Seed Money: Sam’s Club Launches Online Small Business Loan Program
By Brandi Tape Many entrepreneurs and small business owners are looking for startup funding by acquiring bank loans but are met with roadblocks when attempting to secure credit. Less than half of all small businesses who pursued borrowed funds last year were rewarded the amount requested whereas, in the mid-2000s, a whopping 90% of businesses [...]
Read MoreThe Power of the Sun: Earn a Ph.D in Solar Energy from University of Rochester
The solar power industry took a huge step forward recently with the introduction of a Ph.D program in Solar Energy at the University of Rochester (UR). Armed with a $3.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation, UR is launching the doctoral program this year with the aim of turning out people with advanced degrees in various [...]
Read MoreComcast Promises $20MM Venture Fund for Minority Digital Owners
Comcast recently announced that it would put it’s money where it’s mouth is and allocate $20 million to a venture fund targeted to minority digital entreprenuers. Coincidently, this move comes in the midst of Comcast seeking FCC approval of their pending merger with NBC Universal (NYSE: GE). Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) promised U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush in [...]
Read MoreRun Your Company With Ease Using Skylight
Skylight is as suite of web-based tools that aim to “simplify your business life.” It offers Project Management, Booking, Task Management, Simple CRM, Email and Calls, and stores files and documents for you. The goal for Skylight is to become “the best web app there is for managing business and teams using latest web technologies.” [...]
Read MoreManage Your Leads and Make More Sales with Dashboard
Dashboard is a complete lead-management solution. If you’re selling any type of product, you have to manage leads. The goal is to turn those leads into paying customers. The process is the same regardless of how you collect your leads. Keeping tabs on a few leads is pretty simple, but managing 100’s of leads is [...]
Read MoreStreets Paved With Tech: A Black Techie in NYC
As technology is an amorphous, constantly evolving entity, I think most techies would agree with me that being involved in the tech sphere lends a level of constant excitement not to be had in other industries. Everyday there’s a chance for the next big thing to break, whether its a new piece of software, a [...]
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