Beauty supply store conference hopes to promote black ownership

A beauty supply store conference held by the Beauty Supply Institute will provide store start-up information in the hopes of helping African-Americans regain a major presence in industry ownership..

Haiti's search for new investors

Cleve Mesidor

theGRIO REPORT - More and more it is being said that Haiti is open for business. The reality is that Haiti has been open for business for a long time now.

Study: Blacks and Latinos use shopping technology more

theGrio

As smartphones continue to penetrate the United States, a new study suggests shopping technology is used more by African-Americans and Latinos...

TheGrio, CNBC Market Update

Shartia Brantley

VIDEO - Events in Europe remained on the top of investors' minds last week, but there were several domestic headlines to focus on as well...

Lack of bilingual ability could be hurting blacks

David A. Love

OPINION - When it comes to African-Americans in today’s job market, skin color or a black-sounding name could keep some people from landing a job...

Job hunting tips for college grads

Lynnette Khalfani-Cox

theGRIO REPORT - Once you’ve graduated, take a week or so to relax if you really need to, but then it’s time to get ultra serious about landing your first job...

Black Enterprise celebrates largest black companies

Caryn Freeman

theGRIO REPORT - Black Enterprise will celebrate their 40th year of listing Americas top earning black companies in Chicago this week. The Black Enterprise list of 100 component companies has been lauded as the foremost respected analysis and ranking of the nation’s top grossing black owned companies...

5 resources for black entrepreneurs

Lynnette Khalfani-Cox

theGRIO REPORT- Here are five resources that back entrepreneurs – and others – can use to start a business, grow a company, or even take an established operation to entirely new heights.

Minority-owned bank given last-minute reprieve

Kunbi Tinuoye

theGRIO REPORT - A minority-owned bank, which has helped thousands of businesses across Georgia, has been given a lifeline to continue opening its doors...

5/14/2012 - theGrio and CNBC Market Update