Franchise Players
NBA execs Steve Mills and Terdema Usseryscore as two of the industry's hottestfront-office players. Will one gain the ultimate prize of NBA commissioner?
Terdema Ussery can easily be spotted at a Dallas Mavericks home game. Standing behind…
By Alan Hughes
Fashion Forward
How business style really works
Any successful business meeting involves a desired outcome, a well-planned script, a stellar delivery…
By Sonia Alleyne
Maintaining And Protecting Your Home
From insurance to landscaping, caring for your house will increase its value
Since purchasing their home two years ago, Cora and Cary Johnson have done close…
By Donald Jay Korn
Franchises That Fit
Looking for a business opportunity that matches your passion and pocketbook? Try these hot and affordable franchises on for size.
Boeing 737s aren’t the only things flying high at the Los Angeles International Airport…
By Wendy Harris
The Ultimate Champion For Black Business
In 1973 Maynard Jackson emerged on the scene when he was elected the firstblack mayor of atlanta and became a national force in business and politics over the next 30 years, he used his prowess to break the old boys network's hold on contracts and power while expanding opportunities for minority businesses. The result: he helped develop a bevy of B.E.100s companies and created more black millionaires that any other public figure.
The year was 1974. Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr., who had just been inaugurated as…
By Derek T. Dingle
Budgeting For A Future
Deshawn James hopes a carefully crafted financial plan will pay big dividends to her family
For Deshawn James, raising two teenage daughters as a single mother is more than…
By Sheryl Nance-Nash
Striving To Be A Millionaire
Charles Glass is studying hard to get his Ph.D. in wealth building
If anyone could devise a mathematical formula for becoming a millionaire before age 40,…
By Nicole Lewis
The Right Wine
Curtis Green gives us the new rules for fine wine
What makes a great wine? Of course, classification, region, and variety of grape…
By Joseph Dumas
Destination Dallas
DeDe McGuire shows us around
Home to the NFL’s Cowboys and the NBA’s Mavericks, Dallas, Texas, has a solid…
By Walter Greene
Fixed Time
Robert Gooden tells you what you need to know about servicing a fine watch
Fine watches are more than great accessories: They’re investments that can become heirlooms.…


