Entrepreneurship Taking Your Small Business to the Next Level Requires Action, Not IdeasElla RuckerFebruary 10, 2016October 4, 2017 by Ella RuckerFebruary 10, 2016October 4, 20171683 I went to a conference this year where I heard something very familiar. One of the attendees said they were going to take all the... Read more
Entrepreneurship African American Women Make Up Only 2% Of America’s DoctorsElla RuckerJanuary 7, 2016September 29, 2017 by Ella RuckerJanuary 7, 2016September 29, 20177550 Crystal Emery, award-winning documentary filmmaker and activist, worries about our children; especially our girls, because they aren't seeing themselves represented as physicians when they visit... Read more
Entrepreneurship 6 Power Plays Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Serena WilliamsElla RuckerJuly 14, 2015November 18, 2017 by Ella RuckerJuly 14, 2015November 18, 20171017 Winners always find new ways to win; they must. Are you doing what you need to elevate your game as an entrepreneur?... Read more
Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurs and ‘Black Lives Matter’Ella RuckerJuly 2, 2015November 18, 2017 by Ella RuckerJuly 2, 2015November 18, 20171318 Being an entrepreneur is a very tenuous business. We are disruptors of sorts. However, as change agents, we want to protect the institutions we are... Read more
Entrepreneurship Women Entrepreneurs: 3 Ways to Get Your Piece of the $44.9 Billion PieElla RuckerMay 4, 2015October 4, 2017 by Ella RuckerMay 4, 2015October 4, 20171135 Black women have generated $44.9 billion in revenue with businesses in 2013. How can they continue to boost their entrepreneurial advancement?... Read more
Entrepreneurship A Lesson in Business: Why Lebron James Is On My Entrepreneur All-Star TeamElla RuckerFebruary 16, 2015October 4, 2017 by Ella RuckerFebruary 16, 2015October 4, 20171370 James may be revered for being an NBA baller, but he is also an All-Star businessman who entrepreneurs can take cues from.... Read more
Entrepreneurship Missy Taught Us: 3 Lessons Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Super Bowl HalftimeElla RuckerFebruary 2, 2015October 4, 2017 by Ella RuckerFebruary 2, 2015October 4, 2017974 As entrepreneurs we should take every opportunity to learn what we can from titans like Missy Elliot, who wowed the crowd at the Super Bowl.... Read more
Entrepreneur Overkill: 7 Reasons Your Business Needs Office HoursElla RuckerJanuary 21, 2015October 4, 2017 by Ella RuckerJanuary 21, 2015October 4, 2017898 As an entrepreneur, we work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and sometimes 25 hours a day, 8 days a week. More hours... Read more
Career Entrepreneurship From “No” To “Yes”: Making Rejection Work For Your Business IdeasElla RuckerJanuary 10, 2015October 4, 2017 by Ella RuckerJanuary 10, 2015October 4, 2017475 In August of 2013 I was scrambling. I’d lost my blogging job and needed to replace that income before September of 2013 (you know how... Read more
Entrepreneurship Entrepreneur To Entrepreneur: 3 Better Ways To Make Money In 2015Ella RuckerDecember 30, 2014October 4, 2017 by Ella RuckerDecember 30, 2014October 4, 2017798 For this entrepreneur, 2014 was a building year. I obtained more contracts than in previous years, yet I came away with less cash. Â A year... Read more