Perkins provided tips on lateral networking and turning an idea into something big.
Audra Lowe has been in the reporting game for 25 years. These days, not only does she have hosting duties for "The Better Show" and "The Broadway Channel," she's a mom, an entrepreneur, a teacher and philanthropist.
(LA Times) — Magic Johnson, who created a buzz this week by selling his minority stakes in the Lakers and Starbucks, said he did those deals because they were good business decisions. Johnson said Wednesday he will “look at every opportunity” in the future to become a majority owner of a sports team, but that he […]
(Inc) — Ask an MBA how to start a business, and they’ll likely tell you to craft a business plan, pitch it to investors, secure a healthy dose of initial funding and start cranking the PR engine. But the reality is that most entrepreneurs just use homegrown ideas to take their start-ups to the next […]
(Mashable) — With all the noise on the web today, good branding is more important than ever. Even if your business is not a cutting edge tech startup, the overall identity of your face on the web, social media, and your storefront should be unified, clean, and compelling. Read More…
(City Flight) — The five African Americans entrepreneurs featured in this story each started their business for different reasons, such as need resulting from losing a job, or family obligations that required a lot of their time. There is one theme that resonates throughout that drives them to succeed in running their businesses– they love […]
(Market Wire) — Rather than making history for its deep recession and record unemployment, 2009 might instead be remembered as the year business startups reached their highest level in 14 years — even exceeding the number of startups during the peak 1999-2000 technology boom. According to the Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity, a leading indicator […]