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One of the greatest complaints and challenges in business is almost always money. We...

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KUDOS to a former radio jock for using his radio leverage to create an amazing opportunity for himself. Stephon Ferguson, 48, discovered his amazing ability to emulate one of the greatest leaders of our time Dr. Martin Luther King by chance in the late 90s. Ferguson was mixing a vinyl recording of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech on Motown records with a beat and he was overheard by a friend who came into the room asking if that was him.” Ferguson told ABC News. [...]

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. [...]

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

Brett Johnson BET Founder Bob Johnson's son premieres clothing line in Atlanta The apple doesn't fall far from the tree (in a perfect world that is) BET Founder Bob Johnson's son, Brett Johnson, is also running his own business in the form of fashion for men. Taking time to hone in on his side business, (Brett is also a producer who worked as an executive producer on Lee Daniel's The Butler) the black entrepreneur travels to Italy more than seven times a year to make sure that his line is top-notch. [...]

The Northwestern Mutual program provides each startup with $100,000 and access to training and resources Northwestern Mutual, in partnership with gener8tor, today announced the addition of five tech startups to its Black Founder Accelerator program – an initiative the company launched this past year to provide targeted resources and financing to promising Black entrepreneurs nationwide. "This next class of five startups builds upon the success of the 10 founders we were proud to team up with in 2021. [...]

Every black entrepreneur I've ever come across has complained about this at one time or another."Finding good help" it's one of the greatest challenges of most black entrepreneurs. So what is the problem? First and foremost, many times in our search it's a last ditch effort. We will never make the best decisions at the last minute. [...]

Yesterday, I was in the process of listening to Tavis Smiley’s Station KBLA in Los Angeles for a project. I thought I would just be listening for a few minutes but I ended up listening to an entire show with Isaiah Washington. I was pleasantly surprised at how well put together the station is in programs how tight the breaks are and how professional it sounds. This is not to say that I would not expect this from Tavis but this is not what I’m used to when it comes to talk radio. [...]

SoLa Impact, a leading minority-led real estate fund focused on affordable and workforce housing in California's Black and brown communities, today announced that the California State Teachers' Retirement System ("CalSTRS"), the world's largest educator-only pension fund, via their joint venture with Belay Investment Group, has anchored SoLa's second close with a $50 million equity commitment into its "Black Impact Fund."  CalSTRS' investment combines commitments from the pension fund's Real Estate and Sustainable Investment & Stewardship Strategies ("SISS") units thorough its partnership with Belay Investment Group, CalSTRS' emerging manager conduit. [...]

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. [...]

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Byron Allen. Founder/Chairman/CEO, Entertainment Studios. Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures (ESMP), the theatrical distribution division of Byron Allen's global media and technology company Entertainment Studios (www.entertainmentstudios.com), is proud to announce the launch of its new international sales and distribution division: Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures International (ESMPI). ESMPI has launched in an alliance with FilmNation Entertainment, which will now handle international distribution of wide-release theatrical titles where ESMP has worldwide rights. [...]

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I wouldn't say that being a business owner is hard work as much as I would say it can be challenging. As we all know, if you love what you do and you do what you love it's never work. Nevertheless, there are certain things that can get in the way of your daily progress. Some of which can literally make you not want to work for the rest of the day. [...]

Photo by Christina @ wocintechchat.com on Unsplash It's Time to Hire an Assistant When....For many years I did MOST of the work in my business myself. I didn't trust other people to run my business the way I wanted them to do it and I thought the only person who could do it the way I needed it to be done was me. Allow me to say, that will KILL YOU... [...]

The BFM Fund (Black Founders Matter), a Portland-based, seed-stage venture fund focused on Black and innovative founders, is slated to receive investment from Bank of America. The BFM Fund Logo Led by a full women of color leadership team, The BFM Fund will allocate Bank of America's investment into Black founders across various verticals within the United States. [...]

Jenny Johnson is self-employed and had always been an ambitious person. After years of...

Michael Baisden just lost his contract of 10 years broadcasting his radio show on over 20 radio stations nationwide. Baisden owns his own show and used Cumulus media to garner affiliates (stations) to run it. His commentary is below about the situation. Michael Baisden Commentary: A Man With A Plan And A Man Of Principles I don’t understand why people get so angry when they get fired from a job or dumped in a relationship. [...]

Things all black entrepreneurs MUST DO to be taken Seriously. Quite often we are TOO focused on the PRODUCT and not the PRESENTATION... which can GREATLY affect our business. Here are some tips on how to avoid some common mistakes and to make your business look professional even if you don’t have the budget. Enjoy Be The Relegated Professional If you are in business and you cannot relegate yourself as a professional in your field of business then you are in the wrong business. Being a professional opens many doors to expand your brand. [...]