Displaying items by tag: Entrepreneurship

As the nation grapples with civil unrest over police brutality and issues around Black Lives Matter, the U. S. Black Chambers Inc is addressing economic disparity by helping young black men in Washington, D.C. to become business owners. The organization has launched the first Young Black Male Entrepreneur Institute event at the City Club in the...

Miss Jessie’s co-founder and CEO Miko Branch has a new book out that provides  an honest look in the life and lesions she learned along with her late sister, Titi, in building their natural hair care line from the ground up. Titled Miss Jessie’s: Creating a Successful Business from Scratch—Naturally (Amistad, $24.99),the book is part business...

Put yourself in the right mindset -- otherwise, you'll spend most of your time struggling to keep your head above water....

Georgia's got a lock on black-owned businesses, according to a new report from NerdWallet....

Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment Group founder and CEO Sean “Diddy” Combs is schooling young people on entrepreneurship. Combs has partnered with the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), which empowers at-risk youth through entrepreneurship education.Combs’ brand Sean John is a sponsor of NFTE’s World Series of Innovation, an annual event t...

Kenna Zemedkun has launched television shows, carved out his own music genre, created new ways of raising money for the issues he cares about and helped overhaul a social networking site....

Your connections in the business community are critical to the success and sustainability of your small business. You network can provide valuable contacts, opportunities for deals, and crucial knowledge about best practices. Networking is one of the key principals of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program and 76% of its graduates are...

Five ways to start moving down the road toward entrepreneurship.When is the right time to start to take the entrepreneurial leap?This question plagues the mind of millions of aspiring entrepreneurs, many of whom find themselves in the unfortunate position of "job lock", or the inability to freely leave a job for fear of losing valuable employee...

As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, the Kauffman Foundation released a report today on how cities can encourage cultural entrepreneurs....

Entrepreneur.com sat down with the Grammy Award-winning rapper to talk about what he has learned about building businesses....