Christopher Postlethwait

Kansas City's AIDS Bicycle Challenge event to be held on Sunday

An incredible Kansas City charity event, the AIDS Bicycle Challenge (ABC), is slated for this coming Sunday (Sept. 12), and it's not too late to get involved. You can register online or as late as 7:00am...

Avis unveils GLBT advertising campaign and worldwide discount

Popular car-rental company Avis, famous for it's "We try harder" ads, has recently announced a three-year partnership with the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) through which they will provide discounts for GLBT...

Ten tips from a GLBT entrepreneur on starting your own business, part two

Continued from part one, here are tips six through ten on how to start your own business from gay entrepreneur Bryan Janeczko, founder of Wicked Start and co-founder of Start Out: Step Six - The Funding. Fuel your business by...

Ten tips from a GLBT entrepreneur on starting your own business, part one

Amidst recent reports in the Kansas City Star that economic woes are far from over, it might seem a little crazy to think about starting your own business during difficult economic times, but if you are, you're certainly...

Echelon Magazine plans to publish GLBT business directory

You've probably heard of the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) Corporate Equality Index, the list that rates businesses based on their policies, practices, and outreach to the LGBTQ community both internally and externally. It is from that...

'Buying for Equality' in Kansas City: Hallmark Cards

Welcome to the second installment of the Kansas City GLBT Business Examiner's 'Buying for Equality' series in which we shine the spotlight on another company that calls KC home. Listed as number 93 on the 2008...

Despite HRC talks, Target has refused to 'Make It Right'

Queer groups and allies were hopeful last week as the Target Corporation entered into negotiations with the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) to answer the HRC's call to 'Make It Right' after Target donated $150,000 to...

Target may pay up; other companies still spooked

Target has entered into negotiations with the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) to answer the HRC's call to "Make it Right" and to quell the backlash that stemmed from contributions to MN Forward, a political action committee...

Marketing analysis predicts 2010 gay buying power in U.S. at $743 billion

Market research firms Witeck-Combs and Packaged Facts have predicted that the 2010 buying power of gays and lesbians in the United States will be a whopping $743 billion, up $1 billion from last year despite continued widespread economic hardships...

Target stock lost over $1.3 billion with threat of boycott, but rallies today

Target stocks (NYSE: TGT) have slumped over the last couple weeks, partially in fear of boycott, since CEO Gregg Steinhafel first defended the company's controversial contributions on June 27th, costing the company over $1 billion in stock market...

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