Technology has changed how business owners interact with each other and removed the limitations of location. There are many businesses now with clients all over the world that they never have to travel to see. If business owners are smart, they can gain market share in countries where the services or products they offer are less prominent.

Sweatshops are manufacturing facilities, that usually produce clothing, where working conditions are poor and workers are paid unfair wages for their labor. Who currently uses sweat shops? Many American corporations have moved their production operations overseas in order to lower their costs and increase profits.

The internet is the fastest growing marketplace in the world. According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project Report, 73% of Americans are internet users and 43% have broad band connections. In addition, the study by Pew shows that 32% of Americans also shop online. People are beginning to integrate the internet into every segment of their lives.

FORE! It is a term often used on the golf course to notify an unsuspecting spectator that a headache is coming straight for them if they do not move out of the way! The term, in essence, puts individuals on notice about their future. What if we could adapt the word for other uses in society? What if we could use the term to put individuals on notice when something was about to happen in their future in other cases?

The more I press forward into my thirties, the more I realize the importance of regular exercising. I don’t want to be the old guy on the porch watching the kids play in the yard constantly yelling out,”be careful.” I would rather be a participant in the activity! I knew I had to choose a method of exercising that did not require me to drive to a gym, run on a track, or go to a local park though…so what was left? Cycling, of course.

Joshua Wanyama was born in Nairobi, Kenya. He received a B.S. in Architecture at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in 2003. Immediately upon completion of his college degree, he started Spectrum Interactive Media, LLC.-a web design and development company in Minneapolis, MN.

Anthony Colbert, Sr. started a company, Spectrum Corporation, 20 years ago that focused initially on just financial services. When he began his business, there were few African American male business owners in the very competitive financial services industry.

One day, my friend invited me to visit this new coffee house located right outside of downtown Houston on Washington Avenue. I was amazed at the unique design of the place, the aroma of coffee, pastries and tea and the site of outlets sprawled everywhere throughout the building. It seemed like the ideal place to use as a “virtual office.” For small business owners having a place to get away from the home office is critical.