Reading the bios of The Network Journal’s 2013 class of 40 Under Forty Achievers and listening to their life stories during interviews for their profiles it’s as if Ursula M. Burns, chairman and CEO of Xerox Corp. and the first Black woman to head a Fortune 500 company, had sat down all of these young men and women as they were leaving school and drummed into their heads the script she gave in her address to graduates at Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s 145th commencement in 2011:  “You’ve got to accentuate the positive / Eliminate the negative / And latch on to the affirmative /  Don’t mess with Mister In-Between.”

Recent trends show that communities of color in the United States are engaged in charitable giving at increasing rates and levels. African-Americans, for example, give away 25 percent more of their income per year than whites.

An educated workforce is crucial to sustaining the continent’s consumer revolution and attracting foreign investment.

Do the top leaders and successful managers use specific nonverbal communications skills and tactics to maximize on-the-job performance and professional success?  You bet they do, says Darlene Price, author of Well Said! Presentations and Conversations That Get Results (AMACOM). She shares lessons learned from more than 20 years of working closely with top corporate executives and leaders helping them present themselves and their message more effectively.

After positive performance during the last month, stocks in South Africa are expected to continue climbing over the coming months as company inventories fall while consumer spending rises. In many ways, that’s a mirror image of what’s going on across Africa and in Caribbean nations that are fast attracting investment from as far as Brazil, South America’s economic powerhouse.

Pictures of Black America abound. Most of them tell about the wealth gap and other disparities between Blacks and whites, and sometimes — rarely — they tell about the wealth gap among Blacks themselves. How about the positivity gap between Blacks and whites?

When it comes to commission, beware of vague language in consulting contracts. Whenever a company says they will pay something “in their sole discretion,” it means “I will pay it when I can, and then only if I feel like it.”

I can’t pretend to know how your world will change, but I know it will... You can’t stop it. In many ways, you are the cause of it. Learn to love it. Make it your ally.

“Many young adults tell us they feel a tremendous amount of pressure to live up to parents’ expectations and to achieve their same level of success,” says Philip Sieg, head of the Ultra High Net Worth Client Segment and Solutions for Merrill Lynch Wealth Management.

The United States wants Caribbean and Latin American countries to be more effective in protecting intellectual property rights and related market access, moves that would give U.S. exporters a greater level of comfort when doing business with those countries.

Corporations worldwide increasingly are asking prospective vendors to show measures to ensure environment sustainability when responding to proposal requests.

Baby Boomers
As this generation approaches the age of  retirement, and takes a hard look at their personal finances,
writer Terry Savage looks at two areas of particular focus: life insurance and social security benefits.

Baby Boomers
As this generation approaches the age of  retirement, and takes a hard look at their personal finances, writer Terry Savage looks at two areas of particular focus: life insurance and social security benefits.

There’s something to be said for knowing what you want out of life early on. You become an early veteran in your chosen craft and when you reach the culminating point, the rewards are that much sweeter. This is true of bakery owner Beth Setrakian.

Discolored toenails are not pretty. If you have discolored nails, you probably avoid sandals or bury your feet in the sand at the beach. Fortunately, there are ways you can get those feet sandal ready in no time.

The days are warmer and longer and you’re in the mood for an activity that would be fun and relaxing, one that would take you out of the office while still benefiting your career as a professional or businessowner. If your preference is an Afro-centric peer environment, a National Professionals Network educational seminar aboard a luxury cruise ship is an option.