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The health IT sector is booming despite the economic depression. This is mainly because of the $19 billion set aside for health information technology from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) that was signed into law last year. This money is estimated to create 100,000 new jobs, such as medical transcriptionists or computer information systems managers, and more higher education programs nationwide.
There are many opportunities across disciplines in the fields of biotechnology and pharmaceuticals.
Biotechnology is a broad sector. Although it is commonly associated with researching and developing products for healthcare, there are subsections that offer opportunities. “What’s great about the biotechnology industry is that it’s an application of a lot of different types of sciences, but there is also a high need for people in IT, computer science, and data management,†says Janelle Curtis, vice president of programs for the Biotechnology Institute (www.biotech institute.org) in Arlington, Virginia, which offers a minority fellows program. For people without a science background, there are positions in public relations, marketing, technical writing, and law.
Black Enterprise asked business owners one simple question: How have you used technology to make over your business?
I received an e-mail recently from a pair of intrepid college graduates seeking my advice as they start a magazine. They laid out their idea with great enthusiasm, slathering on lots of personal compliments for good measure (works every time).
