UBR Spotlight: Second Generation Construction Mogul Mamon Powers Jr.
This week on The Urban Business Roundtable: Powers & Sons Construction CEO Mamon Powers Jr.; financial educator Gil Michel.
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Unlikely Bundlers Mobilize Millions in Cash for Obama Campaign
Internal financial documents reveal some of Obama's biggest bundlers
New Software Helps Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure
The Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) was created to help struggling homeowners keep their homes out of foreclosure. Desktop software developed by Stephfan Nurse, CEO of ConsumerEducationOnline.com, removes the errors from the process and helps home loan modification applicants get approved.
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1: A Business Exec-Friendly Tablet
Android tablets for the business crowd doesn’t seem like the norm, especially with the advent of Windows 8 and the hybrid laptop/tablets coming in October, but consumers and the BYOD (bring your own device) business crowd can appreciate Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10.1.
Tracking Minority Contracting
All told, the agencies allocated nearly $700 million in providing new contracts to minority and women firms in 2011 out of a total of about $3.8 billion spent with all contractors. The FDIC by far invested the most at $416.5 million, representing 29.8% of the $1.4 billion total contracts awarded. The U.S. Department of the Treasury spent $50 million with minority-owned businesses, 20% of total contracts with more than half awarded to black-owned firms and $26 million with women-owned firms, in fiscal year 2011. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency dispensed more than a combined $66 million to both groups, or 38.4% of OCC’s total spend.