Financial Wake-Up Call
From advice on homeownership to unemployment, our economists offer strategies on how to secure your financial future
When Lori Porcher, 40, was laid off from her job as an account supervisor…
By David C. Ruffin
Stand And Deliver
Kevin Cohee turned OneUnited into the nation's largest black banking institution one acquisition at a time. And he's not finished yet.
When Kevin Cohee, chairman and CEO of OneUnited Bank, looks at One Lincoln Street…
By Matthew S. Scott
United Colors Of Global Hue
Don Coleman has positioned his agencyto make a play on markets of every stripe and color
On a blustery March afternoon Don Coleman, 51, sits behind his spacious desk in…
By Alan Hughes
Massacre On Madison Avenue
In the toughest year everfor advertising firms, African American agencies struggled to hold on to business and meet the bottom line
The Barbies were stacked high in local supermarkets last August. Little girls clamored around…
By Cassandra Hayes
A Tale Of Four Freshmen
By Sonya A. Donaldson
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was…
By Dale Coachman
Maximum Overdrive
Boyland Auto Group increased revenues and profits through restructuring and a take-no-prisoners attitude
Dorian S. Boyland is taking care of business as he bustles about his 29,000-square-foot…
By Carolyn M. Brown
Pumping The Brakes
B.E. auto dealers used cost cutting and customer service to avoid being wrecked by a tough economy
Purring engines and showroom shine ignite a spark in new car shoppers — but…
By Rebecca Frances Rohan
The House Always Wins
Don Barden rolled thedice when he anted up millions for a Las Vegas casino. It turned out to be a sure bet.
Sounds of electronic bells, buzzes, pings, and zaps fill the air as Don H.…
By Alan Hughes
Operating In Rough Waters
B.E. Industrial/Service 100 companies seek to grow earnings by battening down the hatches
For the captains who helmed America’s largest black-owned businesses, managing those businesses in 2002…
By Derek T. Dingle
Reinvention Through Innovation
Despite the sluggish economy, a number of B.E. 100S companies are winning the battle for market share and profits by retooling their enterprises
If there were a slogan to describe the attitude and activity permeating America’s largest…
