With the new year, comes new goals and endless possibilities. For many of you, starting a new business is on the top of your To-Do list for 2020. You have your idea, great – you figured out a catchy name – awesome…
It's hard to believe, but it's been 20 since we gathered for our inaugural Odyssey Network Business Retreat in Palm Desert, Calif. It was magical!
And then, just five years later, we launched the Odyssey Couleur magazine, encouraging women to stay in…
Michelle James and Danielle M. Brown are media and entertainment veterans who have each spent decades creating opportunities to empower and entertain women. The two met when they both worked at ESSENCE Communications and quickly became best friends. In 2019, the ladies…
Women are stepping up to own their own businesses. Between 2014 and 2019, the number of women-owned businesses grew 3.9% annually, while the number owned by minority women grew by 7%. The numbers between 2018 and 2019 grew 5% (all women-owned) and…
Along with the holiday to-do list comes the daunting task of gathering your end-of-year documents. Come January, the IRS will begin to accept tax returns. Experts warn small business owners not to procrastinate until tax day because many tax mistakes may carry…
You know the type; she brags about vacationing in Paris, Bali, and London. She knows all the hotspots. And it's true; she's been. But while she went from the airport to the hotel, she barely left her room or unplugged from…
Did you know that at Howard Community College's Center for Hospitality and Culinary Services, black women make up nearly a quarter of its culinary majors over the past five years and two out of the six faculty members are black women?
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We’ve all heard it before: Mind the workday stress that can kill. It affects your life in so many ways. But who among us knows when we’ve reached the tipping point? I know I'm guilty of midnight managing...confirming details...putting finishing touches on…
IN THE BLACK event tours bring multicultural women together for passionate discussions, critical networking, and individualized professional tools they can use to make an indelible footprint in their fields. Talk about leaving a mark — IN THE BLACK events have been wildly…