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Black and Hispanic Entrepreneurship

The American Express OPEN Forum recently reported on the state of entrepreneurship among African-Americans and among Hispanics. Here are some highlights. With regard to African-American entrepreneurs, Anthonia Akitunde notes that: “Black entrepreneurs may struggle with challenges that are both common to small-business … Continue reading

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Tools for Enhancing Your Job Search

When searching for a job, are you effective? There are many excellent digital tools that can assist you in undertaking a better job search. As Maria Onzain writes for Tech.co: “Do you feel your job hunt efforts are inefficient? Do you … Continue reading

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Upgrading Walmart’s Employment Practices

For years, Walmart has had tough labor practices and been heavily criticized for them. For example, it has been sued by many women for unequal pay and promotion opportunities, fought hard against employees unionizing, paid low wages, etc. But, now … Continue reading

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