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How Do You Define Your Value and Worth
As a working professional, how do you define your value either as an employee or an entrepreneur? Value starts from how you see yourself and the estimated or accurate value you place on you. I am not speaking necessarily on a price value but rather worth. Worth is the feeling you have that helps you [...]
How To Give Yourself A Financial Checkup
By John A. Addison Any time can be the right time to give yourself a thorough financial tune-up. Here are a few tips on how to get started. Review your credit cards. Do you have a stellar credit score? With industry competition fierce for your business, you may be able to ask for-and receive-a lower [...]
The Cost of Not Having A Power of Attorney
By Dr. Rosie Milligan We made it. It’s 2012, and God has given us another chance to get our affairs in order. I have sounded the alarm for many years, instructing my family as well as the public, of the importance of having a Living Trust, Advanced Healthcare Directive, and a Durable General Power of [...]
Google Announces 2012 Scholarship Program for Women in Pursuit of Careers
As part of Google’s ongoing commitment to encouraging women to pursue careers in computing and technology, they have announced the 2012 Google Anita Borg Scholarship, through which they hope to encourage women to excel in computing and technology and become active role models and leaders. Scholarships of $1,000 – $10,000 will be awarded based on [...]
Wanted More Black Entrepreneurs
By Diane Brady As a young black man graduating from the College of the Holy Cross 40 years ago, Ted Wells felt his generation had reason to hope racial barriers to economic advancement would disappear. In many ways he was right. Wells went on to earn both an MBA and a law degree from Harvard [...]
Top Ten Tips to Make your Cell Phone Battery Last Longer
Has your cell phone died when you needed it most? Learn how to conserve your battery life and make sure you’re always charged and always ready. Newport Beach, CA– It’s no surprise how often we use our cell phones. Whether e-mailing, Facebook status updating, or Angry Birds slinging, it seems that we always need to [...]
Hostess Files Twinkie-driven Bankruptcy
National- By a show of hands, how many of you have been opting for the cheaper alternative to Hostess’ Twinkies, Ding Dongs and other products? You know you see the cheaper brand available right next to the famous brand and while you love the signature taste and texture of Hostess, the recession has forced your [...]
Credit Card Interest Rates Skyrocket
National- If you thought credit card companies would be inclined to lower rates in the midst of the recession, you thought wrong. Credit card rates are at record levels, averaging 15.22 percent, according to CreditCards.com. As struggling Americans begin using credit cards more and more, even for every day necessities, the credit card companies are [...]
Pepsi Pays $3.13 Million to Settle Race Discrimination Charges
National- Pepsi Beverage Company has reached a $3.13 million dollar settlement agreement with the federal government for using background checks to screen job applicants. According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Pepsi’s process of weeding out job applicants based on their prior arrest records had a disproportionate impact on African Americans. Pepsi’s hiring policy [...]
Foreclosures hit lowest level since 2007
National- Foreclosure filings dropped in 2011 to their lowest level since 2007, according to a new report released today from RealtyTrac. Unfortunately, the lower number of foreclosures doesn’t mean fewer people are going to lose their homes. Just the opposite. According to RealtyTrac’s Year-End 2011 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, the number of foreclosures declined because [...]
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