JPMorgan Chase Invests Over $1 Million in Detroit Housing Project
Detroit housing gets a $1.35 million renovation thanks to JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Capital Impact Partners, nonprofit community development financial institution. According to an...
small business development
How to Make Sure Your Business Is Sustainable
Sometimes, in their haste to identify and seize opportunities, many entrepreneurs rush into their business and forget to establish long-term visions....
Best Cities For Small Businesses
New York is the best city for entrepreneurs in that it provides an environment that fosters small business development. This finding came from a report...
Firing the Boss
As founder and executive chairman of Nashville-based Zycron Inc. (No. 86 on the BE Industrial/Service Companies list with $29.3 million in revenues), Darrell Freeman realized...
5 Tips for Revving Up Your Business
Jamilah Barnes Creekmur earned her stripes leading business development efforts for AllHipHop.com (and won the Black Enterprise Rising Star Award in 2006)....
Business Lessons From a Titan
The title Eddie C. Brown chose for his recently released autobiography, Beating the Odds, serves as an apt description of his rise in the highly...
Nailing It?
With just $2,000 from their personal savings, H. Ginger Johnson and Sara “Liz†Pickett have turned their love of gorgeous nails into a lucrative business....
Franchise Insider: Figuring Out Franchising
Among the challenges facing franchisees, the economy tops the list. Here are a few factors that will determine whether franchise will thrive going forward....
Tools of the Trade
Although 95% of the world’s consumers live outside the United States, the Department of Commerce reports that less than 1% of all American companies engage...
Choosing a Legal Structure for Your Biz
When starting a business, there’s an abundance of factors entrepreneurs need to consider. But none can be more crucial to the success or failure of...