With the current National Football League Collective Bargaining Agreement scheduled to expire on March 3, 2011 at 11:59 pm, the sports world is bracing itself for what appears to be a potential lockout of the 2011-2012 football season. The topic has been brewing for years, ever since the original labor agreement was signed in 1993 and...
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The NFL Lockout and What It Means for the Black Community
Professional School is Done…But the Economy Has Not Recovered
Life after professional school is similar to “A Tale of Two Cities.” In the famous novel Charles Dickens proclaims that “it was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” For some professional school graduates the culmination of law school and taking the state bar exam or medical school and taking the...
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Golf- A Gentleman’s Sports
Is golf really a gentleman’s sports or is Jim Nantz too uptight? Tiger Woods is quite possibly the greatest golfer to ever grace the greens of your favorite golf course. Whether it’s Pebble Beach, Augusta National, or St. Andrews, which you’ll never get to play by the way, Tiger has played them all and...
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I Can Party and Network Too!?!
Life does not have to be boring and straight up and down when you are an entrepreneur. Your potential clients like to have fun too. When you’re networking go to each and every event. Breakfast meetings, brunches, luncheons, happy hours, formal dinners, and even some after 9 events. Don’t be afraid to be strategic...
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5 QUICK MARKETING TIPS
Trying to get started on your new venture or on re-freshing your company? This is an easy and quick tutorial on how to successfully market your project. 1. KEEP IT PERSONAL You always want to stay friendly with your clientele. Connect with them and find common ground outside of your service and eventually your clients...
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It’s Time to Tell
The Golden Globes opened by presenting Mo’Nique the award for best-supporting actress for her role as Mary Jones in the movie Precious. Mo’Nique played a self-hating, abusive, evil mother to an over-weight, abused teenager. The movie is based on the novel, Push by Sapphire. After watching the film and seeing the life Precious was...
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To Clip or Not
Do you find yourself alone when it comes to marketing the company or organization you work for or even your own business? Well, let me tell you that clipart is not your friend, but a trained graphic designer is the answer. Now I know a lot of companies have been downsizing—especially when it comes...
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