Share Your Gift With The World In Evoji’s story, his passion was computers. He developed a way for his passion to help others and which led to him being in high demand. He wakes up everyday and loves what he does for a living. This is a classic example on...
There is profit in helping people Most people have a talent that they keep to themselves. But in reality, helping other people to become better at something usually leads to money in your pocket. It is important to monetize whatever it is you are good at. ...
Most of us can relate to the story of Ejovi Newere. He grew up in the Bed-Sty section of Brooklyn and did not have it easy coming up. After watching a close friend gunned down as a teenager and his mother succumb to drugs, Nuwere began searching for an escape and...
3rd lesson Inspiration comes from many places. Mikaila took a recipe from her grandmother to create her company Bee Sweet Lemonade. She also took her inspiration from bees as well. Don’t be afraid of inspiration to create something special. ...
2nd lesson You need passion. Mikaila was stung by two bees in one week. Her parents encouraged her to study bees and their behavior. After Makaila researched bees, she became inspired to save them. This also led her to her third lesson, which is inspiration. ...
Mikaila Ulmer is on her way to be a millionare at the tender age of 10 years old. She created a special product called Bee Sweet Lemonade. She started off very small. But now her product is in grocery store chain Whole Foods across the country. Mikaila Ulmer...
Next is the dividend yield ratio. A financial ratio that shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price. Dividend yield is a way to measure how much cash flow you are getting for each dollar invested in an equity position –...
Market Value per Share / Earnings per Share (EPS) For example, if a company is currently trading at $43 a share and earnings over the last 12 months were $1.95 per share, the P/E ratio for the stock would be 22.05 ($43/$1.95). In general, a high P/E suggests that...
Skid Row is a place that you probably never heard of. But it is a place in Los Angeles where impoverished families, drug addicts and schizophrenics fashion cardboard shelters from the merchants’ discarded boxes. And when times got hard, this is where you could...
In the media, there is so much negativity about how our children murder one another in our community. While this is true, the media never celebrates our children that overcome this and do something that is extraordinary. Therefore, we will celebrate our...
You have to admit, this is COOL! What I love must about this story is the mother challenging her son to learn. This led to him doing research which led to him investing at an early age. To be 15 years old and worth $50,000 is pretty cool if you ask me. What...
Destiny Jones has one ultimate accessory: lip gloss. It’s not your everyday glamazon type of infatuation. She stockpiles it, repeatedly reapplying in the name of beauty. Now the 20-year-old daughter of one of hip-hop’s greatest has launched her own line of shimmering...
With his new website EatAfrika.com, Elo Obimdike is serving up food from the motherland. This past March, Obimdike, owner of African Food Services, launched EatAfrika.com, an online ordering platform that partners with local restaurants to bring New Yorkers their...
If you’ve ever dreamed of starting a fashion business, you want to read this. Seun Olubodun, 32, is the founder Duke & Winston, an apparel brand started in 2009 with a cult-like following. Seun has managed to accomplish what few have in just 6 years, turning a...
Starting a business it tough, staying business is even tougher. The fact remains that about 33% of all new ventures close down within two years, and about 50% are out of business within five years, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration. Only 1 out of...
As a child, Cortnie Hutchinson spent countless hours watching her grandmother sew, but she never connected the dots and realized that she was being prepared for a career as a handbag designer. The owner of Love, Cortnie, a handmade collection of...
Every 90 days, Khadijah and Charles Adams, founders and owners of Marijuana Investment and Private Retreat (MIPR), hold marijuana investment conferences that give inside information on the marijuana industry. With medical marijuana legalized in 23 states and four...
Most companies start out selling one product, but this can be tricky when trying to grow a business. There are positives, however, to having one main product. You really focus in and create a great and superior product. “You have the ability to be incredibly niche,...
We all the know the health concerns that comes with drinking alcohol. It can ruin your liver, put a hurt on your kidneys, and quite frankly, it can flat out kill you. However, in moderation, have a cocktail can ease the pain of trying to have a great night. We often...
5. The Geography of Thought by Richard E. Nisbett. While this book focuses on how Asians and Westerners think differently (and why), its implications are much wider. All business is now global. Understanding how people in other cultures make decisions and think, is...
4. The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz. A must-read for any startup entrepreneur, The Hard Thing About Hard Things scrupulously describes how to lead teams through obstacles. The book offers plenty of practical advice like the importance of sharing bad...
3. Choose Yourself by James Altucher. In Choose Yourself, James teaches entrepreneurs how to build a successful business in a world where all industries have been disrupted and the only constant is change. The book made me realize that the middlemen are being pushed...
2. How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. This book is not about tactics for tricking people into liking you; it’s about understanding how to be a better person, listener, and communicator. This book was recommended by my brother, and it’s taught me...
Reading is fun-to-mental, that’s an old-school mantra that applies to existing business owners and those just starting out. Learning about business is an never-ending process. Books should be used as part of that learning. Having a successful business is about the...