Staying Focused On Financial Empowerment
With a seemingly dysfunctional financial industry being undermined by the twin perils of excess debt and shrinking availability of credit, who knows how long these tumultuous times will wreak havoc...
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Reel In The Resources
"Small business owners need to do their due dili gence," says Lauren R. Beard, president of Valens Marketing & Consulting Group L.L.C., a Silver Spring, Maryland-based consulting and marketing firm with services that include helping small businesses secure financing. Beard adds that resources abound to help small businesses grow, if business owners take the time to look for them. Here are some government-sponsored entities that can help you take your firm to the next level.
KNICKS LOSE BIG
Former basketball marketing executive Anucha Browne Sanders was awarded $11.6 million in punitive damages in a sexual harassment suit against Madison Square Garden L.P. and her former boss, Knicks President...
Finding the Right Personal Finance Applications
For your convenience – and my own – I tested three personal finance apps, iBear Money Lite, Money Trackin’, and Tap Expense Lite, to see which is best for tracking your money.
A Helping Hand
Margaret Garner, president of Broadway Consolidated Cos. Inc., a general contracting firm based in Chicago, holds a portfolio worth bragging about—nearly $10 million annually—thanks to her partnership with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. When the retail giant entered Chicago’s 37th ward around 2004 to construct its first store in an urban location, it sought assistance from local minority and women-owned businesses. Garner, whose firm is 8(a) certified, was selected to manage the project, becoming the first African American woman to construct a Walmart store.