Is Diversity Good for Business?

The Gherkin, London

The Voice Online reports that the Lord Mayor of London warned that the city risks falling behind its competitors if it fails to embrace diversity in its business culture.  

Click here to read her comments.  Apparently, Fiona  Woolf is only the second female Lord Mayor since 1189.  She was speaking at the launch of the Power of Diversity programme.

So remember that the next time you sit through a presentation by a team made up entirely of white men - as I did last night.  There is a business case for diversity.  Or, to put it another way, diversity is good for business.  

What do you think?  Is there enough diversity in London and UK businesses?  If not, why not?  And is there a business case for increasing diversity?  Please leave your comments below.  

And click here for my Black Success audios.  Click here for more advice from Black business experts.  Because positive representation is important to me.


Here's to your success! 

How to Get 16,000+ Twitter Followers

Melinda Emerson, author of Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months, is one of the business leaders featured in More Black Success Volume 10. Click here to download your copy now.

Melinda, known as SmallBizLady on Twitter, has over 16,500 followers and used Twitter to make her book a bestseller.

The other business experts who have contributed to MBS 10 are
- Andrea Campbell, author of Practical Business – ABC, and
- PR guru Mavis Amankwah of Rich Visions, who offers expertise in all aspects of equality and diversity.

As always, MBS 10 is full of practical advice and information. And, as always, it is totally free of charge. So click here to download your copy now.

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Black Talk Radio: Black Business Success

I hope you will join us today for What U Need to Know at 2 p.m. EST, 7 p.m. UK time. If you miss the broadcast, you can still listen to the recording.

Click here to listen.

We will be talking about how to have a successful Black-owned business.

We will be joined by two Londoners, Sonia Meggie of Inspirational YOU and Charmaine Simpson of Black History Studies.

Click here for free advice for Black business owners.

More Black Success Volume 10 will focus on Black business success. Coming soon - watch this space.

Here's to your success!

Loads of Free Stuff for Black Parents and Children

The Black Holiday Gifts Guide has loads of free resources for Black parents, children and families.

Online Fun for You and Your Children

We have lots of free online fun for your children, including free resources they can download and print out.

Print out and color a Kinara.

There's an online Black history quiz.

And lots more free resources.

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African American Gifts

Plus, we have lots of children's gifts you can buy. We have gifts for all the family - toys, coloring books, Black history board games and more.

Our coloring books include:

African American Leaders Activity and Coloring Book
Famous Black Women
African Designs Coloring Book

and more.

Check it out: click here to download the free Black Holiday Gifts Guide 2010 now.

See also: A Christian Book for Teenage Girls.

The Number One Fundraising Tool for Your Business

All of the contributors to More Black Success are experts.

What is the number one tool for you to raise funds for your business? Check out the article by Yvonne Witter in MBS 8.

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Free Advice for Black Businesses

We have loads of articles about how to build your successful Black-owned business in More Black Success.

For example, MBS 5 contains an article by Mercy Gilbert of Art Connoisseur about how to build your business. She talks about her work as a business advisor. Plus check out the article by Basmatie Littles about how she started and built her Karma Kidz fashion business.

In MBS 3, Shola Arewa talks about how to help and inspire your customers to find the money they need to pay for your services.

To get your free copies, go to More Black Success.

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