Miss Jia Talks Tech, Gossip, Advertising and Becoming a Successful Blogger
It takes a lot of web savvy to navigate the competitive waters of today’s black gossip blogs. From dealing with celebrity publicists and reporting breaking news to coordinating social media and advertising, many black bloggers have morphed into self contained mini-moguls. One blogger, Jia, from MissJia.com has managed to pull all of it off (and more) while [...]
Read MoreChubbyBrain.com Plays Funding MatchMaker for Entrepreneurs
Last week, Black Web 2.0 continued the discussion on startups and securing funding. As stated before securing funding can be a difficult biggest obstacles is ensuring that your company gets in front of the right people. Luckily, there’s a website that can make the search a little easier task. ChubbyBrain.com is a data collection site that [...]
Read MoreRebuttal: Why More Black Celebs Should Become VC’s
This post is in response to the earlier post on the need for Black Celebs to become VC’s as a means to increase investment in Start-ups founded by African Americans. This post is in no way to meant to slight the previous writer on her well intended idea but in a effort to get more [...]
Read MoreMBE Capital Connect Matches Entrepreneurs with Capital
By Brandi Tape In past years, minority businesses have searched for additional ways to better their access to more resources in the realm of capital and credit. MBE Capital Connect is the answer to that void. The application is a service, provided by the Virginia Housing and Community Development Corporation, made to match qualified investors, SBA Certified Community [...]
Read MoreInnovation Crisis in Black America Pt. 2: Where are Black Entrepreneurs and Angels?
By Mike Green Today’s article is a continuation of a yesterday’s previous post. There’s an economic crisis of monumental proportions occurring in black America. The challenges stretch across a vast spectrum of education, unemployment, entrepreneurship, investment and innovation. But you won’t hear much about this crisis from any of the so-called “mainstream” media. Black Unemployment [...]
Read MoreInnovation Crisis in Black America, Pt. 1
By Mike Green There is a crisis occurring in 12.3% of the American population, otherwise known as Black America. The crumbling economic infrastructure of the nation has impacted every industry, media included. As a former journalist who voluntarily resigned a position as Web editor of an award-winning daily newspaper (owned by Dow Jones Local Media Group [...]
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