Eyes on Enterprise: Racism in Corporate America - Importance of Diversity
Examining entrepreneurship, business development, wealth creation, money management, and risk taking, across all races and ethnicities.
June 30th, 2010
Written by Manny Otiko in Eyes On The Enterprise with 0 Comments
The Great Recession has not only reshaped the American workforce by sending millions of Americans home, but it has also reshaped the American family. The Great Recession has also been called the "Mancession," as men have been particularly hard hit in areas such as finance, real estate and construction. According to a 2009 report from the Center for American Progress, titled, "Weathering the Storm...
May 14th, 2010
Written by Randi McCreary in Eyes On The Enterprise with 0 Comments
Abdul prepares for her morning like any other executive. Her business savvy attire is complete with leather attaché case, and the day's agenda playing out in her mind as she enters her office. Despite the utmost professionalism and organization with which she begins her day, there is one key factor that lingers, unsettled in her conscious. It is the fact that she is African-American.Despite her...
April 22nd, 2010
Written by Manny Otiko in Eyes On The Enterprise with 0 Comments
President Barack Obama inherited the worst economy since the Great Depression. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the national unemployment rate is just over 10 percent, and many companies have shed workers to try to stay afloat.Tired of working for faceless corporations, many minorities are either going into business for themselves, or moving into a completely different line of work....
March 24th, 2010
Written by Dominick Hadley in Eyes On The Enterprise with 0 Comments
Charity begins at home, and for thousands of Americans, so does business.Home-based businesses represented 52 percent of all small businesses operated in the U.S., generating combined receipts of $313.6 million, according to U.S. Small Business Administration statistics. More than 50 percent of all home-based businesses generated $25,000-$50,000 in revenue, with a small percentage tipping the $1...
March 1st, 2010
Written by Reniqua Allen in Eyes On The Enterprise with 0 Comments
Bartering, the world’s oldest business practice is making a comeback.The concept of bartering — trading goods or services without money — existed long before the advent of cash currency. Today’s small business bartering however is not as simple as walking into a market and trading a chicken for a wool scarf.Third party firms, companies that establish bartering networks between businesses, now...
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