entrepreneurship

Interesting, insightful read, as a budding entrepreneur. 12 Reasons Why Black Businesses Fail Within The First 12 Months | HBCU Buzz

For those looking to dive in the world of e-commerce I'll let you ride with me on my journey that started about three months ago and has been a constant grind and lots of sleepless nights. I am not going to disclose my product nor niche but I will provide general updates that might be...

Do you say/think that when you go to one of the many Asian spots to purchase their chicken lo mein? :sas1: Do you say/think that when you go cop a pair of sneakers (from whatever race/ethnicity you buy them from)? :sas1: Do you say/think that whenever you buy tacos or quesadillas from the...

In the vein of Etermax, Storm8, Kabam etc :patrice: I've heard that most tech startups are typically Delaware C-corps, but on the other hand my professor (his knowledge on the subject may be lacking) told me that an LLC is the way to go since it is cheaper. Give me some jewels enlightened ones

I specifically chose this number because the black man (Chinedu Echeruo) who sold his subway app to Apple got $1 billion, which after capital gains tax (20%) would be 800. Obviously, we don't know how much the lawyers got paid as well as the other arrears. But, that aside, since we're all...

:mjcry: I'm pretty sure I'm not the 1st person who's had this happen to them. We all wanted to be business owners at one point, most likely. If you are/were an entrepreneur, how did you deal with this issue?

For those of us interested in learning skills and launching entrepreneurial ventures, I wanted to start a thread where we could share the basic outlines of our skill sets and post if we are looking for co-founders, contractors, etc. who possess a particular skill set/background for our ventures...

An ocean separates Chupi Sweetman-Durney, who lives in Dublin, and Lea Giovanniello of Vienna, Va., and they have never met. Yet their workplace experiences and career paths — at a time when women still struggle with both — are a testament to what’s possible. Here are their stories. Chupi...

I have some ideas but I have absolutely NO idea about coding or anything. I know another person trying to develop an app and went on Angellist for a cofounder but she said it's like 250 business owners for every 1 programmer:skip: And I know that hiring someone to program for you costs...

Back in the 90s and 2000's you had record labels such as Death Row, No Limit, Bad Boy, Aftermath, Cash Money and other record labels which where black owned. Then you had clothing companies such as Fubu, Phat Farm, Rocawear, Sean John and other clothing labels which where black owned.During...

For decades, entrepreneurship has been disproportionately concentrated in populations of white men. According to the most recent Census data, released in September 2016, at the end of 2014 there were 5.4 million businesses, and only 17.5% of them qualified as minority-owned—even though...

Obviously everyone first thinks of ATL when black mecca is concerned, but what cities do you think have potential? I could see Birmingham (Black mayor, majority black pop, transportation hub, dirt cheap) Mobile (Majority black pop, port is a transportation hub, dirt cheap, oil industry)...

:patrice: A friend of mine has the opportunity to open one, at a centrally located area I might add(Sunrise Boulevard for the SFL brethren), which could be extremely lucrative I mean, by this time everybody knows that they're not a good idea right? So the people that still visit these places...

Full article For those at a job and trying to start a business, some interesting advice from FUBU founder Daymond John I'll be honest, I haven't quite quit my day job but that is mostly since I have a family to feed. Anyone else have any insights?

It's said that the streaming industry is only at 3% penetration level and artists are already getting paid nicely and getting gold & platinum plaques again like it's 2003:lupe: So, when it gets to 70-80% and it gets monetized even more, can you imagine the influx of new bread coming in the rap...

I have a kid that I mentor who is 16 and who is trying to make some money since his family really doesn't have means. I want to help him start a business and would help him some since I'd rather him do that than Burger King, etc. he has been applying to (and been rejected from). I was wondering...

A growing body of research has shown the power of entrepreneurship to help solve the economic problems of disadvantaged groups such as women, immigrants and racial and ethnic minorities. This finding can be traced to a longstanding vision of entrepreneurship established by black Americans as a...

If you are starting a business a lot of us are on a thin budget. Saving money on software can help. Here are some tips below: 1. OS - if you are using a business only computer, a version of Linux may be a good option. If all you need is productivity type software there is no reason to throw a...

Alotta people think its a romantic dream come true lifestyle, but that's false. U have to be very angry and aggressive...to the point where u want to punch a hole through somebody face for not doing something right. Once u get to that point, than that's means you're an entrepreneur forreal. U...

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