Don’t Lie To Me
“Lying proved to be one of the worst coping mechanisms I’ve ever chosen,” says Jayson Blair. Blair is the infamous New York Times reporter who resigned his position in May...
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Revitalizing Real Estate
Ask Christopher Garlin and Regina Mincey-Garlin why their small real estate firm is thriving while major lenders and two billion-dollar hedge funds file for bankruptcy protection, and they credit their...
Survey Finds Disconnect Between Beliefs and Financial Planning for Blacks
Released today, the Nationwide Insurance and Tavis Smiley Consumer Survey identified disturbing trends behind what blacks believe and how they react to financial planning and economic empowerment.
Image Innovator
Unlike the many entrepreneurs who learn the ropes by working full time in their field before striking out on their own, Miatta David, the 33-year-old founder of New York-based public relations and event planning firm MVD Inc. (www.mvdinc.us) honed her craft in a different way. Rather than becoming versed in how to convince reporters and editors to publish news stories about her clients, David relied on her skills as a financial journalist where she’d learned firsthand what media organizations were looking for. That knowledge helped to get her entertainment clients covered by media outlets that other public relations professionals wouldn’t have thought about. “I didn’t think like the typical publicist,†she says. The three-employee firm made $580,000 in 2008 and expects to make between $800,000 and $1 million in 2009.
A Chat With a $100 Million Man
Calling all small business owners and entrepreneurs. Visualize with me for a second. Imagine finally getting out of the military. You have your GI Bill in your left hand and...