Last week, I read a MarketWatch post by Paul B. Farrell entitled, “Financial literacy is a big, fat Wall Street hoax.” As an educator and advocate of financial literacy, I can tell you from first-hand experience the assertion in this article’s title is simply untrue. However, I found plenty of truth in the subtitle, “7 reasons the [...]
Category: Business & Finances
Written by tisasilver
Monday, 21 November 2011 11:18
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Monday, 21 November 2011 11:18
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Written by Jamie
Saturday, 15 October 2011 17:09
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Saturday, 15 October 2011 17:09
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Just imagine. You have walked out of a shop or put down the phone after purchasing something and your immediate reaction is ‘Wow!’ How do you feel? Excited; satisfied; fulfilled … eager to return and buy again? Wouldn’t it be great if you could get your customers to feel the same way about dealing with [...]
Written by SpkTruth2Pwr
Friday, 19 August 2011 11:18
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Friday, 19 August 2011 11:18
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August is Black Business Month! To celebrate, here are 10 black entrepreneurs I think you should know about: 1. Akilah Richards: Founder & Chief Life Chanter, The Life Design Agency. Akilah focuses on life design, and her work aligns women with the resources they need to define, design and live their FULLEST lives. Her role is to [...]
Written by Jamie
Friday, 22 July 2011 11:30
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Friday, 22 July 2011 11:30
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Rockstar Business is an interview series featuring businesses that rock! Issa Eugenia, Founder of Pavo|Nyne Mocha Writer: What is Pavo|Nyne? Issa: Pavo|Nyne is a platform that promotes the emerging urban arts and lifestyle. Often times, urban arts are not given their just exposure as bonafide artistic representation of an ever evolving culture and lifestyle– more specifically, [...]
Written by Jamie
Thursday, 02 June 2011 17:00
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Thursday, 02 June 2011 17:00
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Being an entrepreneur teaches one many lessons about business and life. Here are five of the most important things being a business owner has taught me: Patience. I decided to create my business in 2009– right when the economy was “going downhill.” When I first started, I was very anxious about getting my first client, [...]
Written by OneChele
Wednesday, 11 May 2011 11:34
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Wednesday, 11 May 2011 11:34
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So many of you know that I’ve sacrificed my personal “I work for me and only me” pledge to participate in a program to get unemployed folks back to work. Yesterday, we had our first day of training. Half of the group is A+, the other half… well, bless their hearts. As I sat on a cheap [...]
Written by Jamie
Friday, 29 April 2011 11:09
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Friday, 29 April 2011 11:09
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If you own your own business, I’m sure you know that stress can be a common occurrence in your life. And while a little stress is okay and can even be beneficial, too much of it can have not-so-great effects on you. Stress can cause headaches and migraines, fatigue, sleep problems, sadness, depression and a [...]