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Keith J. Davis, Sr. SR. PUBLISHER Keith J. Davis, Sr. VICE PRESIDENT Kevin Davis JR. PUBLISHER Keith J. Davis, Jr. EDITING CONSULTANT ReShonda Tate-Billingsley Operations Coordinator Heather Haukaas ACCOUNTING MANAGER Eugenie Doualla SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Mike Jones PHOTOGRAPHY Leon Galbreath MARKETING CONSULTANTS Johnny Ray Davis, Jr. MULTIMEDIA DIRECTOR Andrea Hennekes LAYOUT & GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Ghuzzala Malik (Faith) Myron Davis DISTRIBUTION Booker T. Davis, Jr. Johnny Ray Davis, Jr. CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Tyra M. Metoyer & Brandale Mills Christina R. Grochett Hamed Moshrefi Loretta Oliver Lynn Terry Dr. Odetunde Steven Brown Deidra Joseph Noel Pinnock Charlotte Jackson Rachel Wilson John Truscott Carla Lane Dr. David Jones Tahita Doyle Victor Walker Nigel Mustang Rhonda K. Burnett Kevin Davis
july 2010
Do you ever get this in your email box: Find Financial Freedom! Make $100,000 from home in the next 90 days! If only financial freedom were that easy. Unfortunately, it’s an accomplishment that can’t be achieved with the click of your mouse, or by sitting in the comfort of your living room, doing nothing. Financial freedom requires work, lots of it. The first step in finding financial freedom is to realize that financial freedom has absolutely nothing to do with how much money you have or make. Financial freedom is something that goes on inside of you. This is why someone who makes very little can be happy and someone who makes a ton can be extremely stressed out over his or her financial situation. So the first step is to realize that financial freedom is more about our attitudes toward money than about the amount of money. Of course, attitude can only get you so far. Hard work and dedication have to play a part as well. That’s why this issue is dedicated to helping you fit together all the pieces of the puzzle on your path to financial freedom. You’ll find everything from tips on saving to navigating the stock market to developing a “financially free” mindset. As always, we have stories to help you build a better business to making a change in your personal life. I’m extremely proud of this issue because I know there’s something in between these pages to get you started on the path to financial freedom. There’s something in this issue for everyone! Of course, I can’t leave you without once again asking that you support the advertisers in this, and all the D-Mars Business Journals. Because of their support, as well as yours, we’re able to continue to bring you a quality paper that will inspire, educate and entertain!
CONTENTS Building Black Business............................................................................... Celebrating 75 Years: HCCC........................................................................ Proud to be an Educator in the 21st Century……………………................. Responsible Growth…………………………………..................................… Avoiding Work at Home Disasters and Learning to Earn a Living Online… Making the Work-At-Home Dream Come True……..........................……… Teeth Whitening............................................................................................ Are you ready for Disasters?........................................................................ Small Business Administration Program Could Help your Business…....… Evaluating the Economics of Employees…………………………............…. Simplify, Economize, and Clarify.................................................................. Firing a Relative?.......................................................................................... Financial Freedom………………………………………………....................... 5 Ways Young Professionals Can Make Themselves Indispensable…....... Bad Customer Service Seems to be Everywhere!....................................... Are the markets predictably unpredictable?................................................ Stay Wonka……………………………………………………………............... Revolution of the Mind: Think Production……………………………............ Brooks Family Foods…………………………………………......................… Black History Legend: Percy “Frency” Creuzont Jr. ...................................
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