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Re: Do M.B.A.s Make Better Entrepreneurs?

Tambra — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 02:08:02 -0000

Though a MBA doesn't equip you to address the 100% realities of being an entrepreneur, it does provide you a network, a level of confidence, knowledge of resources and real life projects/cases to analyze for you to lessen the potential of falling in similar scenarios. I truly valued the entrepreneurial management course at Boston University. I had a great faculty member who was an entrepreneur--actually a venture capitalist in IT. We worked directly with his clients--CEOs of well established IT companies and presented our solutions to their business challenges.

I was the only African American in that class of 45-plus students. I definitely felt I had a unique learning opportunity. From that experience it added value in my graduate education along with giving me the confidence and leverage to pursue business-related positions though I am trained in health communications with prevention campaign focus. Now I am starting a social venture and lessons learned from my faculty member lies within me to this day such as with any venture you must think exit strategy in mind: sell or scale and many other lessons.

Re: Super YBPs??

Tambra — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 14:43:51 -0000

What? I am aware that these thoughts are rampant across most ethnic groups. However they should recognize the concept of past, present and future. Someone came before us and will continue after us. I have my thoughts about the need for succession planning with many of the established groups. However I recognize some of them laid important milestones. But thoughts going in the contrary occur with the mis-education of a 'YBP' or as Carter G. would say a 'Negro.'

Re: YBP Savings Tip

Tambra — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 13:24:25 -0000

Why is there a demand for more Americans to save? Well given the state of our economy when you look beyond the propaganda/advertising...we are entering a potential economic downturn....several factors will interplay and are undergoing right now...so people will feel it mostly those already low-income and those who are in industries that are discretionary e.g. automobiles. Don't believe learn more about the Great Depression of 1929 and find startling similar debates across the world.

So what people we will remember most during that period will be arts, humanities and literature that were outlets for people e.g. Hollywood to not reflect on the every day economic plight.

When the economy worsens, so will the attitudes between visual differences: class, race, and etc.

Those who faired well had diverse financial portfolios, were in sturdy professional jobs e.g. medicine, law, government, etc., and the very well to do while others were living 'foot to mouth.'

So the question is where is the equity in humanity? And how will you make a difference in American history?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression

http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/encyclopedia/...

Re: another young, black professional…dead

Tambra — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:28:19 -0000

In response to Jem, I think any fan of the Redskins was affected. I saw a diverse range of people of all colors as part of a candlelight vigil. I know that race and class are considerable factors used to divide people; however it's not just one group of people that does it. Just the fact this article kicked off with young black men, the writer framed in a narrow way to engage a certain audience. If he's a sports writer versus a general writer, the different perspectives become obvious. The bottomline is, "I want to know what circumstances did someone justify in shooting him?" How can I get the answer? Clearly someone knew him...it was an assassination almost. And why did they not get the girlfriend? Something seems fishy to me.