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Special Report: Leadership Lessons from the President
Written on 26 Jan, 2009 at 17:20 in White House News | viewed 321 times | 2 Comments
Barack Obama was known as “No Drama Obama” during his historic presidential campaign. And according to actor and author Hill Harper, a Harvard Law School classmate of Obama’s and a member of his National Finance Committee, Obama’s overall organizational skills... (Continue reading)
Special Report: Team Obama
Written on 26 Jan, 2009 at 17:11 in White House News | viewed 275 times | 0 Comments
Much has been made of President Barack Obama’s assemblage of “a team of rivals” for his first-term cabinet. Political observers compare his choices of Joe Biden for vice president and Hillary Clinton for secretary of state—fierce competitors for the Democratic... (Continue reading)
How to Close the Deal in a Sinking Economy
Written on 26 Jan, 2009 at 16:58 in Entrepreneurs News | viewed 1,159 times | 2 Comments
handshakeNearly everyone is cutting back on expenses these days. For small business owners, that means it’s harder than ever to turn sales prospects into paying customers. It’s challenging, but not impossible. Here’s what some entrepreneurs and salespeople are... (Continue reading)
Women & Money: Handling Your Spouse’s Financial Missteps
Written on 26 Jan, 2009 at 15:46 in Credit & Debt | viewed 1,189 times | 1 Comment
Savvy money management skills are a necessity to weather these tough economic times. BlackEnterprise.com has got you covered with our supplement to the magazine’s three-part "Women & Money" series. Over the next two weeks, we’ll have money management tips and... (Continue reading)
Fixing the Economy
Written on 26 Jan, 2009 at 14:13 in White House News | viewed 231 times | 0 Comments
Believe it or not, there’s one aspect of Barack Obama’s ascendance to the White House that’s rarely noted. He is one of a few Americans who entered 2009 looking forward to a bigger home and a higher-paying job. Little more than... (Continue reading)
Day 6
Written on 25 Jan, 2009 at 23:34 in Barack Obama | viewed 360 times | 0 Comments
National Economic Council Director Lawrence Summers discusses the administration's plan to deal with the economic crisis during a taping of NBC's "Meet the Press." (Photo source: NBC) ... (Continue reading)
Day 5
Written on 24 Jan, 2009 at 23:31 in Barack Obama | viewed 379 times | 0 Comments
In his first weekly address as president, Obama discussed a new White House report on an American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan, which outlines the impact that the plan will have on the economy. (Photo source: White House) ... (Continue reading)
Weekly Address: How the AARA Will Jump-Start the Economy
Written on 24 Jan, 2009 at 9:02 in White House News | viewed 67 times | 0 Comments
We begin this year and this Administration in the midst of an unprecedented crisis that calls for unprecedented action. Just this week, we saw more people file for unemployment than at any time in the last twenty-six years, and... (Continue reading)
Don’t Get Foreclosed
Written on 24 Jan, 2009 at 6:30 in Wealth for Life | viewed 1 times | 0 Comments
Personal finance expert Michele Singletary provides insight for homeowners facing foreclosure. ... (Continue reading)
Examining the American Economic and Reinvestment Plan
Written on 24 Jan, 2009 at 6:30 in Wealth for Life | viewed 0 times | 0 Comments
Derek T. Dingle, editor-in-chief, and Dr. William Spriggs, chair of the economics department at Howard University, explore the inner workings of the American Economic and Reinvestment Plan. ... (Continue reading)
