Entrepreneurship

Supplier Diversity’s Recession Demands

Facing unprecedented budget pressures as the worst recession since the 1930s continues to roil the economy, public and private-sector institutions alike are slashing costs to the bone, taking such mea

BY Bevolyn Williams-Harold

Corporate Social Responsibility: A 21st-Century Focus

Corporate social responsibility, sustainability and “going Green” are the 21st-century engagements for companies that wish to protect their brand, attract and keep quality employees, maintain cust

BY Salome Kilkenny

Like to Cook?

A lot of people — especially those who like to cook — are looking to get into the catering business these days. Here are some tips for getting off on the right foot:Contact your state liquor commi

BY Cliff Ennico

Survival Skills

To succeed as an entrepreneur after a successful career in corporate America, you have to grow a new skin — more precisely, a new way of looking at the world. The attitudes that helped you survive i

BY Cliff Ennico

Branding Chef Jeff

Jeff Henderson’s love affair with food and cooking began in a most unlikely setting: a federal prison. At 24, Henderson was sentenced to 10 years for selling crack cocaine. Soon, he was trading his

BY Inés Bebea

The Return of Barter

Stories abound of bartering during the Great Depression. From the doctor who got paid in chickens to the grocer who clothed his family by trading food for shoes, resourceful folks swapped what they co

BY Karen Goldberg Goff

Managing Survival

Clearly, the past several months have not been kind to small businesses. There is a growing consensus that we are looking at “hard times” in the world economy for at least the next several busines

BY Cliff Ennico

Terms of Withdrawal

Generally, there are three ways that you can take money out of a business if you are one of the owners. Either the company pays you compensation for your labor; if you have loaned money to the company

BY Cliff Ennico

The Power of Perry

The harsh realities of an economy in recession are often what make people reevaluate their personal wealth and career. During the economic downturn of the 1990s, Byron W. Perry, a career counselor at

BY Patrice Toombs

Owning a Franchise

A lot of corporate executives who have been “downsized,” especially those in their 40s and 50s, are looking to buy franchises. All well and good, but what happens if the franchise doesn’t work o

BY Cliff Ennico

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