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WATCH NOW: Livestream with Tavis Smiley at 2012 Entrepreneurs Conference

Live from Black Enterprise’s Entrepreneur Conference, media personality Tavis Smiley has an honest one-on-one conversation…

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Preview B.E. Business Report: Carol’s Daughter Founder Lisa Price

As the founder of the ever-popular Carol’s Daughter, Lisa Price if a woman of power…

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Your Career

Noah Stephens captures the beauty of Detroit and is paid to do international gigs. (Image: Stephens)

Cool Jobs: Photographer Makes Living Capturing Beauty of City Life

Photographer and entrepreneur pushes against stereotypes to showcase diversity of Detroit and the world at…

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The Best — and Worst — Body Language Cues in the Office

A story can be told using no words, whether it’s through a weak handshake or…

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How To…

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2012 Entrepreneurs Conference: Daymond John Tells You How to ‘Date’ Angel Investors

From CEO to ‘Shark Tank’ to Shark Branding, FUBU founder Daymond John shares his business…

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RAISE ENOUGH MONEY BEFORE OPENING FOR BUSINESS Redding opened up Amy Ruth’s in 1998 with a $73,000 investment and it went on to become a $3 million company. While that achievement is to be lauded, under further inspection it should also to be avoided because Redding launched his business undercapitalized, a trend that he believes is all too common for many African American-owned businesses. “As Black people we always end up opening businesses underfunded,” he notes. “Due to that we rob Peter to pay Paul and don’t pay taxes or purveyors or utilities. Redding knew that opening his latest restaurant would mean securing enough funding—$2 million to be exact. The only way he was able to achieve that round of fundraising was by revising his business plan, something that he recommends for every entrepreneur looking to start over. “You have to put your new business together with a solid business plan so that you can get proper funding.”

3 Tips for Raising Venture Capital Funding

Garrett Johnson, co-founder of SendHub, discusses how he raised $2 million from venture capital firms,…

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Your Money

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5 Things to Think About Before Investing in Art

SCAD’s Chief Curator Explains Isolde Brielmaier offers up advice for the novice art collector on…

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The entertainment world has become one big fit club. In an industry where image is everything—and a size 6 is considered overweight—celebs seem more inclined than ever to drop the calories and pick up the dumbbells in an attempt to achieve the body of their dreams. There’s also an ever-growing list of famous folks who are turning their battle of the bulge into big business, tapping into the $20 billion weight loss industry by signing lucrative deals to plug high profile diets and penning books that chronicle their journey to get in shape. But going from tubby to toned doesn’t always guarantee more success in Hollywood. Blackenterprise.com decodes the surprising affect dramatic weight loss has had on the careers of some of the biggest stars in the business. For better or for worse, these seven entertainers prove that in Hollywood, size really does matter. —Shydel James

Decoded: 7 Celebrities Who Went From Fat to (Financially) Fit

Physical fitness can be a large part of personal branding & revenue generation. These celebrities…

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Lifestyle

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WATCH: Producer Alia M. Jones on Adding Color to ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’

Producer Alia M. Jones speaks on reviving Tennessee Williams’ classic A Streetcar named Desire play…

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Black Blogger Month: Awesomely Luvvie, Laughing & Blogging out Loud

With her hilarious blog Awesomely Luvvie, Lovette Ajayi uses her voice to not only entertain…

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