Revenue Code provides for the taxation of incomes “from whatever source derived.” But no income taxes are due on gifts. Consequently, the courts are often asked to decide the troubles

Harlem is one of those American neighborhoods that speaks volumes about an era, a culture and a struggle, but stands alone as its own beat. Hell’s Kitchen, the Lower East Side, the West Village–if

With African-Americans hitting the road more and spending more on their vacations, the travel industry has been gearing up to cater more to Blacks and their travel needs. African-American travel volum

A recent poll of pundits, senior travel executives and veteran road warriors produced a laundry list of opinions on what’s ahead for the estimated 38 million travelers who take 210 million business

When Lizette Lanoue and her husband, Roger, both 37, decided they wanted to go into business together, they figured a B&B might be a good idea. After all, they had wanted to be in real estate in t

Workplace IssuesDear Editor: I have been receiving The Network Journal for the past six months and I must tell you what a pleasure it is to read. As a young Black professional, it’s often difficult

Baron Carr Baron Carr, a 2004 TNJ 40 Under-40 honoree, is the new vice president of multicultural marketing for Allianz Life Insurance. Carr will develop new programs and marketing tools to help rec

A generation ago designing and marketing home electronics was a simple process. Electronics companies made their rectangular black TVs and stereos, shipped them off, and then ran a few ads in the spor

Have you ever walked into a restaurant and immediately felt so relaxed that you wondered where the place had been all your life? First, there’s the warm, friendly, sensual and fun atmosphere and jus

(Second of three articles on strength training) Miriam Nelson, director of the John Hancock Center for Physical Activity and Nutrition at Tufts University’s Friedman School of Nutrition Policy and

With so many books on the market providing advice about how to succeed in the business world, it has become increasingly difficult to produce something different yet relevant. With Sweet Expectations:

SBA Loans The number of U.S. Small Business Administration loans to Black business owners in New Jersey increased more than 40 percent from a year ago, the agency’s New Jersey District Office says