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Percy Sutton never met a challenge too great for his boundless energy and intrepid spirit. The founder of Inner City Broadcasting Corp. (which operated the first African-American owned radio station), a Tuskegee Airman, and lawyer, Sutton’s shrewd business sense and iron will made him a force to be reckon with. The pioneering figure died Saturday. He was 89.
Minority entrepreneurs continue to be stymied by lack of financing as well as public and private sector contracts. To remedy this situation, Obama administration officials met with a number of business owners develop initiatives to bolster their firms’ financial standing and provide access to opportunities offered through the president’s $787 billion recovery plan.
If you had only 60 seconds to deliver your best business pitch, what would you say to convince someone to fund your business? Now consider three investors listening to your pitch (who have probably heard hundreds of pitches before) who have the ability to fund your business idea for $10,000. Could you handle the pressure?
As the Dow Jones Industrial Average powers through the 10,000-point threshold today, millions of investors are no doubt searching for meaning. But, is there any deep significance here?
Name: Gerard Kersey Profession: Entrepreneur/ Philanthropist Age: 44 One Word That Describes You: Passionate As a manager at the Department of Motor Vehicles in New York, Gerard Kasey has seen men...
