Black Leadership Self-Affirmations – Late career stage
In the late stage of your career, you may shift your focus from personal development to developing others. You have achieved a considerable measure of success in certain areas, and these affirmations can help you consider how to maximize your impact. In the late...
Black Leadership Self-Affirmations – Middle career stage
by Laura Morgan Roberts and Anthony J. Mayo The middle part of your career is important for expanding your expertise beyond your areas of specialization and gaining visibility to assume leadership roles. We hope that you have already experienced some success as an...
5 WAYS TO MAINTAIN A WINNING ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET
by Roz A. Gee Entrepreneurs are all different. But one thing is for sure: in the evolving world of entrepreneurship, it takes both skill and grit. It also requires strong acuity in how our minds and attitudes are set. According to Financial Times, an entrepreneurial...
Don’t Just Mentor Women and People of Color. Sponsor Them.
SummaryUnderstanding the difference between sponsorship and mentorship is key to ensuring that women and members of historically marginalized communities (HMCs) are fully supported in their careers. Mentorship involves direct support of a protégé, while sponsorship...
Black Leadership Self-Affirmations – Early career stage
Ideally, you will begin to develop your leadership vision early in your career, sometimes even before your first job. At this stage, you are responsible for building the core capabilities that will help you grow in the future. Here are some affirmations that can help....
FedEx E-Commerce Learning Lab applications now open
Applications are now open for the FedEx E-Commerce Learning Lab – a program developed by Accion Opportunity Fund (AOF) and FedEx to help small business owners who are looking to develop or expand their e-commerce operations, with a focus on women and...
9 Ways To Build Wealth Fast
by Jeff Rose in Forbes Magazine Drop Your Living Expenses Like Crazy I know, this isn’t very exciting, but this is the definition of wealth. As Todd Tresidder of FinancialMentor.com says, “Great wealth builders focus on both saving money and earning more.” What Todd...
#Coffeetalk: Hiring Trends and Best Practices
In the #CoffeeTalk session on Tuesday, June 29th at 10am the topic of discussion was ” #smallbusiness hiring trends and best practices to help hire and retain top talent”. The guests included our own Ernest Strickland, President & CEO of Black Business...
5 day Digital Marketing Series to help you grow your business
Through our membership with the U.S. Black Chambers, we are proud to share with you this opportunity to learn about using digital marketing to grow your business.
