Last week left many concerned people waiting to see if the Federal Government would in fact shut down.

Can you believe it’s April and tax deadline is near.

I don’t know about you but, when it is tax season time, I have seen many just lose it. And, it’s due to all the frustration from waiting until the very last minute to file.

I am sure many have good intentions after the problems you had last year on the deadline day. People start talking a good game all the way back in January. They got their W-2’s together and then compile all their receipts. These items are then placed neatly on the edge of a desk.

The challenges of small business groups are just as hard as most nonprofit businesses these days. How do you differentiate one group from another? Do we give money to one group because of relationships?

Governor John Kasich’s budget is adding fuel to the rhetorical fire that’s consumed Ohio these past two months. The two-year budget released Tuesday leaves plenty to be desired but gives Kasich this… He’s keeping his word on taxes, so far anyway, as he closes the $8 billion budget hole.

Every February we celebrate Black History Month by honoring African-American heroes and remembering past victories in the fight and struggle against racial discrimination.

I guess every since Blacks have been banking, there were campaigns for us to open more accounts. From the first Black bank which open in 1888, Capital Savings Bank of Washington DC (609 F Street), NW, Washington D.C) until now in 2011.