So you have decided to start a small business and want to find the best and most effective means of connecting with and procuring customers via your social media accounts. What may be easy for those who already utilize the portals of social media may be difficult for others who have no interest and/or working […]
Success is in the eye of the beholder. I remember having a conversation with my husband when we were dating. I was telling him a story about the type of guys one of my girlfriends dates, and I mentioned, “She only dates very successful men.” He then asked me to explain my definition of success. […]
I have personally been approached to enter into business ventures with others on several occasions. A former boyfriend suggested that we start a business together in the entertainment industry offering services for music clearances and managing media content, and a dear girlfriend and former roommate and I decided to start a media business as well. […]
Women’s reproductive rights are always a hot topic during elections. All politicians present their stance on abortion rights and women’s healthcare surrounding other reproductive issues. Currently, 39 states require an abortion to be performed by a licensed physician and 20 states require an abortion to be performed in a hospital after a specified point of […]
Commencing in 1996, 20 states and Washington, D.C., with Maryland being the most recent, have passed and enacted legislation allowing the consumption of marijuana only for a variety of medicinal purposes. Though there are state laws in place that allow for such use, using marijuana is still a federal offense. According to the White House […]
One of the greatest feelings in life is when you get your first job offer upon graduating from college or graduate school. The plans you have for what you perceive to be your biggest financial blessing to date are insurmountable. You now get to dine out often with your girlfriends at places other than Taco […]
Most successful professionals have, at one point in time, made a plan or list of goals that they would like to fulfill during their career tenure. It may include a business plan for an entrepreneur or a map of promotions that they would like to receive while matriculating up the ranks within their company. Must […]
88 percent of minimum wage workers are at least 20 years old, and a third are age 40 or older, according to an article published by the Economic Policy Institute. Additionally, one-fifth of all U.S. children have a parent who is a minimum wage earner. Must Read: SHE’S THE LAW: Be Careful, The IRS Can […]
It didn’t matter if I was working at Wendy’s my sophomore year in high school, or as an attorney at a mid-sized law firm, there was always gossip to be dished and received while on the job. Whispers of whether the co-worker who worked the front register and janitor messed around, and side-eyes exchanged by […]
The recession caused a lot of former 9 to 5-ers to revamp their means of procuring income. Though the unemployment rate has decreased over the years, many of those in the work force do not feel secure that the tide is turning towards a more secure work environment. Based upon figures provided by The Freelancer’s […]
In July, 2012, Christa Clark was dumped by her fiancé via a text message. The two had been engaged for about 14 months before she received that fateful message informing her that their wedding would no longer take place. When they got engaged, her fiancé, Louis Billittier presented Clark with a 2.97 – carat diamond […]
Sisters Network Inc. (“SNI”), the only national African-American breast cancer survivorship organization, has launched TEENS 4 PINK, a new program that aims to educate and empower African-American teens to change the way their family members think and act about breast health. The program, sponsored by Eisai Inc., is being piloted in Houston, TX and Memphis, […]
