By Tom Nix Business can lead to cutthroat competition – in more ways than one – but Tom Nix learned that the darkest moments also can lead to the greatest triumphs.Continue reading
With Changes To Starbucks Rewards Program, Small Spenders Lose Out
With a number of Starbucks in Harlem, the story by the LA Times reports that Starbucks is changing the terms of its rewards program so that people who spend around $5 or less per visit won't get as many freebies was of note.Continue reading
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Figure Skating In Harlem Honors Harlem’s Cicely Tyson And More
Figure Skating in Harlem (FSH) will honor legendary actress and activist Cicely Tyson and Olympic Gold Medalists Meryl Davis & Charlie White at its 11th Annual Skating with the Stars Gala. Continue reading
Why Is Fairway Harlem On The Brink Of Default?
A few months before Fairway held its initial public offering in 2013, a retail expert told Crain’s that the supermarket’s financial condition was so precarious that it “sounds to me like a company that’s going bankrupt.”Continue reading
HW Pick: UPS Import & Export Symposium For Central And South America
The New York State Coalition of Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is hosting the Import Export Symposium sponsored by UPS. Continue reading
How To Explain The Small Business Failure Rate
By Pamela Herrmann and Patty Dominguez Within the timeframe of a year and a half, about 80 percent of new businesses fail, according to Bloomberg Business research.Continue reading
How To Improve Your ‘Brand’ This Year In Harlem
Perhaps more than in any other time in history, in 2016, your name is your brand, says Pamela J. Green, a business and branding expert.Continue reading
FSCNY Launches 2016 Scholarship Program From Harlem To Hollis
The Financial Service Centers of New York (FSCNY), in conjunction with MoneyGram International, >today launched its 2016 Scholarship Awards Program. Continue reading
There Are 3 New Starbucks Valentine’s Day Drinks Out Today
Forget your S.O., Starbucks is officially bae this Valentine's Day in Harlem. (That rhyme was unintentional, but we're rolling with it.) Continue reading
Key Ingredients To Family Business Success
At the office, Alex Sutherland calls his boss by his first name, Ken.
After business hours, he calls him “Dad.”
“I have two relationships with him and it’s important to have some separation between when I am in my role as his employee and when I am in my role as his son,” says Alex, a wealth advisor with LifePlan Group, an independent Registered Investment Advisory firm.Continue reading
Seitu’s World: The State Of New York For Minority Business
Photos By Seitu Oronde
Seitu's photographic essay takes place on Thursday, January 28th, 2016, the New York State For Minority Business Expo took place at SOBRO, 555 Bergen Ave, Bronx, NY.Continue reading
How To Make Your First Million, As If It Were Your Second
Experience Clarifies Lessons For Success, Says Serial Entrepreneur
“If only you’d known then what you know now” is a statement we could all make several times throughout our lives, says serial entrepreneur Parviz Firouzgar.Continue reading
Why Women In Harlem Are Better Investors Than Men
By Mark Chandik
When it comes to investing, many women take a stay-the-course approach that research shows can give them an advantage over their male counterparts.Continue reading
Starbucks Takes A Tea Break, Closes Teavana ‘Tea Bars’
Starbucks (not in Harlem) is retreating from Teavana "tea bars" that first opened in New York City a little more than two years ago and mimicked the coffee chain's namesake stores, except with tea.Continue reading
Starbucks Will Soon Sell Booze In Harlem Stores
In addition to the 80,000 beverage combinations you can order from Starbucks, you'll soon be able to order booze. Continue reading