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Go With Your Gut
  • Career

Go With Your Gut

In 1969, as the first black woman to earn an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, Lillian Lambert thought she was destined for a brilliant career advocating for social justice. But after a couple of dead-end jobs with federally funded programs, Lambert felt she’d make more headway as a businessperson. Her intuition pushed her into the cleaning industry, where she launched Centennial One Inc., a commercial cleaning business in Landover, Maryland. The company grew to $20 million in annual revenues and employed 1,200 people before Lambert sold it in 2001.

  • Entrepreneurship

Marcus Alexis Dies at Age 77

Marcus Alexis, one of the nation’s most distinguished economists, died Wednesday from complications during surgery. He was 77.

  • Money

Parents, Back Away From the Piggy Bank!

Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar? It may be mom or dad, according to a study released by ING Direct Monday. The financial institution found that in these tough economic times 18% of parents who have been setting cash aside for their children have tapped into that money to pay off bills and debt. And 34% of parents who have been stashing money away for their kids have reduced contributions to their children’s savings.

  • Entrepreneurship

UBR Morning Post: How Farrah Gray Builds His Newest Business By The Book

This week on The Urban Business Roundtable, UBR Executive Producer TaQuoya Kennedy gets an insiders glimpse into Farrah Gray Publishing, the new book publishing venture of UBR Contributor, author and entrepreneurial icon Farrah Gray. Also BE Next Small Business of the Year CEO Jamail Larkins of Ascension Aircraft.

A Black Businesswoman in China: Dealing With the Government (Part 5)
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A Black Businesswoman in China: Dealing With the Government (Part 5)

This post will focus on navigating business with the Chinese government. Bottom line: You need to have a stomach for dealing with HUGE bureaucracies. My trip started by securing a visa for entry. While I have obtained visas in the past, the list of questions about my reasons for travel and other ancillary facts (ie. the long list of diseases including mental diseases would bar me from entry) indicated I needed to reach out for assistance through a Chinese visa processing company.

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