The
Power of Mentoring Unveiled
A profitable company is often the result of successful business relationships. The
third annual Moving Your Business Forward conference, sponsored by Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine and the Governor’s
Entrepreneur and Small Business Office (GESBO) is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 3, 2005 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta. The theme
for the 2005 conference is Moving Your Business Forward: The Power of Mentoring.
Black
Diagnosis
Today people in the United States of various backgrounds, age and socioeconomic status bear an unequal burden of disease
and reduced resources to improve health care among high-risk populations. The African-American community is more often than
not disproportionately affected by a greater number of health conditions and related disparities.
Instant
Messaging Takes Center Stage
According to recent estimates, there are approximately one billion instant messenger
users worldwide, sending text messages from computers, cell phones, PDAs and televisions. Even businesses use services from
enterprise instant messaging (EIM) providers such as LivePerson and Eloqua to incorporate instant messaging into their sales
and service functions, giving customers and prospects the option to IM questions and service requests while visiting their
Web sites.
Turning
a Steel Mill into a Gold Mine
Life in Atlanta will soon change with the opening of the much-anticipated Atlantic
Station. It offers all the amenities of a fully functioning metropolitan city: movie theater, shopping venues, entertainment,
a one-acre park, corporate businesses, etc. Atlanta’s newest phenomenon revives 17th Street and surrounding avenues
creating many revenue opportunities for enterprising African Americans.
Bringing
Blacks to the Tracks
Former Atlanta Falcons wide receiver, Terance Mathis, has joined the ranks of athletes-turned-businessmen.
Mathis, owner of Victory Motorsports, LLC, is taking it upon himself change the mindset of both African Americans and the
racing community.
