According to data from the Bureau of Labour Statistics, around 20% of small businesses will fail within their first year and 65% will fail by their 10th year. Starting and building a startup requires patience, consistency, money, courage, time and commitment. As one of the founders of Y Combinator (YC),

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — There were plenty of days that Olivia Miles felt the pangs of frustration building alongside the pain and soreness, all part of the Notre Dame All-American point guard’s push to rehab her way back from a serious knee injury. Sometimes it came during the exercise she hated

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In a major development, Meta has announced the upcoming launch of a groundbreaking AI-powered video and editing tool for Reels that will revolutionize social media content creation and the future of digital communication—at least according to Mark Zuckerberg. Meta Movie Gen will allow users to create up to 16 seconds

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. To know me is to know that I’m a fan of William Ray Norwood Jr., better known to the world as Ray J. While it is often easy to

NEW YORK (AP) — When Grammy-award winner Jon Batiste was a kid, say, 9 or 10 years old, he moved between musical worlds — participating in local, classical piano competitions by day, then “gigging in night haunts in the heart of New Orleans.” Free from the rigidity of genre, but also a

There is an old cliche that says, “Health is the ultimate wealth.” Like me, many have heard this and agreed with it, even if we let it go in one ear and out the other. I thrived off being the “it” person. I enjoyed others looking to me to be

HOUSTON (AP) — A former Houston police officer was sentenced to 60 years in prison on Tuesday for the murder of a married couple during a drug raid that revealed systemic corruption in the department’s narcotics unit and prompted criticism of the law enforcement agency and its tactics. Gerald Goines was convicted in the January

Allyson Felix is combining her passion for sports and women’s rights in her latest business venture. This week, the Olympic legend teamed up with her brother and longtime business partner Wes Felix and sports executive Cosette Chaput to launch Always Alpha. With a mission to change dated talented management models,

Basketball legend Michael Jordan is currently battling the largest spectator sports league in America, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, better known as NASCAR. Jordan’s racing team, 23XI, along with another racing team, Front Row Motorsports, are suing the organization for what they feel are “anti-competitive” new terms.