A total of $100,000 was awarded to four veteran owned businesses for their participation in the annual VetSmallBiz Growth Challenge. The Challenge is operated by the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University in conjunction with The Marcus Foundation, founded by Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus. In addition to awarding a financial … Read more
A few weeks ago I was listening to The Breakfast Club interview with Chicago artist Jidenna (Classic Man). It was a very informative interview with the artist being very open about his Nigerian roots and religions / social beliefs. To view the video take a look below: While ciphering through the interview Jidenna spoke about … Read more
Rachel Kutz is the vice president of supplier diversity at AT&T. Kutz sat down wtih Light Reading to give her thoughts on her company’s expanding supplier diversity program and discuss future opportunities for small and diverse businesses. “As of 2015, it spent $13.7 billion, or 24% of its total supplier spend, with certified diverse suppliers. … Read more
Ivy League schools cost taxpayers more than $41 billion from fiscal year 2010 to fiscal year 2015. With a combined Bank Account of $120 billion one has to wonder why they receive so much support. We discuss the recent “Open the Books” report and give our thoughts on the subject 1) With continued donations at … Read more
It is becoming more and more apparent that the world we live in is full of leaders figuring out ways to shift accountability. With this in mind, it comes as no surprise that Snap Inc, the parent company of Snapchat released a statement that the company believes “diversity is about more than numbers”. Step 1 … Read more
In addition to being home of the fatal dual between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, Hudson County has recently approved a set-aside program for diverse and small businesses. Diverse businesses will include minority, women, and veteran owned companies that meet the requirement of being at least 51% owned by qualifying demographics. The program has said … Read more
By now, many of you have probably heard about the North Carolina repeal of the HB2 law. If you’ve read articles on this website before, then you are familiar with the cost of the HB2 legislation to the state’s economy. Despite Republican defense of the bill claiming it has had no negative economic affect, it … Read more
Sallie Krawcheck is one of the most accomplished women in the financial sector. Krawcheck was a former Citibank employee who was let go after she suggested the company pay back their customers for the money they lost (crazy idea). After that she headed Merrill Lynch for Bank of America, until a regime change ended that … Read more
President Trump and polarization go hand in hand these days. While President Obama’s administration was mauled in divisiveness, the Trump administration is fairing much worse. That is why it comes as no surprise that small businesses are divided between party lines when considering the early effectiveness of President Trump. According to Forbes “among respondents who voted … Read more
Pure Michigan Business Connect in connection with Macomb County is hosting the one day Lockheed Martin Supplier Matchmaker. If you are a Michigan based small or diverse business looking to connect with the defense company, check out their May 17th event at the Macomb University Center. Lockheed will be focusing on connecting with suppliers in following … Read more