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Alantic Greek Picnic President Talks Entrepreneurship And Fraternal Bonds
As part of our special Month of the Man features, BlackEnterprise.com caught up with Tiwa Works, consummate entrepreneur and president at Atlanta Greek Picnic Inc. On the heels of Atlanta Greek Picnic Weekend , one of the largest U.S. gatherings of black fraternity and sorority members, Works discussed how an idea turned into a profitable…
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Dunkin' Donuts Customer Hurls Racist Slurs Over Not Getting a Receipt
A recent viral video shows the phrase “the customer is always right”, isn’t always true. Taylor Chapman, a 27-year-old woman from Broward County, Florida, can be seen in the video going off on Dunkin’ Donuts workers after claiming an employee the night before didn’t honor the company’s policy of comping her meal after forgetting her receipt.…
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20 African Tech Startups To Watch
Africa is poised to be the next technology hub with its large (and relatively untapped) consumer base and big-name tech companies like Google and Microsoft investing in the emerging market. With some experts referring to Africa as technology’s next frontier, the continent is bursting with opportunity, boasting a market of over a billion people and…
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Talk About Money Before The Wedding. Or Fight Over it through Divorce
I am really bothered by the results of a recent poll of engaged couples on the website of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling. The poll reveals that 68 percent of respondents held negative attitudes toward discussing money with their fiance. Five percent indicated that talking about money with their fiance would cause them to…
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Doomed If You Speak Up, Doomed If You Dont
Well, it seems, that in many arenas, simply speaking your mind wins you a raggedy crown for Miss Angry Black Woman USA. And yet another nod to the nonsense came as the First Lady made top news today. Michelle Obama became a hot topic, not for the eloquent words of encouragement and graceful dignity she’s…
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Stephen G. Hill on the BET Experience And 2013 BET Awards Expectations
As The BET Awards approaches its 13th year, the program has decided to expand and has created ‘The BET Experience’, a weekend-long series of events that is, for the first time, allowing the viewing audience to be up close and personal with the stars. The cable channel’s President of Music Programming and Specials for BET…
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How Black Men Can Win in Coporate America
On Monday, June 10, BlackEnterprise.com hosted its second Month of the Man Twitter chat, part two in a series of lunchtime talks tailored to male leaders of color. This week’s chat focused on how young black men can get their foot in the door at Fortune 500 companies and succeed in the C-suite. Featured experts…
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7 Savvy Online Resources To Ace The Interview
If you’re like many job seekers, you’re always looking for resources on the Web that can help make things that much easier. Well, look no further. Check out these savvy Web resources that can lead to job-seeking success: 1. AnnualReports.com For companies that have publicly traded stock, AnnualReports.com is a free repository of thousands of…
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In Hedge Fund Manager's Last Hours of Freedom, An Attempt at One Last Victim
It looked to Shaheed Bailey like a ketchup stain. Two months prior, he reached out to Fredrick D. Scott via LinkedIn and Twitter on behalf of his startup, McChesney Street Capital, LLC, an Orange, N.J.-tech-based lending company which offers an alternative to small businesses and entrepreneurs that have a hard time getting traditional bank lending.…
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Young Artist Meshing Hip-Hop, R&B Influences For Star-Studded Global Success
We have good news for you. You can have a cool career and make a good living. No need to choose between loving your job and paying your mortgage. The following profile, part of the BlackEnterprise.com Cool Jobs series, offers a peek into the nuts and bolts, perks and salaries behind enjoyable careers. The best…