When husband and wife duo Kenneth and Nichole Massey opened Essence of a Man Day Spa and Barbershop, they wanted to create an environment where men felt comfortable hanging out – playing chess in the game room, grabbing complementary drinks and watching TV in the sports lounge or accessing free Wi-Fi on their laptops.
A new talk show in the region is putting aside the celebrity gossip and addressing the issues the Black community has with venturing into the uncertain and often unstable world of entrepreneurship.
It’s official. Greater Southeast Community Hospital has a new name to go along with its new image. Officially named the United Medical Center by its newest owners, Specialty Hospitals of America (SHA), LLC, received $79 million from the District government to assist in the purchase of the hospital.
The American 1930s may be remembered as the era of big bands, the birth of true jazz and a time of economic discourse. Critics finally began to take Black art and literature seriously and African-American entertainment establishments flourished across the nation.
With the housing crunch still in effect-- making it more and more difficult to buy, sell, or even keep homes -- mortgage buyer Fannie Mae has come up with four “Keys to Recovery” initiatives aimed at providing stability to the mortgage and housing markets.
Even as the number of minority-owned firms has grown their earnings are declining, concludes a March 2008 study.The “Characteristics Of Minority Businesses And Entrepreneurs,” an analysis of the 2002 survey of business owners, reported that like all U.S. firms, the number of minority firms grew by 30 percent, however, their average gross receipts declined by 14 percent.
Mentoring young people can be a satisfying task any way you slice it. For the most successful start to a mentoring program, 2008 Freddie Mac Young Leader Award recipient Derron Scott Jr. and his teen business coach, Shonika Proctor, share their 10 favorite mentoring session topics for 21st century leaders.
Nine years ago, caring for her four children was difficult. As a woman, Appianim didn’t have much of a voice in her Central Ghanaian village. She didn’t have much say in her life.
Washington, D.C., has been positioning itself to be a leader in sustainable development and the creation of “green-collar” jobs, officials said.
The William L. and Victorine Q. Adams Foundation is accepting applications for its competitive, need based Adams Future Business Leader Scholarship.