Contrary to what one might think, simply joining Twitter and Facebook and posting once in a while doesn’t mean that you are actually networking. Networking requires human involvement and care and feeding of your various channels of outreach. It’s imp
Read more…I have heard it said that every author, once published, is a self-published author—and I believe it now more than ever after watching a big New York publisher roll out three of my titles. The simple fact is no one will ever market your books with as
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Access to small business capital for minorities will significantly change since the SEC is finally passing Title III Crowdfunding, opening up the doors to an even wider pool of investors for small businesses and minorities.
The U.S. Securities and E
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With access to capital hard to come by for small black business owners, Patrice Banks is the proud recipient of a $50,000 prize from Keiretsu Forum Mid-Atlantic (K4-MA). The cornerstone of the Keiretsu Forum angel investment network recently announc
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First, understand that you no longer want to be just a millionaire. You want to become a multimillionaire.
While you may think a million dollars will give you financial security, it will not. Given the volatility in economies, governments and finan
Read more…How do some small businesses manage to grow and thrive while others perennially struggle and miss opportunities that come their way? According to Alex Castelli, who heads the Growth Markets Practice of consulting firm Reznick Group, the most successf
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National Endowment for the Arts, Guggenheim, state grants—whatever grant, award, or fellowship that will boost your visibility and give you a sense of accomplishment is worth pursuing at one time or another. The biggest problem is that it takes a hu
Read more…One of the best ways for nonprofit organizations to acquire the capital funding necessary
to operate their programs is to search for an open request for proposal. Nonprofit grants, government grants, and federal grants generally are given to organiza
Sometimes students and writers have anxiety when trying to write an assigned paper. Writing anxiety is also known as writer's block—this is when anxiety or stress about writing prevents you from moving forward with a writing assignment. Some people h
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