(ThyBlackMan.com) This past Friday, the August jobs report was released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. According to the report, total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 96,000 in August, and the unemployment rate edged down to 8.1 percent. Specific employment increases were in food services and drinking places, in the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Whether you are borrowing money for a large purchase, such as a home or business, or are deciding where to invest your savings, interest rates can be a key factor. Interest is the cost of borrowing money, and is based on the concept that lenders are entitled to a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Often we hear that most small businesses fail because of a lack of capital. We hear the tails of woe, and some are quite true, of entrepreneurs who did not make it because they simply did not have enough money to fund their business. They failed because they could ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) President Obama’s economic advisors are setting him for an October disaster in the vein of the Bush collapse of 2008. It is bewildering, but not surprising that certain basis steps were not taken to correct the US economy’s inevitable 2012 early Fall collapse which will dwarf the September 2008 collapse ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) After seeing what happened in Wisconsin’s recall election, it is apparent to me as well as anyone else who was paying attention, that Money Governs America. While many of us are complaining that President Obama has done nothing for the Black Community, we should be asking ourselves, what has ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Tina Jefferson is from the windy city -aka- Chicago, IL. The entrepreneur states that her dream began with a love for accessories and details. Jefferson tells, ThyBlackMan.com, “I’ve always been the girl that likes to put just a special little added touch at the end to transform items from ordinary to Extraordinary.” I received ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We all know that business cards are like American Express and you never leave home without them. That is basic professional information, but how the card is exchanged, received and stored is somewhat of an art! Here are the Top Eleven Ways to Master the Art of The Business ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We have our first black president, something I thought that I would never live to see. But we can count the number of African American CEOs on one hand. I suppose that due to lack of knowledge I was really surprised at these numbers. I was even more shocked ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I know a lot of you Neo-Negroes just got scared. But I’m not talking about shooting, cutting or stabbing. No, I’m talking about ECONOMIC WAR! If not now, then when? God knows the Asians declared Economic war on black America decades ago and their success has been phenomenal. They ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Many African-Americans don’t even know a single Black entrepreneur. Most American Blacks are unaware of the roles or accomplishments of Black entrepreneurs. So the passing of one of the country’s most influential contemporary Black businessman should be duly noted. Earlier this month, Alvin Boutte Sr. died in his home ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Long gone are the days when your hard work was rewarded with continued employment. Today, most Americans understand they are one decision from being unemployed, whether it is due to restructuring, management changes or cutbacks. In this new economy, there is no such thing as “permanent employment.” The destabilization ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Yo.” “Wassup.” “Spill your Beans.” “Talk.” “What!” None of these are acceptable ways to answer the phone-hence this weeks topic, Good Phone Etiquette. In business weather you work for yourself or for somebody else how you deal with people on the phone can sometimes be as important as your ...