Biz TipperThe Psychology of an Entrepreneur

Dame Dash may not be the most loved entrepreneur, but he does spit facts. On a new episode of Fox Sport's Club Shay Shay, Shannon Sharpe and Dame Dash covered various topics from Dash's childhood, his success in the industry, and his feelings on Kanye West and Kevin Hart's accolades. As an outspoken entrepreneur, he gave what most people expected: his raw, insightful, and honest thoughts on the music industry. Many respond to death through the normal grieving process: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. [...]

Entrepreneur lessons  - At times we need to give a little more thought to our actions as business owners especially when it involves clients. Here are a few of the hardest lessons I've learned over the years. [...]

Minding Your Own Damn Business - By Kevin Ross Any successful black entrepreneur will tell you that running a SUCCESSFUL business can be both rewarding and very challenging; you are literally married to your business. [...]

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. [...]

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. [...]

I learned how to be an entrepreneur by trial and error and since I am celebrating my 25th year in business I'd like share the truth about Black Owned Businesses I learned how to be an entrepreneur by trial and error and since I am celebrating my 25th year in business I'd like share the truth about Black Owned Businesses So I'm celebrating my 25th year as an entrepreneur this year. [...]

Entrepreneur, Therapist, Author, Trainer, and Clinical Supervisor Chris A. Matthews is the founder, owner and clinical director of Relationship Counseling Group, LLC and Behavioral Health Intervention Center, LLC, which are two private therapeutic and mental health practices based out of Charlotte, North Carolina. Matthews is a licensed marriage and family therapist, (LMFT), licensed clinical addiction specialist, (LCAS), certified clinical supervisor (CCS) and approved supervisor for the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT). [...]

Discover how Invitation Homes transformed from a start-up to a leading single-family rental company, reshaping the US residential real estate landscape and rental market.

Let me Talk to my Team This is almost ALWAYS a sign that you have been taken for a ride. When someone calls you to do business with you and they have a load of questions. BE VERY CAREFUL how you answer. Cue questions are questions like: "How would you market my brand/product?" If you give them the answer, because you need the business what do they need you for. Chances are they will try to do it themselves. [...]

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

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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. [...]

From Rags to Riches: How Nigerian-Born Tope Awotona Became One of America's Richest and Most Savvy Immigrants with a 1.4B Networth Calendly, a scheduling platform for the modern man, has solved the logistical nightmare that setting up a meeting can be. The Calendly website advertises it as something that takes, "the busywork of scheduling off your to-do list so you can get more done. Thousands of teams across the globe use Calendly to make millions of 1-click meetings every week. [...]

(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. [...]

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

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. [...]

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. [...]

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