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...

What does it take to recharge your career? A big part of it is re-evaluating where you fit in the job market. There are strategies that can be implemented, but for many professionals it also requires being less rigid and less timid in their perspectives around finding work. “Reinventing...

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...

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Celebrity runway coach, J. Alexander (Image: File) Dubbed the “Queen of the Catwalk,” J. Alexander aka Miss J is known as the outspoken and fierce runway coach from America’s Next Top Model. The man who began his career as a model for Jean Paul Gaultier, eventually transitioned...

The importance of good design transcends all industries. However, aspiring designers are often discouraged from pursuing careers in the arts because of the perception that there is no money to be made. But today, more than ever, technology has extended its influence on the design world...

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...

Tyra Banks, well known for her modeling days, has added yet another highlight to her resume. She recently debuted as an author with her first written work Modelland, a young adult novel. Modelland is a story about a fantasy world where models are “super”. They have the power and the magic...

As one of the richest and most vocal celebrity supporters of the Occupy Wall Street movement Russell Simmons has been criticized for being a tad bit hypocritical. His detractors often point out the contradiction of Simmons advocating on behalf of the 99 percent while being a 1percenter himself...

With news of Zuccotti Park being cleared out early this morning we wondered what would happen to some of the celebrity support the Occupy Wall Street movement’s been getting. When we first saw multifaceted mogul Russell Simmons showing his support for the movement  back in September we...