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In a move that could see more investments for startup founders of color, rapper and business mogul Jay-Z is launching Marcy Venture Capital Partners in partnership with Roc Nation President Jay Brown and Silicon Valley veteran Larry Marcus, whose investments focus on digital media and consumer services.

With an estimated 99.95 percent of small business owners and entrepreneurs opting for debt financing, knowing how to prepare your business for a loan application is a must.Among the documents that a lender will review, your personal credit, as well as your business credit are criteria that play an important role—both can either...

The stars are shinning bright for Brown Capital Management this year. A small, talented team of portfolio managers propelled the BE 100s’ financial services company to becoming the first minority-owned firm to earn a series of coveted recognitions from Morningstar, the independent investment research and management company.Brown Capital’s Small C...

The seemingly never ending saga of Soul Food restaurant, The Pink Teacup, has a new chapter.In the last few years, the Greenwich Village hotspot has moved not once, but twice, and due to it relocating, it is now in financial hot water.When the eatery moved last year to its new location at 538 Sixth Avenue, it did not have a liquor license for at...

The most recent business census data show slowing declines and some hopeful growth areas for businesses large and small....

Got a great idea for a business that will create jobs? Good news: Rockefeller Foundation president Judith Rodin just announced a $1 million incentive.Dr. Judith Rodin, president of the Rockefeller Foundation and recently ranked No. 98 on the Forbes list of the World's Most Powerful Women, spoke Wednesday at a panel on America's job crisis in...