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Balancing growth with maintaining quality when scaling a business requires careful planning and execution. Here are some strategies to achieve this balance: 1. Keep Communication Open: Maintain open communication channels between you and your team to ensure everyone...
Intercultural competence plays a crucial role in leadership development for multicultural leaders. The search results highlight several key points: 1. Developing intercultural competence is foundational for effective global leadership. [1][2][3] Leaders must acquire...
To determine the right time to scale your business operations, you should consider several key indicators and factors. These include: 1. Increased Demand: If you are consistently running out of inventory, turning down orders, or struggling to meet deadlines, it may be...
by GAUTAM GAYAN. Nowadays, most businesses are going global, and it is not likely to change anytime soon. The success of these companies depends on the workforce and the value they bring. This reason makes cultural diversity a top priority for most organizations....
by ELIZABETH GONZALEZ. Diversity is key to an engaged, high-performing workforce. So why do so many companies struggle with inclusion? Find out how to make real headway in diversity management. "We don't get a lot of diverse applicants." "We're color blind. We just...
by ELIZABETH GONZALEZ. Diversity is key to an engaged, high-performing workforce. So why do so many companies struggle with inclusion? Find out how to make real headway in diversity management. "We don't get a lot of diverse applicants." "We're color blind. We just...
by KAYRA SENER. Angela Garmon is changing Black entrepreneurs’ fate in Arizona. Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, a cancer diagnosis and Arizona’s race-neutral business environment, the Mesa woman’s coaching business has flourished. Garmon in 2016...
by GENE JOHNSON and HALLIE GOLDEN. SEATTLE -- Tens of millions of dollars raised by a landmark climate law in Washington state will go to Native American tribes that are at risk from climate change and rising sea levels to help them move to higher ground, install...
As one of the fastest-growing demographics in the United States, Asian Americans are making serious headway in education and income. More than 59 percent of Asian Americans over 25 hold a bachelor’s degree, up 8 percent over 10 years. Median income in Asian American...
by KENNETH NIEMEYER. Sacramento County approved a plan to give low-income families $725 a month. The money is set to go to qualifying Black and Native American families The basic income plan is part of a six-step strategy to reduce child poverty in the county....
by ARCHULETA CHISOLM. March is National Credit Education Month, as well as Women’s History Month. It’s a perfect time to revisit the journey Black women have taken over the last several decades with credit and lending. Today in the United States, anyone age 18 and...
by MARY MAZZONI. Women and people of color are still far less likely be promoted to senior ranks in their workplaces compared to white men. Though they are the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States, Asian Americans face outsized challenges in being...
by LC JOHNSON. Zora’s House founder says these leaders are navigating not only the demands of their work and leadership but also feel pressure to mitigate the stereotypes and misconceptions that their peers may have about their identity. “You’re nothing like your...
by CHANDA CAUSER. I had just been handed the keys to a shiny, red sports car and could not wait to get in the driver’s seat. It was my dream role, the executive director of a national advocacy organization. I was excited about all the possibilities. I was ready to...
by LC JOHNSON. Zora’s House founder says these leaders are navigating not only the demands of their work and leadership but also feel pressure to mitigate the stereotypes and misconceptions that their peers may have about their identity. “You’re nothing like your...
by CHANDA CAUSER. I had just been handed the keys to a shiny, red sports car and could not wait to get in the driver’s seat. It was my dream role, the executive director of a national advocacy organization. I was excited about all the possibilities. I was ready to...
At home in White Swan, Washington, on the reservation of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Patricia Whitefoot has evidence that her decades advocating for Native American education have been well-spent. “I’m seeing many of the students I worked...
by KIERRA SAM. MISSOULA — When you think of after school activities, sports, music lessons, or maybe a nap may come to mind. But a program in Missoula is taking after school activities to the next level by giving young people of color an opportunity to express...
by LC JOHNSON. Zora’s House founder says these leaders are navigating not only the demands of their work and leadership but also feel pressure to mitigate the stereotypes and misconceptions that their peers may have about their identity. “You’re nothing like your...
by CHANDA CAUSER. I had just been handed the keys to a shiny, red sports car and could not wait to get in the driver’s seat. It was my dream role, the executive director of a national advocacy organization. I was excited about all the possibilities. I was ready to...
by THERESA PALMER. By 2021, this number had increased to nearly 33%. However, it seems that the technology sector in fact lags behind. According to one report only 29% of UK tech workers are women or non-binary, and an even smaller share, 25%, belong to ethnic...
by DAVID NEEDLE. Women are an evergrowing part of the tech landscape, but inequality in pay and opportunities persists. Some issues are systemic; in education, there's a gap in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) degrees, while in business,...
by JEFFREY MCKINNEY. Only 8% out of 9.2 million technology workers and 3% of executives in the U.S. tech industry were cited as Black, according to research. Though technology is among the most profitable sectors globally, the industry has not shown much growth in...
He has invested over $200 million in equity and debt into the embattled shared office space company over the past two years. Millionaire software mogul Anant Yardi, founder and CEO of real estate technology giant Yardi Systems, has taken a majority stake in the shared...
by JOHANNAH GRENAWAY. HOUSTON — The smell of a flat iron and the sound of clippers, words of wisdom and belly-deep laughter — beauty salons and barber shops have long been a sacred space for Black women and men to commune about everyday life. For 109 years, one family...
by BRIAN BAKER, CFA. As stocks and other investments change value over time, investors may find that one or two securities make up a large portion of their overall portfolio. It can be beneficial to occasionally review your portfolio for ways to improve...
Road trips are a great way to see the world on your own schedule. I’ve made road trips around Bulgaria and Argentina, and they’ve allowed me to visit destinations that I otherwise wouldn’t have gotten to. If you love spending time in the car racing toward a new spot,...
by RACHEL CHANG. From the park's mountain peaks to its winding roads to its wood-panelled buildings, Chinese American history is everywhere in Yosemite – if you know where to look. Hidden beyond the iconic Half Dome monolith, about a 90-minute drive north-east from...
Road trips are a great way to see the world on your own schedule. I’ve made road trips around Bulgaria and Argentina, and they’ve allowed me to visit destinations that I otherwise wouldn’t have gotten to. If you love spending time in the car racing toward a new spot,...
by MAYA GOTTFRIED & CHARLOTTE POINTING. During the 1980s, New York City became one of the first major cities in the US to feature a plethora of sushi-based restaurants. Shortly thereafter, the trend expanded across the nation, and now, sushi continues to be one of...
by CHRISTINE ROUSELLE. A mainstay of Chinese restaurants across the United States, General Tso's chicken is a popular takeout dish. It typically consists of fried pieces of chicken that are tossed in a sauce that is both sweet and spicy. But where did it come from? Is...
by SAMANTHA KUBOTA. On a windy evening in West Los Angeles, a small group of mostly strangers gathered inside a trendy loft apartment. The 15 or so folks were an interesting cross section of humanity — from a winery owner/operator to this very reporter — and all had...
by CARLTON WINFREY. Jess Henton is on a mission. So is Bridgette Johnson. Both women are Black entrepreneurs trying to stake or re-stake their claim in the Seattle restaurant scene. Johnson is the owner of Central Cafe and Juice Bar on East Cherry Street near Martin...
by MARLON HYDE. In Georgia, Latinas are starting companies at a rapid pace, but these businesses need more support to face the challenges at the intersection of gender and ethnicity. A robot that looks like a Roomba with multiple shelves, a couple of feet tall, rolls...
by TERRY TANG & ALEXANDRA OLSON. Regina Lawless hit a professional high at 40, becoming the first director of diversity and inclusion for Instagram. But after her husband died suddenly in 2021, she pondered whether she had neglected her personal life and what it...
by CINDY BARTH. Women-owned businesses are having an undeniable impact on the U.S. economy, with women owning more than 14 million businesses, employing nearly 12.2 million people and generating $2.7 trillion in revenue, according to the 2024 Impact of Women-Owned...
by SHAWN JOHNSON. Companies are still struggling to maintain values Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Attempt. But in the field of entrepreneurship, BIPOC small business owners are showing real promise. Thirty-nine percent of small businesses are now owned by...
by CARLTON WINFREY. Jess Henton is on a mission. So is Bridgette Johnson. Both women are Black entrepreneurs trying to stake or re-stake their claim in the Seattle restaurant scene. Johnson is the owner of Central Cafe and Juice Bar on East Cherry Street near Martin...
by CARLTON WINFREY. Jess Henton is on a mission. So is Bridgette Johnson. Both women are Black entrepreneurs trying to stake or re-stake their claim in the Seattle restaurant scene. Johnson is the owner of Central Cafe and Juice Bar on East Cherry Street near Martin...
by MARLON HYDE. In Georgia, Latinas are starting companies at a rapid pace, but these businesses need more support to face the challenges at the intersection of gender and ethnicity. A robot that looks like a Roomba with multiple shelves, a couple of feet tall, rolls...
by TERRY TANG & ALEXANDRA OLSON. Regina Lawless hit a professional high at 40, becoming the first director of diversity and inclusion for Instagram. But after her husband died suddenly in 2021, she pondered whether she had neglected her personal life and what it...
by CINDY BARTH. Women-owned businesses are having an undeniable impact on the U.S. economy, with women owning more than 14 million businesses, employing nearly 12.2 million people and generating $2.7 trillion in revenue, according to the 2024 Impact of Women-Owned...
by SHAWN JOHNSON. Companies are still struggling to maintain values Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Attempt. But in the field of entrepreneurship, BIPOC small business owners are showing real promise. Thirty-nine percent of small businesses are now owned by...
by CARLTON WINFREY. Jess Henton is on a mission. So is Bridgette Johnson. Both women are Black entrepreneurs trying to stake or re-stake their claim in the Seattle restaurant scene. Johnson is the owner of Central Cafe and Juice Bar on East Cherry Street near Martin...
by MARLON HYDE. In Georgia, Latinas are starting companies at a rapid pace, but these businesses need more support to face the challenges at the intersection of gender and ethnicity. A robot that looks like a Roomba with multiple shelves, a couple of feet tall, rolls...
by KAETLYN LIDDY. When Dominique Dawes competed in the Olympic trials for the 1992 Barcelona Games, she was the first Black gymnast to ever qualify. Three decades later, 80% of the U.S. women’s Olympic gymnastics team competing in Paris are women of color, making it...
The day after winning the 2024 Women’s Prize for her second novel Brotherless Night, VV Ganeshananthan still hasn’t quite digested things. “I still feel quite stunned,” she says, when I ask her how she’s doing. While any writer might well be overwhelmed by such an...
by KAETLYN LIDDY. When Dominique Dawes competed in the Olympic trials for the 1992 Barcelona Games, she was the first Black gymnast to ever qualify. Three decades later, 80% of the U.S. women’s Olympic gymnastics team competing in Paris are women of color, making it...
The day after winning the 2024 Women’s Prize for her second novel Brotherless Night, VV Ganeshananthan still hasn’t quite digested things. “I still feel quite stunned,” she says, when I ask her how she’s doing. While any writer might well be overwhelmed by such an...
by ARTURO CONDE. Fans will recognize him from the reboot of “Magnum P.I.,” a crime action TV series about a former Navy SEAL who solves cases in Hawaii. Starting Friday, actor Jay Hernandez can be seen on the big screen in “The Long Game,” an underdog sports movie...
by GEORGE WINSLOW. Black American consumers say podcasts are one of the most effective ways for advertisers to reach them, according to a new Horowitz survey As the advertising market for podcasts continues to grow and a growing number of TV and media companies are...
The key components of intercultural competence for leaders can be summarized as follows: Knowledge 1. Understanding different cultures' values, beliefs, customs, communication styles, norms, traditions, and histories. [1] 2. Awareness of cultural generalizations and...
Based on the search results, here are some key strategies for service-based entrepreneurs to effectively balance growth and profitability: 1. Focus on Your Mission: Maintain a clear, purpose-driven mission that guides decision-making, even during periods of rapid...
Here are 10 ways multicultural entrepreneurs can keep customers coming back for life in 2024: 1. Embrace diversity and inclusion in your business. Ensure your products, services, and marketing reflect the diverse backgrounds of your customer base.[1][4] 2. Foster a...
by DIANA MONTOYA-WILLIAMS. Immigrants make up nearly 16% of Philadelphia’s population of 1.6 million, according to a 2024 report from Pew Charitable Trusts. Pew reports this marks the largest percentage since the 1940s, and above the national percentage of 13.9%. I am...
by KAETLYN LIDDY. When Dominique Dawes competed in the Olympic trials for the 1992 Barcelona Games, she was the first Black gymnast to ever qualify. Three decades later, 80% of the U.S. women’s Olympic gymnastics team competing in Paris are women of color, making it...
by FREDERICK ROYALL III. The most nimble and successful leaders think differently, especially in the face of obstacles. I've learned this from my experience helping many founders grow and scale. As any entrepreneur knows, learning how to overcome business challenges...
The stores Weee!, Yamibuy and Fantuan, with many others, have seen tremendous growth as they vie to become the leading destination for Asian food, beverages and groceries. Weee!, an online grocery store, sells food from several cultures, including Chinese, Filipino,...
by JIM MORRISON. Gallup polling in 2021 suggested that more than half of Americans don’t have a will. That number jumps considerably for people of color. A Consumer Reports survey a year later pinned those numbers at 77 percent for Black adults and 82 percent for...
by RACHEL LU. On Friday, lawyers representing four Chinese immigrants appeared in front of the U.S Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit to argue that a Florida law that bans many Chinese immigrants from buying a home in a large swath of the state is unconstitutional....