Tag Archives: American Express

Cash Mobs Support Small Businesses

Online Banks: Too Good to be True?

Online Banking isn't quite what it used to be

A few things to consider before opening an account in 2013

By Ashley R. Harris

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AMEX CEO Kenneth Chenault: “We Ended 2012 In Strong Shape”

Earnings dip not indicative of progress at American Express, its CEO says

American Express CEO Kenneth I. Chenault isn’t panicking after earnings report on Thursday

By Darren Sands

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With so many cards to choose from these days, we all need guidance on where to start.

Some Credit Card Companies Issuing Refunds

Customers should be receiving refunds from now until March

You could be in line for a refund from your credit card company.

By Ashley R. Harris

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How to Shop Safe & Save Money on Cyber Monday

Shopping from the comfort of your own home never sounded so good

When it comes to Cyber Monday you have to apply the same preparation and due…

By Lynnette Khalfani-Cox

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Get paid up front. This sometimes depends on the nature of your freelancing, but it’s good to either get full or at least part of your fees up front. You can weed out serious inquiries on work that way and avoid wasting time and money in your freelancing efforts.

Support Black Entrepreneurs On Small Business Saturday

Use this campaign to support local enterprises to conduct your own "empowerment experiment"

This Small Business Saturday make an effort to devote some of your holiday shopping budgets…

By Alfred Edmond, Jr.

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UBR Spotlight: Splice Kitchen’s Tonya Ojuluwayo Cooks Up Success

More on the entrepreneurs, business strategies and economic news on The Urban Business Roundtable

This week on The Urban Business Roundtable: Tonya Ojuluwayo, founder of Splice Kitchen, one of…

By Alfred Edmond, Jr.

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Earl G. Graves, Sr with IBM's Rodney C. Adkins (Image: Corey Shelton/EconoPix, Inc.)

IBM’s $18 Billion Man Named BE Corporate Executive of the Year

Black Enterprise honors the work of IBM's Rodney C. Adkins

Rodney C. Adkins, IBM’s Senior Vice President, Systems and Technology Group, has received the highest…

By Derek T. Dingle

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What You Can Learn From Harvard Law School

Black attorneys' reunion demonstrates how to use alumni networks to increase your clout

Over the past few weeks, many of us will attend the annual round of fall…

By Derek T. Dingle

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Deborah C. Wright, chairwoman, CEO and president of Carver Federal Bancorp Inc.

Carver Bank Gets Much-Needed Capital Injection

Wall St. firms gave largest Black-owned bank a local bailout

Some of Wall Street’s largest financial services powerhouses, including Goldman Sachs Inc., Morgan Stanley and…

By Jeffrey McKinney

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Power Moves: 5 Ways You Can Become A Clutch Player in Business and Life

These strategies can offer clues on how you can thrive under pressure

The quality of clutch among a set of professionals and executives who not only met…

By Derek T. Dingle

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