Starting a business comes with many challenges. Information Technology
professionals have their own unique hurdles to surmount when striking
out on their own. TNJ.com recently talked to Boyd Stephens, Director
of the Black Data Processors Association’s (BDPA) Entrepreneurs
Advisory Group.
The adage of “you have my word,” may soon be replaced with something
akin to “you have my bond”, especially when it comes to small minority
and women business enterprises (M/WBE’s) hoping to land multi million
dollar state and federal contracts.
As a PAL little league coach in the 80’s, I was amazed at how many of
our players (my son included, who is now 27, married and a father),
were such big fans of Hall of Fame Chicago Bulls guard Michael Jordan -
especially making it a point to discuss the amount of money he and
other NBA all-stars were paid playing a game.
Since taking the helm of the Small Business Administration last April,
businesswoman Karen Mills has drawn praise for aggressive moves to try
to boost lending to small firms amid a deep economic downturn.
The United States International Trade Commission rescheduled to March
18, 2010, its public hearing in Washington, D.C., on barriers to
exporting that small and medium-sized enterprises face.
Optimism among small-business owners improved marginally in January,
with most saying lack of customers is keeping them from hiring or
expanding their business, according to a survey released Tuesday.
For some small business owners, income tax filing season feels like a slow-motion train wreck. These are often owners who tend to be disorganized and unable to keep good records.
The African Diaspora Marketplace, a joint initiative of Western Union Co. and the U.S. Agency for International Development that helps to develop sustainable small and medium-size enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa, awarded grants to 14 U.S.-based African entrepreneurs to fund projects in their home countries.
When Rosa Nanes began selling at the Asadena market in Praia, Cape Verde, 22 years ago, her goal was to create a better life for herself and her children.
The National Minority Business Council Inc. has organized a business plan competition under its Entrepreneurship Boot Camp program for new, early-stage and seasoned entrepreneurs.
The U.S. Commercial Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration uses its global network and international resources to connect small to medium-sized U.S companies with international buyers worldwide.
Is your company on the right track in terms of its philosophy? Your company can lose its way and its employees can be without a clear direction if you haven’t formulated a set of core or corporate values and a company mission statement.
The collective buying power of Blacks in the United States is expected to hit $1 trillion by 2011, but most of that power will be exercised outside the African-American community if current practice holds true.
The view from the the catbird seat. Sherry Snipes, AIA; Edward W. Bullock, L’Oreal USA; Jackie Glenn, EMC Corp.; Lois Cooper, Adecco USA and Victoria Martin, Chartis