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IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT ME By Dartesia A. Pitts

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I meditated for a while about what I would blog about for the month of March.  I kept trying to figure out how I could cleverly present to you some useful legal advice, which you could put in your BOSS informational arsenal.  However, as I pondered about what legal advice to provide, I realized that you would need more than one blog to understand ANY legal subject matter.  I, also, figured that I could present to you a more interesting read.  I mean who REALLY wants to read about contracts? I was moved about sharing with the wonderful women of the BOSS Network, why I do what I do.  I wanted to share with you the duty that I have to my community having the honor of serving as an attorney.  In the spirit of Women’s History Month, which is right after African-American History Month, I felt that this was the most appropriate subject matter.  I thank my mother for exposing me to my history early on in my life.  My mother would take me to the library and require me to check out b

Legacy Venture Client Audrey Griffin Launches Chicago Speaking Tour!

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Audrey Griffin , NBA Wife, Mother, Huffington Post & Essence Magazine Contributor,  Entertainer, and Author of "Remove Your Cape" Launches Chicago Speaking Tour For Women and Girls:  Audrey Griffin  w ill kick off a speaking tour on March 15 where she will engage under served communities, motivating audiences to live their best lives! Griffin has the ability to connect with diverse audiences from youth to single moms to working professionals, delivering a message of triumph over adversity and the importance of balance, faith and family being weaved into the fabric of every meaningful success. Griffin will host assemblies at Chicago Public Schools and visit girls mentoring programs. The tour will culminate with a keynote address at a commencement ceremony for the New Moms Academy of Professional Development, a program that provides resources for employment and self sufficiency for teen moms who are transitioning from homelessness.  About Audrey Wife, Mother, Author, En

Plug the Marketing Black Hole by Aundrea Wilcox

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Why does everyone think marketing is so easy that anyone can do it?  This is a repeated mistake that small businesses make unwittingly.  When they need help with a marketing project, they hire a student, stay-at-home parent, unemployed friend or acquaintance, spouse or someone’s niece or nephew to do what seems like a simple task.  Marketing, however, isn’t as easy as it seems—no offense to anyone that is a stay at home parent or a self-taught, self-proclaimed freelancer.  Be careful about who you name as your chief marketer.  Marketing requires particular knowledge, experience and creativity.  The wrong person can do a lot of irreparable damage.       Like it or not, not everybody is good at marketing.  In my mind there are two types of marketers:  one is an ‘idea’ person and the other is ‘hands-on.’  You may need to hire more than one marketer to carry out your marketing plans.  The marketer with the ‘big idea’ may not be the same person who actually creates a direct ma