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How to find time for love as an entrepreneur

Kenny Pugh, Black Enterprise
OPINION - Many entrepreneurs can attest that moving from dream to reality takes a considerable amount of blood, sweat and tears...
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4 boss moves to make during Memorial Day weekend

BlackEnterprise.com
What better time than Memorial Day weekend to put those boss moves into action while everyone is knocking back pina coladas or spending their last at Las Vegas casinos?
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Web success Kathryn Finney focuses on getting black women into tech

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From Black Enterprise:

Attention tech entrepreneurs: If you’ve never heard of Kathryn Finney before, then pay attention; she is someone you should know…

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Chaka Khan

Chaka Khan turning 60, embarks on new charity and business projects

BlackEnterprise.com
BLACK ENTERPRISE - Celebrating her sixtieth birthday on March 23rd with soirees in New York, Miami and Los Angeles, the 10-time Grammy winner is not only preparing to mark another milestone, she’s celebrating a new chapter in her 40-year career...
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Robinson Burrell III lights the candle representing Kwanzaa principle of Ujima(collective work and responsibility) during the annual Kwanzaa Celebration at the Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum on December 28 in Catonsville, Md.The program in it's eighth year celebrated with performances by the Baltimore County Chapter of Jack and Jill America and the Growing Griots, a youth storytelling program affiliated with the Griot's Circle of Maryland. (Photo by Mark Gail/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

How Kwanzaa has become big holiday business

Lawrence Watkins
theGRIO REPORT - Given that Kwanzaa starts immediately after Christmas, arguably the most commercialized American holiday of the year, it makes sense to examine the economic effects of Kwanzaa on black businesses...
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Mainstream marketers accused of ignoring blacks on social media

Kimberly Maul, Madame Noire Business
Despite all of this, only 54 percent of US marketers are using new media tools — social media, video and mobile, among others — to target black consumers, according to the ANA’s survey. Nearly all marketers, 88 percent, said they were targeting Hispanic customers.
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Dr. Randal Pinkett

Former 'Apprentice' wins billion-dollar contract, shares entrepreneurship tips

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If you are looking for someone who personifies academic and business success in the African-American community, Dr. Randal Pinkett is your go-to guy. Most people remember his rise to fame as the winner of the fourth season of Donald Trump’s The Apprentice, a high point of his career -- but there is much more to the man than this 2005 victory.
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Microloans are growing source of capital for US minorities

Tonya Garcia, Madame Noire Business
For years, microloans have provided a gateway to self-sufficiency for the poor around the world. Now increasing numbers of entrepreneurs here in the U.S. are taking advantage of these small loans to finance their businesses.
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Karen Duckett, African-American architect and businesswoman

How black businesswoman built architecture firm one brick at a time

Rhonda Campbell, Madame Noire Business
Karen Duckett, president and CEO of Duckett Design Group, has more than 40 years of architecture and planning experience, holding degrees in architecture, urban planning and law.
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Jay-Z

5 things Jay-Z can teach us about entrepreneurship

Lawrence M. Watkins
OPINION - Jay-Z’s career has many valuable lessons as it pertains to entrepreneurship. In many ways, his growth as a businessman makes him a perfect role model for today’s urban youth...
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