Business experts with active Twitter accounts you'll want to connect with in Atlanta and beyond
Following is my list of all of the speakers for this year’s conference with active…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
Posted: May 13, 2010
Tags: #ECC, #FollowFriday #FF, Adrienne Graham, BEEC, Bishop Eddie Long, Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference, Brent Leary, Chris Curtis, Christy Curtis, Daymond John, Entrepreneurs Conference, Felicia Joy, Marcus Greaves, Mayor Kasim Reed, Myrtle Potter, networking, Shark Tank, Social media, Twitter
Despite the social media revolution, the wealthiest, most influential people read books. My advice: Do what they do.
“Good article. Catchy title. Just wish it had more practical advice. Now I have to…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
Posted: May 7, 2010
Tags: book lovers, books, bookstores, business books, CEO habits, financial literacy, leadership habits, libraries, success habits, success strategies, success tips, wealth-building habits
Mardis Gras celebrates new mayor, Super Bowl Champion Saints and renewed hope for New Orleans
Yesterday, I attended my first ever Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans. It was an…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
Hint: It's usually NOT the person at the top of the masthead
When it’s time to pitch yourself or your business to Black Enterprise for a possible…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
Want to support black entrepreneurs? Stop hitting them up for freebies
One of the biggest drags on black economic empowerment is the “hookup”: black people expecting…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
Before hitting stores, take the NFCC's Holiday Spending Quiz
Once again, it’s the time of year when pressure on consumers to do their part…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
I applaud the return of installment payments as a shopping option. There's just this one thing.
The buy-now, pay-later mentality of credit cards has been a major factor in reckless and…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
The best thing about the B.E. Golf & Tennis Challenge: Everyone here is in it to win
It’s just the prelims of the 2009 Black Enterprise Golf & Tennis Challenge and it’s…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
Great leaders aren't afraid to hire people who are smarter and more talented than they are
If you are the smartest, most talented, most expert on a team that YOU assembled–YOU…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
What to do when we don't have the economy to kick around any more
Sooner or later our economy will recover and this latest recession will be a thing…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
