National

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel recently announced that Johnson Publishing Co.’s former headquarters may be designated as a landmark.

National

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Illinois has lost more people than any other state during the course of the year.

On July 23, 2014, a Majority Report of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship was released, detailing their key findings and next…

You must make sure you read the fine print , Capital One’s rules state that a customer can be contacted by mail, phone even by “personal visit at your home or at your place of employment. You can relax the bank said they have the right but they wont be knocking at anyone’s door or showing […]

Events

Bishop T.D. Jakes is nothing short of a blessing to everyone he comes in contact with. At Women’s Empowerment 2013 he delivered an uplifting word that stirred the spirit in the room. Women left understanding the importance of their gifts and received  encouragement to use them. Via thelightnc.com:

With inspirational women like Cathy Hughes, Oprah and Iman to look up to, Black women entrepreneurs don’t have the mental block of uncharted territory to…

If entrepreneurship is your objective, Melinda F. Emerson offers a step-by-step road map.  A while back, I wrote a blog post, “Memo To Aspiring Entrepreneurs: Learn Before You Launch.” It was my effort to communicate to would-be business owners—many of them looking to escape hated jobs, desperate for an income solution after being laid off, […]