Biz TipperThe Psychology of an Entrepreneur

Discover how Niraj Shah transformed Wayfair from a small startup into a billion-dollar e-commerce powerhouse, revolutionizing online furniture retail in the process.

Sheila Eldridge is a highly respected industry black entrepreneur who has used her years in the entertainment industry to fill many necessary niches. After years of working in corporate America, she opted to start her first business, under the Miles Ahead Entertainment umbrella, called Orchid Communications. She worked with acts like Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, the O’Jays, Ice T, En Vogue, Yolanda Adams and more. She has owned and run several businesses after that using her leverage as an industry vet to consistently propel her into new successful ventures. [...]

Starting a Business? A few things You Need to Know Starting a business? Here are a few tips to help you along the way. I've been in business now for 23 years. I've been very lucky because it's been estimated that up to 85% of new businesses fail within the first four years or less. Some studies state as high as 60% of new businesses fail within the first year. [...]

I have included a link to an EXCELLENT video by TD Jakes about leveraging your time. [...]

Do not allow anyone to throw your day off. Nothing like  unimportant interruptions For some odd reason, many people think that black entrepreneurs do nothing but sit around and twiddle our thumbs and wait for money to come in. I guess this is why we get unimportant interruptions during the day? They are really under the impression that because we do what we love we're not working. And part of that is correct, we're not working. But we're always busy and we never sleep. [...]

Have you ever wondered how small businesses start up? What gives them the courage to start up the process? How do they take that first step, and what encourages them to keep it going? Here I break it down. Frustration I want to start a business but have no ideas I started my business radiofacts.com 27 years ago from frustration. I was frustrated with how Radio was going in my career, and I felt like my voice wasn't being heard. [...]

Reaching out to share a brand new episode of “Math & Magic: Stories from the Frontiers of Marketing,” hosted by Bob Pittman, Chairman, and CEO of iHeartMedia. In this week’s episode, Pittman speaks with Ben Horowitz, the co-founder and general partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. In this incredibly insightful episode, Ben discusses hip-hops influence on his career and management style; what the best entrepreneurs have in common; how company culture should adapt and doesn’t need to be rigid, and so much more. [...]

Discover smart ways to streamline Business Calendar Management using automation tools and tech solutions. Save time and boost productivity with these essential tips.

Byron Allen has been at the game for decades and to see him still going strong and to be so ambitious at 57 years of age. Watch this video and be inspired by how the mogul admits how he made adversity work in his favor. [...]

Bounce TV Acquires The Trumpet Awards Star-Studded Annual Event Set to Celebrate 25th Anniversary, World Premiere Sun. Jan. 29 at 9:00 p.m. (ET) on Bounce TV   Bounce TV has acquired all assets of The Trumpet Awards, the prestigious annual event celebrating African-American achievements and contributions, in an agreement with The Trumpet Awards Foundation announced today. Bounce TV, the fastest-growing African-American network on television, will now own, produce and world premiere the star-studded event annually. [...]

Gold Prices: 5 Best Steps to Sell Your Gold Gold prices will always be volatile. However, there is no doubt that gold will always be one of the most valuable things you can sell. It's enticing, luxurious, and relatively scarce. To ensure that you don't undersell this hot commodity, I'll guide you on the best ways to sell your gold for a pretty penny. Determine The Right Time to Sell For You Selling your gold can be an emotional decision. [...]

Music Daily, an all-new website aimed at Gen-Z and Millennial music fans, is taking a different approach to music charts. [...]

Pilot to run through first quarter of 2022Thirteen businesses to participate in pilot, representing geographic diversity and a range of disciplines and commoditiesPost pilot, program will develop more than 2.9 million Black businesses for future contracting and procurement opportunities and success in a post-pandemic economy Stellantis and the National Business League (NBL) today commenced their pilot of the groundbreaking National Black Supplier Development Program. The pilot, which will run through the first quarter of 2022, is the initial phase of a larger program to develop Black suppliers for future contracting and procurement opportunities in pursuit of greater racial equity [...]

Quite often, as black-owned entrepreneurs, we find ourselves operating in a vacuum. We have SO many jobs that it's often difficult, even impossible at times to find good help. There are some mistakes that we often make that could make our lives so much easier. First and foremost, we must adapt to today's market and digital resources. We can still win, but we must be willing to adapt and change our previous concepts. For example, there is no need to hire full-time or even part-time employees for many jobs anymore. [...]

10 Best Branding Tips Branding has grown in recent years, due to the advent of the internet and the growing use of social media by companies. Most people online are building their own brands to sell something, whether it's a product, an idea, or a movement. Thus, developing a brand can make or break a business, so we will be identifying the best methods to build a brand that attracts a faithful audience.  What is a brand? A brand is more than a colorful, tastefully made logo; rather, it’s your audience's idea of who you are. [...]

Hiring staff is a significant challenge for entrepreneurs. Hiring Friends and Family can be an even more costly mistake. Imagine if you could clone yourself and delegate the tasks you dislike to someone else

(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Beats Electronics was just sold to Apple for a reported 3.2 Billion dollars. This is the most money Apple has paid to buy any company. The purchase has catapulted Dr Dre into iconic status as the first hip hop billionaire. [...]

Truths about Older Workers I cannot tell you how many calls and emails I get from industry people who are so stressed out and concerned about things that have not happened yet. There are certain things that we must all face about the industry that we LOVE to make our lives and careers easier...click "next" below We MUST Know When to Move On Some of us will wait until hell freezes over to make a move that we should have made 10 years ago. I see it all the time. It's called Denial. [...]

Ways to Deal with Unscrupulous Competitors A friend said something to me a long time ago that applies to this situation. Why get in the ring with someone, you have already beaten? If imitation is the highest form of flattery, what is straight copying what you do? I don't like that statement because it's not "flattering" when someone copies what you do on the surface but I get what that saying really means. It indicates you are not only on the right track, but you also have a winning formula. [...]

There are many things that set winners and losers apart in the small business game.  I'm sure you have heard the old saying... find your passion and the money will come. That's incredibly true and passion is FIRST. If you are in business ONLY to make money chances are you will fail miserably. You will not be dedicated to the creative end or quality service and it will be garbage in and garbage out. For the true black entrepreneur who wants to win... here are some tips.  (click "NEXT" to see each segment) 1. [...]

Great Business Management Congratulations, entrepreneur….you've made it through another year of doing business. There is always room to improve, and my golden rule is, "If a client is not coming back for more services from you, you are doing something wrong." Too many times, we are living in the business moment and looking for instant financial gratification instead of building a great relationship with a client(s). There are ways you can improve your services that you may be overlooking. [...]

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10 Best Loans for Students Loans for students are a necessary evil. Student debt is at an all-time high with this year's debt reaching 1.75 trillion. While, at the same time, the nation-wide average for unemployment has skyrocketed with 6.3 million experiencing joblessness. Thus, finding promising loans with affordable interest rates is more important than ever. Sofi Fixed APR: 2.49%-7.59% Variable APR: 1.74-7.24% Maximum Loan Amount: 100% cost of attendance With a shockingly low fixed rate of 2.49% -7.59%, Sofi is the number one lender at BlogWallet. [...]