Category Archives: Business

6 Tips On How To Negotiate To Lower All Your Bills

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Everyone grumbles about the high costs of TV service, but most of us just pay up, month after pricier month. That’s too bad, because customers who speak up often get a break. Continue reading

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5 Money Tips That Aren’t Absolutes For Harlemites

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Back in the day, if you needed something expensive you just saved for it. Or, you put it on layaway, or maybe joined your bank’s Christmas Club. Continue reading

Bluetooth Users BEWARE!

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No longer do I carry my iPod. Instead, I load iTunes into my phone and Bluetooth the phone to the cars. While enjoying the outdoors–running/jogging or hiking within a contained area, I plug my Monster headset into my phone to listen to Blackberry Music (loaded via iTunes), Pandora, or talk on the phone. Continue reading

The Promotional Alliance of Harlem presents: The “BIZ-WORKING” Event

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WHLDC Awarded $2 Million In West Harlem

boardmeeting-1024x371West Harlem Local Development Corporation (WHLDC) awarded $2 million in grants to 83 local community-based organizations (CBOs) whose work will advance WHLDC’s mission of promoting increased economic opportunities and quality of life to sustain a vibrant West Harlem community. Continue reading

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2013 State of Women in Business

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Rose Morgan’s House of Beauty in Harlem

rose morgan house beautyBeauty parlors were the most prevalent form of black business in Harlem in the 1920s and 1930s. A great example is this pioneering beauty entrepreneur Harlem’s Rose Morgan in a 1961 advertisement above for Gleem toothpaste (sorry for the blurriness).

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Diddy and Mark Wahlberg Launch New Performance Water AQUAhydrate

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Harlem man Diddy and Mark Wahlberg have announced the launch of their new performance water AQUAhydrate. Continue reading

East Harlem Wants a Business Improvement District

east-harlemAfter several failed attempts, East Harlem officials say they want to set up a business improvement district on one of the historic neighborhood’s main commercial corridors. Continue reading

Money Plus (Lots of) Time Equals Excitement in Harlem

010713SUBbucks-carl-sketch-blog480-jpg_190141You’ve probably heard that starting early is one of the best investing decisions you can make. That’s because investing done right is short-term boring but long-term exciting. Continue reading