Are you a young professional looking to advance your career? Mix with like-minded peers at the 2012 Rising Affluent Advancement and Achievement Conference. Rising Affluent focuses on connecting  young professionals to promote networking, professional advancement, and personal...

Karen Civil, founder fo KarenCivil.com Blog: KarenCivil.com Niche: Music/Entertainment Founder: Karen Civil Twitter: @KarenCivil   Behind-the-scenes players don’t always earn shine from a backlight. Karen Civil is the exception. As the creator of her self-titled hip-hop...

  Black Enterprise Small Business University Instructor Tina Wells, Founder and CEO of Buzz Marketing Group You want to connect with your customer in a meaningful way, you’ve experimented (some) with social media, you’re anxious to boost the visibility of your business. But...

(Image: ThinkStock) Millennials are the products of a generation who had to fight to survive.  Our parents’ fight enabled us to receive much more than we ever had to give. We are the generation of hand-ups and hand-outs. We are a generation of scholarships and fellowships. We are the...

Elsie McCabe Thompson knows today that as as a child she suffered from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. In fact, today she will tell you that she has a “host of learning disabilities.” Raised in Brooklyn, New York, where her mother was a nurse, her father a psychiatrist, and her...

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Brian Bradley, who fans of Simon Cowell’s X-Factor know as Astro, understands the high cost of success. Following his appearance on the televised talent show, the 15-year-old Brooklynite has become a household name and has had to adjust to his overnight celebrity. Recently signing a...

Donald Thompson has been named CEO of McDonald’s Corp., taking the helm of the world’s largest fast food restaurant chain. He will assume his new role on July 1, succeeding retiring chief executive Jim Skinner. The move places Thompson, one of BLACK ENTERPRISE’s 100 Most Powerful...