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Closed mouths don't get fed... Kanye West's The Life of Pablo is available now on Tidal and the world knows it. Why? Because he's been handling his own marketing campaign, utilizing the power of social...

Martin Shkreli, the man who raised the price of the HIV drug by 5,000% and purchased Wu-Tang Clan's limited edition Once Upon A Time in Shaolin for $2 million,  is back in the news. On Sunday, February...

Everyone think they have an idea for the next greatest product or service. The idea may be good, but it doesn't guarantee a million dollar in return. Just think about the hundreds of people who created a...

In a recent Reuters article, the current job landscape suggests that millennials spend less time working at one company. Simply, young people could care less about devoting their next 20-30 years to one...

Billionaire Oprah Winfrey just keep stacking that bread literally with the help of her adoring fans. This time, she made an estimated $20 million after Tweeting about her brand new "Eat bread. Lose weight."...

If it isn't tech, then you can pretty much kiss the business goodbye. Taking your business to the online/digital realm is valuable profit wise and marketability. This is why the popular Topgolf entertainment...

The scheduling app for Instagram posts, Latergramme, recently shared a few tips on IG bios. They say that crafting a good Instagram bio that is relevant, engaging, and specific to your brand is key to...

Trademarking is detrimental when securing the identity of a product or brand. Even for companies that specialize in candy, this may mean coming to bats in a court of law. Chocolate empresario, Nestle, has...

Everyone wants to start a business but have the least idea on where to begin. One major aspect of small business ownership is the money. Without the "Benjamin's," new entrepreneurs will have difficulty...

Income taxes and identity theft is a major issue for the IRS. Therefore, protecting the identity of tax payers is, again, a top priority for the 2015 Income Tax season. As you begin to prepare your taxes,...

The Powerball jackpot is now at $1.3 billion. This is the largest amount ever offered on one game and it has the nation in an uproar. For the first time, the Lottery Association could hand over someone a...

Celebrities make investments in real estate. Millions of dollars go into buying the property, renovations, etc. The main goal is to turn a profit if at anytime the superstar decides to sell the property....

During an Answers to Correspondent event, billionaire Bob Johnson discussed how the color of his skin struck a cord during his rise to success. The founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), which he...

Despite the streaming app, the iHeartRadio Music Festival, and such, iHeartMedia isn't flourishing we'd like to think. Bob Pittman, the visionary who created MTV, has had less success with iHeartMedia, the...

Martin Shkreli raised the price of a HIV drug by 5,000 percent, purchased the $2 million Wu-Tang album, and offered Bobby Shmurda a deal to get out of prison. But, it looks like he may be joining Shmurda...

By: Faisal Quyyumi, contributing intern (@_faisalquyyumi) Ever since the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was established in 1932, elections have always guaranteed low turnouts because the nation is primarily run...

By: Faisal Quyyumi, contributing intern (@_faisalquyyumi ) Since the summer, several peace talks have been proposed between the Yemeni government and Houthi rebels, however they have yet to unfold. Each...

On Dec. 2, 2015, the Justice Department addressed the effect and fairness of fees and fines with a group of judges, academics and practitioners. Together, the group would create an agenda to that will help...

With the stake that Michael Jordan has in Nike, fans didn't think there would come a time when another basketball star would surpass his greatness. Off the court, Lebron James has been able to create...

By: Faisal Quyyumi, contributing intern (@_faisalquyyumi) After Donald Trump’s two-and-a-half meeting with a hundred black pastors and religious leaders this past weekend, he was able to have several of...

There's a fine line between professionalism in today's social media frenzy and trendiness. When businesses use words or symbols to promote their brand or latest products, as we seen during this past Small...

By: Tarra Jackson, financial expert and keynote speaker (@msmadamemoney) Most people that know me know that I love movies! I especially love the romantic comedy, “While You Were Sleeping.” However,...

Thumbtack, a career site that pairs small business professionals with customers in need of services, recently released statistics from their annual Small Business Friendliness Survey. This year, they took a...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has found that the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) violated the Family and Medical Leave Act, a law established in 1993.  This is the...

Jay Z and Vania Schlogel speaking at the Clive Davis Institute at NYU. (Photo credit: AintNoJigga/Tumblr) Jay Z’s “Tidal” streaming service is experiencing more organizational changes. The New York...

Rihanna is getting to the money and helping others out along the way!  Her latest venture is none other than a beauty and stylist agency. Yes, Rihanna has launched Fr8me, alongside Benoit Demouy (formerly...

Investing in stocks doesn't take rocket science. To understand what stocks are good and which ones are not does, however, take a bit of know-how. This is why it is important to educate yourself on the basics...

How can you bounce back from being publicly shamed? Does your social media profile(s) give off the wrong image of you?  Do you think that your online presence block you from certain opportunities? If you...

This isn't new, but, it may have been unheard of up until now. For business owners, borrowing money from traditional banking sources has become a thing of the past. Why? Because of the tedious requirements...

Dating apps, as we know, varies when it comes to niches. If you can think of it, there's probably a dating site or app for that. Now, a pair of angel investors is betting their money on a wilder side of...