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...

Drive, determination, and tenacity are traits possessed by the 1,200 professionals who converged for Black Enterprise’s Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo hosted by Nationwide Insurance. Ambitious attendees embodying the theme “Small Business Is Big Business” flocked to Hilton...

Able to withstand the recession, and then thrive during the recovery, the entrepreneurial spirit goes unmatched. Honing a seemingly innate passion for advancement, innovation, and serving the global marketplace, small business owners still stand as the backbone of the U.S. economy. The annual...

Award-winnning singer/songwriter Ne-Yo (née Shaffer Smith)–whose new album Libra Scale will be released November 22nd– is among the top innovators across a variety of industries who will be recognized as a Black Enterprise Intelligent Performer on Monday, November 15, 2010. The...

The Reginald F. Lewis Foundation honored L. Londell McMillan and Tina Wells, among others, at a gala luncheon and beach party that celebrated young, successful businesspeople. Lewis led the largest leveraged buyout in corporate America in the 1980s and was the first African American to build...

I’ve said it before—networking is a powerful tool if done correctly. For Atlanta-based candle maker Toni Brown, it paid off at this years 15th annual Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo hosted by Exxon Mobile. While attending the BE Next event at Rare Soul Tapas Restaurant...

    Young professionals, entrepreneurs and business leaders converged at the nightspot Rare for some power-networking at the Atlanta BE Next Premiere hosted by CNN during the 2010 Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference. Above are members of the Atlanta Chapter of the New Leaders...

Celebrating 10 years of economic empowerment through its MillerCoors Urban Entrepreneurs Series (MUES) and Business Plan Competition, MillerCoors has awarded $1.4 million in business grants to emerging minority businesses since 1999, targeting urban entrepreneurs ages 21-35. On March 12, 2010,...

##### Attendees network before formal remarks by Black Enterprise Small Business Editor Tennille Robinson, lead editor of the BE Next franchise. ##### Mona Scott-Young, owner of Monami Entertainment, and Ebro Darden, program director at Emmis Communications. ##### Nakia Stith (center), a...

Black Enterprise held the BE Next kick-off reception, Tuesday, in New York City to celebrate its latest endeavor in spotlighting young entrepreneurs and corporate executives. We welcomed a number of movers and shakers to the Moet Hennessey headquarters for the launch of the BE Next...