In a landmark deal, The Peebles Corp. (No. 86 on the BE INDUSTRIAL/SERVICE list with $27.82 million in sales) signed an agreement to acquire 346 Broadway, a 13-story office building and original headquarters of the New York Life Insurance company in the city’s trendy Tribeca...

Our society emphasizes friends, family and co-workers as essential parts of our emotional and professional support system. Friends can offer distraction and encouragement, family members give unconditional love and co-workers may provide a sense of camaraderie and even professional advice....

In BLACK ENTERPRISE‘s award-winning series of reports on the state of public schools, our editors defined the urgency of the situation by paraphrasing an old maxim: “In the 21st Century, the business of America is education.” It’s not just a mere play on words.  The reality is...

Analysts say the wrong call made at the end of Monday night’s game between the Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers shifted as much as $250 million in bets — with one expert’s estimate putting the grab as result of the touchdown call at a half-billion. The Seahawks beat the...

Michael L. Thompson, CEO of Fair Oaks Farms L.L.C., and his relationship with McDonald’s USA demonstrate how the nation’s largest fast-food company makes supplier diversity work. Fair Oaks Farms (No. 15 on the BE Industrial/Service Companies list with $288.7 million in revenues) supplies...

Time and again there have been hundreds of athletes who made enormous amounts of money during their careers only to wind up with nothing after they retire. In fact, recent studies show roughly 70% of professional athletes will go broke within a few years of hanging up their jerseys. It’s a...

Our editors and B.E. Research sent surveys to the top 1,000 publicly traded companies as well as the 100 leading global companies with strong U.S. operations. BE’s survey focused on activities related to the participation of African Americans and members of other ethnic minority groups....

Yandy Smith The dictionary describes an entrepreneur as ‘A person who engages in business enterprise, usually with some personal financial risk.’ Under this definition, anyone who runs and owns his or her own business can be classified as an entrepreneur because they are taking a risk...

Business owners are faced with a tumultuous task every year; finding new ways to grow their business. They need to find ways for their business to do better then it did the year before. A stronger sales force, management team, or new innovations are some of the ways to recharge each year. The...

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 how do...