UBR Morning Post: Small Business Saturday Is a Big Deal
Why black entrepreneurs need to make a big deal of Small Business Saturday. Also this week: business development leader Ralph Moore; syndicated columnist Scott Gerber
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5 Credit Repair Tips for the Recent Grad
You made it! The tassel has been moved to the other side of the cap and the diploma is in the mail. And unlike the rest of your friends who moved back home, you, mon frère, landed a job and you’ve got your eye on a sweet studio apartment. But there’s just one hitch—you can’t get the apartment because you just found out that your credit score is terrible—524 to be precise. In fact, those credit cards that came with that free t-shirt (oops! you never got around to paying any of the bills) have gone to collections. What can you—the recent graduate—do to boost your credit score? While paying bills on time is a surefire way to get your numbers up (since it counts for 35% of your credit score), here are a few tips to understanding and raising your score.
QUIZ: Are You Capable of Effective Delegation?
Your boss asks you to take on a high-profile project that will last about six weeks. The project will likely double your workload during that time period. What do you do?
6 Tips for a Stress-Free You
Tina Wells, CEO of Buzz Marketing Group and author of Chasing Youth Culture and Getting It Right, set to be released in April 2011, spoke with BlackEnterprise.com about ways Be Nexters can remain collected in the midst of stress, optimizing one’s work schedule and why taking your lunch hour is essential to staying composed during the workday.
A Black Businesswoman in China: Learning The Language (Part 3)
In our third installment of Doing Business in China, I am sharing my experiences on the importance of learning the language. How well does one need to know Mandarin (mainland China) or Cantonese (primarily in Hong Kong) in order to conduct business transactions?