Extraordinary Products in a Growing MarketEricka BlountSeptember 1, 2007November 25, 2008 by Ericka BlountSeptember 1, 2007November 25, 20081023 Entrepreneurs Rasheen Smith and Bejan Esmaili had a million-dollar idea that began brewing in the late ’90s. At the time, reports of traumatic renal complications... Read more
Signature DishEricka BlountNovember 1, 2006November 13, 2008 by Ericka BlountNovember 1, 2006November 13, 2008529 The day before Thanksgiving in 2005, Aricka Westbrooks, 35, CEO of Jive Turkey, was sleeping on a wooden stool, leaning against the wall of her... Read more
Flower ShopEricka BlountJune 1, 2006October 6, 2011 by Ericka BlountJune 1, 2006October 6, 2011588 Car horns blare over the crowded stoops on the corner of 112th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. In the middle of the block, Katrina... Read more