(ThyBlackMan.com) Regardless of the what the talking heads say on television and governmental announcements to the contrary, 2016 will be the most challenging year for African Americans (AA) and indeed the nation since the start of The Great Recession back in 2008. We will go over the specifics in a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A while back, I posted this lighthearted question on Facebook after what I imagined would be a 15-minute errand turned into an hour and a half journey through a maze of tempting detours and hundreds of unhurried weekend shoppers: “Why did I think I could ‘run into Ikea right ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A bath is the most prominent feature of any bathroom, and it signifies comfort and luxury as well. Furthermore, it’s often quite an investment to have a nice bath installed, and in order for a bath to last for a long time, it needs to be maintained properly. To ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For decades I have owned businesses full time and dealt with people from almost every continent on this planet. That being said, even as an African American, I have found African Americans to be the worse people to do business with overall. You may not want to hear that. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Operating your own business can be a dream come true. You can use your creativity to build a company that you’re passionate about. Entrepreneurs can also build flexibility into their schedules. It’s critically important, however, to plan your business finances. Without planning, your company may run short of cash ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Michael Hiltzik, a columnist and Los Angeles Times reporter, wrote an article titled “Does a minimum wage raise hurt workers? Economists say: We don’t know.” Uncertain was his conclusion from a poll conducted by the Initiative on Global Markets, at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is always a great feeling when your career starts to take off and you feel your personal wealth starting to build nicely. Many men who experience this uplift in their personal fortunes and want to start living the dream, don’t always know how to adopt the sort of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We’ve all heard the cliche “you need the right tools for the job.” In most respects, this means having the right skills and experience to do your job well. Sometimes people may mean it more literally and be talking about actual tools like computers, software, pens, hammers, whatever. In ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Black farmers make up only a small percentage of total farmers in the US. For a majority of these professionals, farming is a part-time occupation. The growing worldwide demand for food, however, may dramatically change the business of farming. Farmers that add technology to their operations may see sharp ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Almost all the work I do involves a computer, whether I’m at home or on the road. One of those things I always try to do if I have a bottle of something is to keep putting the top on after I’ve taken a drink. It’s time consuming, but ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Communication is one of the most important aspects of the modern business landscape. You have to think about how your business is going to communicate with customers and employees alike. If you fail to do this, your business could have trouble in the future. Here are is how communicating ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A few years ago, BET had a commentary titled “Where Are the Grocery Stores in Black Neighborhoods?” One wonders whether anyone thinks that the absence of supermarkets in predominantly black neighborhoods means that white merchants do not like dollars coming out of black hands. Racial discrimination cannot explain the ...