Business

Management Consultant Spills briefly Her Secrets in a new Book

“I decided to write this book after spending countless hours mentoring early career consultants,” says Lindor. “As a first-generation Haitian-American and college graduate, I entered the consulting world without many of the tools and resources my peers had--and quickly realized being smart and ambitious wasn’t enough to climb the ladder.

Power Profiler on LaToya Cantrell

Claiming 60 percent of the vote, she is also the first outsider elected to the office since 1961.Prior to being elected mayor, Cantrell served as president of the Broadmoor Improvement Association, where she led efforts that expedited the neighborhood’s recovery after Hurricane Katrina.

AmeriFirst Home Mortgage Named One of Nation’s “Best & Brightest”

“This is certainly an honor,” AmeriFirst CEO and Cofounder Mark Jones said. “In 2017 our team grew to include over 600 talented individuals who share our value system and our goal of helping our neighbors achieve their dreams of homeownership.

Obama Foundation Announces Lakeside Alliance as Construction Manager for Obama Presidential Center

“The Obama Foundation believes in creating opportunities for diverse and local businesses and building pathways to meaningful jobs for minorities and other underrepresented populations,” said David Simas, CEO of the Obama Foundation

Lincoln Financial Group's Kirkland Receives Honors

Hicks oversees all activities for the legal, compliance, government relations and corporate secretary functions of the company. As a member of the company’s senior management committee, he also provides strategic counsel to the CEO, senior management team and board of directors.

Michelle Flowers Welch Honored with 2017 Distinguished Senior Leader Award

Founder and CEO of Flowers Communications Group, Michelle Flowers Welch, was recently honored with the 2017 Distinguished Senior Leader Award by the Public Relations Society of America Chicago Chapter.

84 Percent of Healthcare Organizations Don’t Have a Cybersecurity Leader

Black Book revealed that the healthcare industry continues to underestimate security threats as attackers continue to seek data and monetary gain. “

Commerce Signals Expands Executive Team

“Marketing measurement using aggregate consumer payments data is not new, but it has been slow and complex. The delay in reporting meant most campaigns were already complete, limiting the value of the data. “

Residents Affected By Severe Storms and Flooding

“The SBA is strongly committed to providing the people of Illinois with the most effective and customer-focused response possible to assist businesses of all sizes, homeowners and renters with federal disaster loans,” said Administrator McMahon. “Getting our businesses and communities up and running after a disaster is our highest priority at SBA.”

Money is Transforming from Cash to Digital: Don’t Get Lost in the Change

Welcome to the world of Digital Money where frictionless, seamless transfers are the aspiration and keeping safe identities is the challenge

Michael Grant Resigns from National Bankers Association to Lead Regional Mortgage Banking Office and Launch National Speaking Tour

Grant is launching out with a vision that was strongly articulated by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who had begun leading an economic justice campaign after the passage of the civil rights and voting rights acts. “It seems to me that the only way that we can finally close the gap and make the pledge that we say when we’re saluting the flag - ‘one nation, under God with liberty and justice for all’ - the only way that we can make that a reality is for Black Americans to take financial control of our destiny so that we’re not walking around with a feeling of entitlement or the belief that somebody else is going to provide health, education and welfare for our people,” says Grant. “Nobody is going to do that for us but us... The thought leaders in our race whether in Africa or the Caribbean or in America, they’re pretty much getting on the same page. Economic empowerment is where we’ve got to be.

“Flip This Hood” Follows Real Estate Businessman Michael Phillips

No Man is an island and you will also meet Carl Sullivan, Project Manager who oversees the remodeling and or construction projects that Michael buy.

Are you the next Small Business Person of the Year?

The U.S. Small Business Administration is now accepting nominations for its 2018 National Small Business Week Awards, including the annual Small Business Person of the Year.

Online Seminars from the 2017 IRS Nationwide Tax Forums Now Available

The 17 self-study seminars are now available on the IRS Nationwide Tax Forums Online (NTFO). Self Study seminars provide information to participants using interactive videos, PowerPoint slides and transcripts.

Youthful Enthusiasm About Black-owned Bank Leads to Growing National Business

The 2017 online forum seminars cover many topics of interest to tax professionals including business use of the home (for such things as the shared economy), advanced rental realestate issues, Office of Professional Responsibility discipline, and Individual Tax Identification Number program changes.