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Keeping up with all of the changes on every social media network can be a full-time job. It’s easy to miss the latest redesigns and features; not to mention trying to employ the best methods of utilization to continue developing relationships and expanding your network. With over 200 million users, LinkedIn members are some of…

The National Women’s Business Council (NWBC), a leading independent voice for women entrepreneurs, announced today via press release that Donna A. James will step down from her post as chairperson. James, who was appointed by President Obama to serve as the chair of NWBC in October of 2010, will continue to serve as Chair through May 31,…

With the recent announcement that Jackie Robinson’s biopic “42” finished as the highest grossing baseball movie ever, this past weekend, we decided to take a look back in time at the highest grossing sports movies of all-time. Read More: http://www.blackenterprise.com/photos/highest-grossing-sports-movies-of-all-time-box-office-numbers/ BlackEnterprise.com is the premier business news and investment resource online for African American business owners…

Damon Young writes: Imagine for a moment that you are President Obama. Of course you aren’t because if we pull out your wallet, it will not say “Bad Motherf-cker” on your license. However, for a moment, you can pretend to be. Now imagine that while in the midst of being President Obama and doing something…

Attention tech entrepreneurs: If you’ve never heard of Kathryn Finney before, then pay attention; she is someone you should know. In fact, more importantly, if she knows you, she can be the best friend you’ve never had. Known across the blogosphere as The Budget Fashionista, Finney is famous for teaching the fashion-conscious, but financially-challenged among us,…

Damon Young writes: How To Secure a Loan for $30,000 1. Find the nearest bank. 2. Rob it. 3. Return the next day with all of the money. This will build trust. 4. Do this two more times. After the third time, the bank manager will be so impressed by your magnanimousness that he’ll allow you…

Jonathan Gosier, a TED senior fellow alum, founded MetaLayer with business partner Matthew Griffiths in 2011 to help non-technical users perform data-driven research such as trend spotting in big data sets, protective analytics, and visualization using drag and drop data science technology.  As an open-source product, the Philadelphia-based company works seamlessly with other data management…

Entrepreneurs who wish to start a corporation that is strictly for profit may register either a C. Corp or an S. Corp. Should they choose not to register as a corporation they have the option to function as a partnership or limited liability company. Until recently, companies that wished to operate for a public benefit…

Damon Young writes: When seeing the reaction to President Obama’s compliment of Kamala Harris, I couldn’t help but wonder how exactly this would go over in the Obama household. Taking the Pres and the First Lady and any other politics-related concerns about women and sexual harassment and sh-t out of it, and just looking at it as “high status…

Dr. Tara Bynum, Towson University Assistant Professor of African-American Literature, discusses the ongoing student response to the threat of white “patrol” group on campus, with The Burton Wire. Read More: http://theburtonwire.com/2013/04/06/education/towson-university-prof-student-response-white-patrol-group/ TheBurtonWire.com is the premiere online destination for news, informed opinion and culture of the African Diaspora (including black populations in Latin and South America).