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In an effort to sway FCC approval for a joint venture with NBC Universal, Comcast made a commitment on Friday to dedicate eight of 10 new proposed networks as majority ownership interest for minorities.
Silver Spring, Maryland resident Sonia Marie Bunch always knew she’d invest in an organic food and beverage line—the only question was when. In February 2008, Bunch added an organic coffee to her roster of offerings under The EverGreen Home, then an organic bedding and green living consulting company. But the demand for her coffee quickly grew from modest sales of six cans a month to 14,400 cans a month to 181 Mid-Atlantic grocery stores. “I just love coffee and knew going into this that it was a huge, huge market since more than half of adult Americans drink it,†Bunch says.
Betts is one of 75 million people born after 1980 known as Millennials. And though his career appears to be advancing well, statistics suggest that many of his professional peers, ages 18 to 29, may not be as fortunate. Full-time employment for this group has dropped from 50% in 2006 to 41% in 2010, but the economic outlook for this group is encouraging. Described as a generation that is resilient and optimistic about their futures, Millennials--according to a recent Pew Research Center survey that surveyed 2,020 older adults and Millennials in January on their political and social values, lifestyle, digital technology, and social media habits--are on track to become one of the most educated generations in America’s history.
More great business advice from Broadway Consolidated Companies President, the dynamic entrepreneur featured on today's edition of The Urban Business Roundtable. Also, what entrepreneurs should do when they are pressed for a hookup.
Cultural Anthropologists Thomas Kochman and Jean Mavrelis have worked as diversity consultants since the inception of the field with Kochman’s first book in 1981, Black and White Styles in Conflict. Their research is rooted in the social sciences, specifically anthropology and sociolinguistics, studying people’s patterns of behavior, values, and principles. The husband-and-wife team develop cultural modules identifying gender and racial differences in an approach they’ve called Corporate Tribalism—also the title of their most recent book. Kochman’s expertise is in cultural differences and the impact on interpersonal communication and organizational culture. Mavrelis’s area of study is on gender and culture. The pairs’ diversity consulting company, Kochman Mavrelis Associates Inc., works with nonprofits, government agencies, and top 500 companies including AT&T, Boeing, McDonald’s, and Motorola, to address social and cultural diversity in ways that value and respect differences.
