Embracing Leadership This year marks the 10th anniversary of The Network Journal's annual list of "25 Influential Black Women in Business." After 10 years of identifying and interviewing such wome

Joanne Thomas Yaccato, founder and president of Thomas Yaccato Group, a Canadian consultancy that helps companies attract the attention and loyalty of women consumers, recounts the story of Muni Shoni

When the markets are roiling and the future of the economy is less than clear, financial insecurity can take root. Here are a few concrete steps you can take now to help you deal with the potential lo

Have you ever stood still and watched the moon? The Ashanti people of Ghana say, “The moon moves slowly, but it crosses the town.” In

New York City’s Department of Small Business Services and Columbia University’s facilities unit this year launched a mentorship program to help minority and women-owned business entrepreneurs (MWB

It is difficult to overestimate the effect a bad boss has in a workplace, but it’s just as easy to undervalue the effect of a good boss. A survey by Yahoo! HotJobs reveals that 43 percent of America

“I write not for myself, but to transform my life and the lives of others.” Those words spoken by author Marita Golden struck a chord with me as I interviewed her on her book Don’t Play in the S

Most investors understand the importance of diversification—the concept of spreading your exposure over many investments to reduce the risk of any one investment. Equally important, and perhaps less

Once upon a time, there was a nation where, during an era of prosperity, large numbers of citizens used short-term, interest-only loans to purchase their homes. They apparently were unaware that once

A proposed rule to drastically reduce and limit the number of federal agencies where women-owned small businesses (WOSBs) can bid on government contracts has riled thousands of women entrepreneurs acr

Typically, customers are unable to control the security of an e-commerce site or deception on the Internet. Here are some guidelines that small-business owners can give to their customers to help them

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John Comissiong John Comissiong was named director of sales administration, North American Sales, at Harley-Davidson Motor Co. He will oversee the e

Island Data, a California firm founded in 1995 to help call centers automate some functions, revamped its business in 2004 to create software for scanning e-mails and other customer feedback for troub

Excitement among theatergoers reached fever pitch in the run-up to the preview on Feb. 12 of a landmark production of Tennessee Williams’s 1955 play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Staged from March 6 for a

Thank Ohio State University Medical Center researchers for discovering one of the most unusual treatments for squamous cell carcinoma, the second most common form of skin cancer. They have found that

Scattered around the United States are many lesser-known and worthwhile museums dedicated to  art, history, industry, sports and technology. In the heart of New York’s beautiful Finger Lakes region

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College Graduation Rates Among the nation’s flagship state-chartered universities, the University of Virginia has the highest Black student graduation rate at 87 percent, followed by the University