Hibiscus Brew cafe serves nutritious food and colorful smoothies to its Brooklyn community, inspired by owner Allison Dunn's Jamaican roots.
Often the office bully targets new employees, knowing that they feel insecure and are easy to pick on. An experienced woman in the workplace might turn down projects on which she’d be paired with the new employee, stating that the latter will hold her back. What she should do is take the opportunity to mentor a newer woman in the workplace.
People will always accuse you of coddling other women, and allowing certain mistakes to slide with females that you wouldn’t allow to slide with men. Maybe those people are right, but considering history, maybe women deserve a little coddling in the workplace to compensate for all the terrors they face.
There’s nothing like the male ego to create an imbalance in a conversation. When women speak in male-dominated meetings, they’re not just saying what they need to say: they’re also finding some way to placate the male ego so the men don’t feel threatened
Starting with a niche Trinity Designs has big plans for the toy world.
(AJC) — When Mitzi Smith Moore started in plumbing two decades ago, she never imagined she would one day own her own plumbing company. Moore, who had a bachelor’s in finance and was months away from a master’s in middle childhood education, joined her father’s plumbing business in 1990 after a divorce made her the […]
From Ursula to Oprah, the African-American women who made the list are exemplary.
Female managers earn 81 cents for every $1 earned by men.
Watch our interview with Karen Webster talking about her success as an entrepreneur.
(Black Web 2.0) — Last week, private investment research firm CB Insights released Part one of their Venture Capital Human Capital Report. Part one of the report revealed some interesting statics on the demographics of founders including age, race, and experience. Part two of the report covers gender and education. As in Part one, Part […]
(Read Media) — Governor David A. Paterson today signed four ground-breaking bills into law, including legislation that will establish a level playing field for Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBEs) in New York State. Three of bills were Governor’s Program Bills. “With these pieces of legislation, our State is building on its proud history of […]
(Washington Post) — Emogene Mitchell spent two decades in the cocoon of a multinational research institute, rising to vice president in charge of events planning. Then the economy tanked, and the workload shriveled. In the heart of the Great Recession, Mitchell was ready to join the soaring number of minorities and women who are starting their […]