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Presidential Proclamation: National Ovarian Cancer Month
Written on 31 Aug, 2009 at 18:12 in White House News | viewed 69 times | 1 Comment
President Barack Obama proclaims September 2009 as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. ... (Continue reading)
MED Week Attendees Connect With Bonding, Lending Sources
Written on 31 Aug, 2009 at 16:02 in Small Business | viewed 626 times | 0 Comments
As most small business owners who attended the Minority Business Development Agency’s MED Week knows, in the end, it’s all about the money—access to contracting dollars and the capital required to perform. To conclude last week’s conference, entrepreneurs were given... (Continue reading)
Are You Properly Insured?
Written on 31 Aug, 2009 at 10:53 in Personal Finance | viewed 645 times | 2 Comments
Pushing a pencil to add up just how much life insurance you need isn’t easy. At first glimpse, the math can seem invasive and complicated. The subject—death—is quite touchy. Add to the discomfort a good measure of guilt and... (Continue reading)
Tribute to a Titan of Public Service
During a legislative career spanning five decades, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was a powerful, often irresistible, force for change in America.... (Continue reading)
MBDA Reports Findings to Improve Business Programs
Written on 28 Aug, 2009 at 17:59 in Small Business | viewed 523 times | 0 Comments
The Minority Business Development Agency hosted a summit where stakeholders made recommendations on how to improve minority business programs, overcome legal challenges to those programs, advocate effectively on businesses’ behalf, and help entrepreneurs address emerging markets. ... (Continue reading)
News Roundup: Week of Aug. 24-Aug. 30
Written on 28 Aug, 2009 at 13:44 in Business News | viewed 547 times | 0 Comments
News Roundup... (Continue reading)
Mission: Prosperity
Written on 27 Aug, 2009 at 22:45 in Small Business | viewed 872 times | 1 Comment
The collective goal of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Commerce's Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor Rick Wade, and Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) National Director David Hinson, among others, is to bolster the nation's 4 million businesses which generate... (Continue reading)
Q&A: Commerce Department’s Rick Wade
Written on 27 Aug, 2009 at 17:53 in Small Business | viewed 387 times | 3 Comments
Black Enterprise Editor-In-Chief Derek T. Dingle sits down with the Commerce Department's Rick Wade in an exclusive interview during MED Week in Washington D.C.... (Continue reading)
Q&A: Commerce Secretary Gary Locke
Written on 27 Aug, 2009 at 17:02 in Small Business | viewed 105 times | 2 Comments
Black Enterprise Editor-In-Chief Derek T. Dingle sits down with Commerce Secretary Gary Locke in an exclusive interview during MED Week in Washington D.C.... (Continue reading)
Making the Right Moves on the Net
Written on 27 Aug, 2009 at 16:02 in Small Business | viewed 1,257 times | 1 Comment
When Candi Carter launched a line of educational DVDs for children in March, she had to confront a lack of cash. “We didn’t have a multimillion dollar budget,” Carter says. So instead of paying for advertising, the 40-year-old mom and television... (Continue reading)
