Brenda W. Hargroves

I recently attended a meeting of small-business owners. The facilitator pointed out that your brand is not your name, logo or any other feature which identifies you or your product. “It’s the way people feel  after working with you.”  With that thought in mind, she then asked the participants to reveal three words that describe their brand in terms of how other folks see them. Interesting, huh? The exercise reminded me of the standard icebreaker I used when I taught financial

I’ll never forget the words of civil rights advocate, John Lewis. In June 2018, he tweeted, "Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a...

By Brenda Weathers Hargroves I once began a business with $12,000 outstanding debt in addition to my start-up expenses. An arrangement...

By Brenda Weathers Hargroves More people are turning to installment plans to make every-day purchases. Research data shows during 2021,...

By Brenda W Hargroves I’ve often heard people say, “I wrote a book. Now, all I have to do is get it published.” I recently heard those...

By Brenda W Hargroves The first lesson we are taught when learning how to manage our finances is to create a budget. This important step...