Business

The No Excuse Guide to Success: No Matter What Your Boss—or Life—Throws at You

Wednesday, 21 November 2012 11:10 Book Review by Kam Williams

"Life is not what you've been taught; it's what you believe. It's not what you've experienced; it's the choices you've made as a result. It's not about what happened to you; it's about how you remembered it. It's not what challenges have come your way; it's what you've seen as challenging.

Savings tool helps build assets and change lives

Wednesday, 14 November 2012 00:00

Bobbie Harris is following her dream of developing a self-publishing company that will publish literature to improve reading literacy. Now a student at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, her goals are to engage readers to want to read more to support self-sufficiency and personal development. She got her start through the Eastside Financial Center in St. Paul where she enrolled in a matched-savings program that helped her complete her bachelor's degree.

Black corporate role model

Tuesday, 13 November 2012 09:42 William Reed, Business Exchange

Black Americans need to know and respect our heritage. Know the contributions of your ancestors, and you will learn who you are. One of America's greatest strengths today is “diversity.” An African American who blazed the trail toward diversity, innovation, and marketing creativity across corridors in corporate America while concurrently opening doors previously closed to Blacks is corporate pioneer of note, Houston native Henry Hartford Brown.

Public meeting on workforce center relocation

Thursday, 08 November 2012 13:20

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) will hold a public meeting at the Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center in North Minneapolis on Nov. 20 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. to provide updates on the relocation of the North Minneapolis WorkForce Center.

Savings tool helps build assets and change lives

Thursday, 01 November 2012 13:46

Bobbie Harris is following her dream of developing a self-publishing company that will publish literature to improve reading literacy. Now a student at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, her goals are to engage readers to want to read more to support self-sufficiency and personal development. She got her start through the Eastside Financial Center in St. Paul where she enrolled in a matched-savings program that helped her complete her bachelor's degree.