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Firing your boss is never an easy decision to make. But if you’ve decided it’s time to move on to bigger and better things to start your own company, you should ask yourself these questions first. 1....
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In her new book Chasing Youth Culture and Getting It Right: How Your Business Can Profit by Tapping Today’s Most Powerful Trendsetters and Tastemakers, Buzz Marketing Group (Wiley, $16)–scheduled for...
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(Image: ThinkStock) I’ve written several columns on what it takes to establish a successful business. But more important than the business is the entrepreneur who establishes it. So what are those...
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Great ideas—many of us have them. Some undoubtedly will be better, and better executed, than others. Part of that successful execution could hinge on having a solid business plan. While business plans...
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View ArticleCornel West Supports Millennial-Focused Blog
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View ArticleUBR Spotlight: Buzz Marketing Group CEO Tina Wells
Buzz Marketing Group CEO Tina Wells This week on The Urban Business Roundtable, UBR Contributor Renita D. Young speaks with marketing maven Tina Wells, the founder and CEO of Voorhees, N.J.-based Buzz...
View ArticleBoss Quiz: What Type of Leader Are You?
So, you think you’re a young boss and have what it takes to lead? You want to be self-sufficient, help change the world, or build a profitable empire? From hip-hop mogul Jay Z to marketing...
View ArticleUrban Business Roundtable Spotlight: Marketing Maven Tina Wells
This week on The Urban Business Roundtable, Dywaine Betts Jr., speaks with marketing maven Urban Business Roundtable Spotlight: Marketing Maven Tina WellsTina Wells, the founder and CEO of Voorhees,...
View ArticleDiscovering Y-O-U
“You must take risks—everyday and every hour,” asserts Audrey Smaltz, founder and CEO of The Ground Crew, in the Entrepreneurs Masters Class session. Robin Wilson of Robin Wilson Home made it even...
View ArticleTop Entertainment Lawyer to Get Reginald F. Lewis Award
L. Londell McMillan L. Londell McMillan, partner and co-head of the Media and Entertainment Global Industry Sector at the international law firm of Dewey and LeBoeuf, will be honored at the Reginald F....
View ArticleHow To Make Your Small Biz Dreams a Reality
A few years ago, I took a class at my church on visions to strategy (yes, even seasoned CEOs still need help!). It reminded me that we all have tons of great ideas; but it’s not that easy to make our...
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