-drum roll please- Ladies and gentleman introducing Marvin Ellison, CEO of Lowe’s Home Improvement. ***applause, applause, applause*** There are unlimited opportunities today for young men of color. Lately, in the news we have been hearing what’s wrong with this country. My job as the general manager of this co-op is to eliminate the …
Enter into the house of citizenship and deliver a work ethic. First you must believe, then you will receive monumental rewards… but only if you earn it. Faith without works is sure death. Stay away from the house of grievances, victimhood, and unbelief. As not what your country can do for you, but what you …
Madam CJ Walker, a woman ahead of her time. Whenever I think of America’s finest, I think of her. Not because she was the first African American millionaire, but because she was pitted against the harshest of conditions and blatant racism where violence was just around every corner. She was up against sexism …
Business Development Company (BDC) Who is Wealth? We are wealth. Wealth building capability is given to each and every one of us according to our talents. Wealth is inside of us, it has to be given an outlet to come into the world. A BDC is a for-profit private equity investment company designed to create …
continued from the Business section of the Blueprint Jimmy shows up on Monday right on time and makes the payment of $15. Mr. Gilbert ask him how’s business? I had a great first day on Saturday and sold 68 cups. On Sunday, it was tougher and I only sold 42 cups and made $110. …
The last day at the coffee shop LaTasha told Brenda, “We are closing my booth today, I will not need the space anymore this year.” Brenda, “Why not you still have a half month.” LaTasha, “Girl, Larry said, I can take the next two weeks off for Christmas.” Brenda, “Really? You have a …
It’s Sunday morning Dec 14th and LaTasha is getting ready to load the truck to take inventory and booth materials over to the coffee shop and Larry is just watching her work. He thinks she is so professional and beautiful to boot. She sees him watching her. LaTasha, “What are you doing with …
December 15th and Larry is a happy camper. He has completed the Triangle Offense. LaTasha was a Master at selling jewelry. Her spot was a coffee shop with high traffic volume. The shop has poetry contest on Saturday afternoons, and the conga drums on Sundays. LaTasha knew the owner Brenda really well. Her …
Latasha, “Larry did you go to business school?” Larry, “No, why do you ask?” LaTasha, “Because you can picture a business in detail without a road map. This is an excellent plan. As I was listening, I was thinking of all kinds of ideas we can do to accomplish our goals. I really …
Goal for next year is to Gross $250,000 with net profit of $125,000.Must gross $5,000 a week and $2,500 net profit in order to reach these goals. This might not seem like an extensive goal. Our job is to consistently hit our weekly goals, which can be elusive some weeks. We have a huge …