Adilisha Patrom (R) speaks to a customer in her coronavirus pop-up store in Washington, DC, on March 6, 2020. NICHOLAS KAMM Are you financially prepared if you can’t go to work? As fears about the coronavirus mount, so do concerns about possible quarantines, office closures and school shutdowns. “It’s always situations like this that make
Month: March 2020
PeopleImages Americans nearing retirement are among the many casualties of the coronavirus, as fears around its global spread and resulting economic damage caused a steep selloff in the stock market last week that potentially upended the retirement outlook for many individuals. The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite — which serve as barometers
Gail Warrior Gail Warrior Gail Warrior, who created one of the largest woman- and minority-owned construction companies in the U.S., remembers her first experience applying for a business loan back in 2000. She was chief executive of Dallas-based Warrior Group, a modular construction company that had just won a government contract to build a barracks
When most 15-year-olds are out at the movies, playing video games or listening to music, Mikaila Ulmer of Austin is focusing on building her empire. Mikaila is the CEO of Me & the Bees Lemonade, a business she started at age 4 after her family encouraged her to enter a local youth business competition. While
Being an entrepreneur is a dream to which many people aspire, and a worthwhile financial goal. Still, many first-time business owners, and even experienced pros, can sabotage their best efforts through typical mistakes. When you’re ready to roll-up your sleeves and start your own business, keep your eyes open for these four issues. Though they might
WASHINGTON – A.J. Khubani took a chance when he pulled a seat up to President Donald Trump’s table at the golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey nearly two years ago. “Once we said counterfeits on Amazon, that’s all we had to say, we had his attention,” Khubani told CNBC. Khubani explained to the president how
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said the Federal Reserve‘s emergency interest rate cut on Tuesday morning makes him more concerned about the economic risks from the coronavirus. “It’s great that the Federal Reserve recognizes that there’s going to be weakness, but it makes me feel, wow, the weakness must be much more than I thought,” Cramer said
Tory Burch Source: Brigitte Lacombe Tory Burch, the fashion icon who launched a preppy-chic lifestyle brand in 2004 that now tops $1.5 billion in sales, is on a mission: to advance women empowerment and entrepreneurship by shattering stereotypes and creating new norms. Inspired by her own experience as a working mother launching a business, in which
Damage to the Basement East music venue near the Five Points area is seen on Thursday March 05, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. Tornados hit the area early Tuesday morning. Matt McClain | The Washington Post | Getty Images Businesses small and large are working together toward recovery after tornadoes ripped through central Tennessee Tuesday morning,