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Black Daddies Club (BDC) – A Movement Built On Love

June 20, 2010 · Leave a Comment

“We need fathers to realize that responsibility does not end at conception. We need them to realize that what makes you a man is not the ability to have a child – It’s the courage to raise one.” President Barack Obama – Father’s Day Speech – June 2008 on his campaign trail. For Brandon Hay, the founder and Executive Director of the Toronto-based men’s support community, the Black Daddies Club (BDC), a typical day goes a little something like this… “I get up in the morning sometime around 5 a.m. to drive my wife to work, get home and check my email for 15 minutes. Get... [Read the full story]

Business

The “Investable” Entrepreneur: How to make you and your business attractive to investors

May 23, 2010 · Leave a Comment

If you are an entrepreneur looking for sources of funding for your business, you have surely heard about obtaining small business loans through your bank, applying for lines of credit, and possibly, asking for funding from family and friends. There is, however, another popular source of financial support: funding through investors. According to the Angel Investment Network, a Canadian web-based service that matches investors seeking investments with entrepreneurs seeking capital, Angel investors are currently investing over $3 billion in Canadian businesses each year. “This number would be substantially... [Read the full story]

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Notable Periods In The History Of Haiti

February 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment

When you think about Haiti what are the images that come to mind? Do they match those that you saw in the media recently? No doubt, those images have synthesized into your impression of Haiti. These startling and troubling images, however, do not tell the complete story of this complex Caribbean island, home to ten million people. Haiti is a country that has a rich history. Haiti grew from tremulous beginnings, racked by civil war and political unrest since 1791. The country received its Arawak name Haiti, meaning Mountainous Country, from Jean-Jacques Dessalines. Under his leadership in 1838,... [Read the full story]

Music

Who is T-Minus?

January 17, 2010 · 1 Comment

T-Minus is a young producer from the GTA who has all kinds of major label, indie label, and no-label artists clamouring to record over his beats. For this issue of Black Ink, he steps away from his home studio setup long enough to answer a few questions about how he got started, what he’s learned along the way, whether the recession is affecting him, and what his fans can expect to hear next. If you think about your favourite producer, a typical fan of hip hop or R&B will probably answer with at least one of the following well-known names: Timbaland, Pharrell of The Neptunes/N.E.R.D., Swizz... [Read the full story]

Arts

This Business is Personal

January 17, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Trey Anthony on why health and harmony are crucial to success in business “I always approach my business as an extension of myself.” These words ring true when they are being spoken by a writer who draws from her own experiences to create touching and humorous plays, an actor who always empathizes with her audience, an entrepreneur who finances most of the budget for each show her company produces, and a producer whose motto is “How do I know it’s good? Because my name is on it.” Trey Anthony’s two Toronto-based companies, Trey Anthony Productions and the Trey Anthony @One Centre (started... [Read the full story]

Non-Profit

BreadFruit Lane Charity: Serving as a Catalyst for Change for Communities in Need

April 19, 2010 · Leave a Comment

In December 2006, Mike Slocombe and a collective of friends embarked on a cross-Atlantic voyage from Canada’s largest metropolis, Toronto to the remote village of Baro in Guinea, a West African nation with a complex history and a rich culture. They embarked on their globetrotting adventure to learn and culture themselves to the traditional African rhythms and dances, indigenous to that region of the world. Slocombe, who has a deep rooted passion and admiration for the art of African drumming—so much so, he is a founding member of the Toronto-based percussion ensemble Baro Dununba, which... [Read the full story]

Business

The “Investable” Entrepreneur: How to make you and your business attractive to investors

Experience Matters

Improving your customer’s experience improves your bottom line. Experience matters. Your customer’s experience that is. When was the last time you walked in your customer’s shoes? What do your customers experience when they interact with your company? Touch Point Fact: A mere 5 per cent decrease in customer attrition can increase profits by 20... Read more of this article

Two Types of Workers

In today’s workplace there are two types of workers: the employee and the professional. The employee is the individual who recognizes himself as someone hired to do a particular job for a particular salary. The professional sees herself as the person within the company who reliably performs to make a difference. The employee focuses on completing... Read more of this article

10 Steps to Marketing on a Budget

If you talk to the head of any small- to medium-sized company, you’ll see that one of their key areas of concern is how to grow their business in these difficult economic times. Many believe that they need to allocate a large sum of their revenues to their marketing initiatives. While it is advantageous to have a large sum to spend on marketing, small... Read more of this article

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