03/29/2016
U.S. Secretary of Commerce taps Boston-based Rapid7 CEO as an adviser - Boston Business Journal
The U.S. Secretary of Commerce has appointed Corey Thomas, CEO of Boston-based cybersecurity firm Rapid7 along with 16 other tech leaders from around the country, to serve on the U.S. Commerce Department's Digital Economy Board of Advisors.
03/27/2016
Daymond John Says You Have to Know When to Quit
The FUBU CEO and "Shark Tank" personality tells "Behind the Brand" about some of his biggest mistakes in business.
03/23/2016
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7 Tips to Build a Business While Working a Day Job
Maintaining your motivation and drive during your transition from employee to entrepreneur is crucial.
03/18/2016
New Mobile App to Harness Capacity of $1.3 Trillion Collective Buying Power of the Black Community
Are you looking for black-owned businesses to buy from in your neighborhood or when traveling across the United States? Well, there’s an app for that. [Related: 5 Questions You Should Ask Before Creating an App For Your Small Business] WhereU Came From is the premier and reliable black ...
03/16/2016
Meet the Silicon Valley CEO Opening Doors for People of Color
His company and his nonprofit are both focused on issues affecting people of color
03/08/2016
Congrats Blendoor!
Black Woman Engineer Launches 'Blind' Job Match App To Take Bias Out Of Tech Hiring
Lampkin hopes women, people of color, members of the LGBT community and other minorities in Silicon Valley who may feel alienated by job search tools that prominently display one's name and headshot will feel comfortable using Blendoor.
02/25/2016
Black-Owned Business Receives Largest ‘Shark Tank’ Tech Funding in Show’s History
Nexercise, a D.C.-based technology fitness company, scored the largest tech startup funding in the history of the ABC television show Shark Tank. [Related: 4 Keys to Sparking Expansion For Your Tech Company] Co-founders, CEO Ben Young (Black Enterprise’s 2015 Techpreneur of the Year) and ...
02/11/2016
Winners Don't Quit!
How Denzel Washington Saved Omari Hardwick from Homelessness
The “Power” star shares how Pauletta and Denzel Washington helped him through hard times.
01/26/2016
15 Surprising Things Productive People Do Differently
I recently interviewed over 200 ultra-productive people including 7 billionaires, 13 Olympians, 20 straight-A students and over 200 successful entrepreneurs. I asked a simple, open-ended question, “What is your number one secret to productivity?” After analyzing all of their responses, I coded their…