Business

Robbins projects universal voice with expanded Anika International brand

Thursday, 16 July 2009 15:46 Alaina Lewis

Anika International, founded by Minneapolis-based Anika Robbins, has something for everyone. It’s not a product line that commits to serving one specific race, demographic or women only. According to Robbins, Anika International (AI) has a universal voice and its companies mission is to tighten the gaps in the market where the competition has fallen short.

Read contracts carefully before signing

Thursday, 16 July 2009 15:36 Jason Alderman

When people hear the word "contract," some start daydreaming about signing a multimillion dollar deal with the NFL while others recall how their knees shook the day they signed that first car loan. If you think about it, though, many of our day-to-day decisions involve contracts.

Is you is, or is you ain't?

Tuesday, 14 July 2009 14:23 William Reed, Business Exchange

July 11th to the 16th, 2009, the NAACP held it 100th Annual Convention at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, where you there? The NAACP is unquestionably the best in the business of advocacy for racial progress. Since it’s founding, for the past century the NAACP is unparallel in its unique role in race relations. Yet, many in Black America openly oppose the NAACP and question its relevancy.

Phantom Demand: Payday lenders create their own demand with loan terms that generate rapid re-borrowing

Friday, 10 July 2009 16:09

Washington, DC - A full three quarters of the payday industry's loan volume is generated by borrowers who, after repaying one payday loan, must take out another before their next paycheck, new Center for Responsible Lending research shows.

Lowe: Have a dream and work the dream

Friday, 10 July 2009 16:00 Larry (T.C.) Lowe

In 1988, while running as a candidate to become president of the United States, the Rev. Jesse Jackson stood before a rousing crowd at the Democratic Convention, and stated, “You see the house I’m running to (The White House), but you don’t see the house I’m running from. I was born in the ghetto, but the ghetto wasn’t born in me.”

Absolute Tire and Wheel: For Ede, the name says it all

Wednesday, 08 July 2009 18:18 Alaina L. Lewis

For most of us, when we think of the word “absolute,” we build our thought pattern around guarantees and expect nothing short of total and complete service. When Ron Ede, the owner of Absolute Tire and Wheel, sought to fulfill his entrepreneurial vision, he knew the name of his business would be a drawing factor for consumers.

What Obama should do in Africa

Wednesday, 08 July 2009 18:13 William Reed

The Obama family is on a week-long international trip that will take in three very different countries and cultures: Russia, Italy, and Ghana. Michelle, Sasha, Malia, and Michelle's Mother traveled with President Barack Obama to meet First-world leaders and greet blacks in the Third world. President Obama designed the trip to make Accra, Ghana his first official trip to sub-Saharan Africa.