When The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing Inc. (NASCAR) saw that it needed to bolster its diversity image, it turned to Max Siegel's newly formed 909 Group, a marketing firm catering to companies and individuals in the sports and entertainment industries.

With interest rates at historic lows, this may be the best time to buy a house or condo - that is, if you can qualify for mortgage.

With new home construction at a standstill, many building contractors are sitting on their hands wondering how they will survive the coming rough times.

For three days in March, delegates to the Africa International Media Summit (AIMS) pondered the role of African women in the media as part of the broader discussion on reshaping the image of Africa.

Being a volunteer always takes heart. But by committing time and expertise to being a small-business counselor at the Service Coprs of Retired Executives, you can use your brain as well.

In the early 1980s, I worked for an investment bank that became among the first to crumble when the subprime mortgage market went bust. As an assistant tobrokers, I was by no means high up in the firm.

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 carrer councelor at the time, was forced to shift gears.

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 out?

This idea of neutrality is particularly hard to maintain in times such as these, when our society faces major unsolved problems. Indeed, we judges are frequently criticized these days for our neutrality.

President Barack Obama's $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, better known as the economic stimulus bill, contains a vein of gold for small businesses, but businessowners must be prepared to do a lot of spade work to get at it.

Consider this news to be another step in the "tax accountants full employment act." The "kiddie tax" now applies to much older kids!

Small and medium-sized firms that export stand to benefit under President Obama’s international trade agenda.
“Trade and commercial policies should help small and medium-sized firms become more integrated as effective competitors in the global marketplace,” an official statement on the president’s trade agenda says.

A pension war is brewing and it's likely to pit state and municipal employees against citizens who foot the bill for government pensions plans with their state tax dollars.

Success as a professional athlete requires stamina, dedication and, like the comic-book hero Wolverine, a generous dose of internal healing power to survive the grueling schedule.

Sheryl Adkins-Green, Doyle N. Beneby, James Craig, Michele M. Moody-Adams, Teresa Kay-Aba Kennedy, Ph.D. and Cherrie Woods.

Amazon.com Inc. has revealed another prong of its strategy in making its gigantic e-book librairy available on a device already in million of hands: bringing its Kindle e-book reader to the iPhone.

It goes without saying that a 40th anniversary should be a memorable celebration. With this in mind, there's a national treasure on display at the New York Public Library for the Performig Arts: 40 years of the Dance Theater of Harlem.

If you find yourself barking at the kids, snapping at co-workers, unable to focus, forgetting things easily or even driving too fast, you probably need time to relax.

When its gets under way on April 8, the 16th Annual New York African Film Festival will take an iontrospective journey accross Africa, with films that create a vision of the continent's future through a deconstruction of its past, festival organizers say.

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