Business

Lively activity inside a small restaurant catches the attention of a young couple waiting to cross Frederick Douglass Boulevard in Harlem. They peer inside large

Everywhere Mirinda Jackson turns she sees minority small business owners who don’t realize the value of accepting purchasing cards from their customers, mainly the federal

For small business owners, publicity is one of the best forms of marketing — it’s inexpensive and often free. When black-owned businesses and organizations want

Q: I’ve been purchasing Series I savings bonds from the U.S. Treasury to balance out the more aggressive/speculative investments in my portfolio. How would you

Desmond Keyes was introduced to the world of investing when his father gave him seven shares of a utility company stock as a high school

Mutual fund managers move billions of dollars of investors’ money each year. They’re a highly educated group, backed by skilled researchers and state-of-the-art software. Yet,

Last year, Steve Singleton, senior vice president and director of research at Robert Van Securities, recommended that BLACK ENTERPRISE readers invest in companies that showed

Ralph Mitchell is a portfolio manager who strikes while the iron is hot. The president and senior financial adviser of Braintree, Massachusetts-based Carthage Financial Group,

When her marriage ended, Camille Graham continued to pursue one of her biggest dreams — to become a doctor. Achieving her goal, however, would require

Black women with bachelor’s degrees are edging out white and Hispanic women with the same education level in the earnings race. Economists say this may