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What Have You Done for Me Lately?! An Interview with Congressman Ed Towns

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8/27/10 •

Written By Ryan Mack, President of Optimum
In the land of democracy, governed by the rule of law, it is crucial that we keep tabs on those who are creating the legislation that dictates much of the activity in our lives. Much of this country’s path has been determined by who we vote for and how [...]

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Shape-Up Your Finances! (0)

8/10/10 •

Written By Ryan Mack, President of Optimum
On August 7th, 2010 The Optimum Institute of Economic Empowerment took to the streets to conduct one of the most fun programs that we have ever done. We conducted the “Shape Up Your Finances” Economic Empowerment tour which consisted of visiting barbershops and beauty salons throughout Brooklyn, NY with [...]

An Act of Benevolence (0)

7/26/10 •

By: Andrew Bruskin
Editor-in-Chief, All About Business
I was walking to lunch, taking my usual route along court street. I approached the Court- Livingston Street intersection, two blocks from the court system, when I saw a man in his upper fifties. He was African American, wearing raggedy blue jeans and a brownish-grey shirt. He [...]

Not Quite Financial Reform (0)

7/21/10 •

By: Ernst Ducena
OIEE Contributor
Nearly two years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, and after intense debate, negotiations and concessions to politicians and lobbyists, congress finally passed financial regulation reform; or something to that effect. While being hailed as the most sweeping reform seen in financial regulation since the Great Depression, the Dodd-Frank bill, named [...]

The Iron Men: Our Pursuit of Understanding (0)

7/21/10 •

by: Megan Yarnall
Writer, All About Business
I recently started working near Madison Square Park in Manhattan, and for the first few days, a man at the top of the stairs to the subway startled me. The same man was there every morning, without fail, making me jump suddenly to the side. Every time [...]