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...

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...

One of the many frustrations of higher education for students is trying to register for a class only to discover that it’s full. According to LA Times writer Carla Rivera, one school is looking to offer a possible solution to the problem. Santa Monica College, a two-year community...

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When cellist-singer-songwriter Shana Tucker needed help raising money to release her new debut album, SHiNE, she turned to her fans and to crowdfunding site indiegogo.com. She asked fans to pre-purchase the CD in exchange for perks such as autographed copies, named liner note credits on the CD...

Beauty expert and entrepreneur, Mikki Taylor For more than 30 years, Mikki Taylor has been a power player in the fashion and beauty industries, enlightening women of color as beauty and cover director at Essence magazine. Having appeared on several television networks and shows, including The...

Though the U.S Senate recently voted against President Obama’s $447 billion jobs bill, everyday workers — employed and unemployed — still find ways to push forward, with persistence, faith and a will to remain positive by any means. Despite continuously devastating setbacks, many...

This week on The Urban Business Roundtable, UBR Executive Producer TaQuoya Kennedy speaks with Dante Lee, the founder and CEO of Diversity City Media and author of Black Business Secrets: 500 Tips, Strategies, and Resources for the African American Entrepreneur. Lee, whose award-winning...

This week on The Urban Business Roundtable, UBR contributor Renita Young speaks with Amos Winbush III, CEO of CyberSynchs, a company which offers software that provides backup and synchronization of mobile devices. Winbush, who at 27, is a member of the BE Next generation, is considered as one...

Ever have a tough time knowing exactly how to take your look from the office to an after-work cocktail party or networking event? In our new video series, Working Your Style, our host, Daisy Lewellyn (TV personality, style expert and author of Never Pay Retail Again), gives you tips...