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8 Steps to Keep Your Small Business on the Road to Success

Dorian Boyland, one of the largest African American automotive moguls, shares his secrets for success

History! Black Owned Real Estate Firm Purchases NYC Building for $160 Million

Peebles Corp. to acquire iconic office building in downtown Manhattan

Transaction marks the first time an African American owned company has acquired a major commercial…

By Alan Hughes

Posted: March 15, 2013 Tags: Real Estate, The Peebles Corp.

Earl G. Graves, Sr. (Chairman & Publisher)

Slideshow: Black Enterprise’s 100 Most Powerful Executives Event [Photos]

A photo gallery of last night's gala of black executives

A photo gallery of last night’s gala of black executives

By Sasha King

Posted: October 3, 2012 Tags: BE 100s

Preston D. Pinkett III, President & CEO of City National Bank

Banking on a New Model

How City National’s new CEO is turning the institution around; using a rebranding campaign, and offering profitable, consumer-focused products and services

City National Bank (No. 8 on the BE BANKS list with $358.43 million in assets)…

By Alan Hughes

Posted: September 1, 2012 Tags: B.E. Banks, BE 100s, BE Banks, BE100s, black bank, City National Bank

Not pictured:

Company: Cannon Industries
Rank: No. 83 on the BE100s Industrial/Service list
CEO: Jack Cannon
Business: Metal fabrication, metal stampings, machining
Location: Rochester, New York

Company: Leader Communications Inc.
Rank: No. 95 on the BE100s Industrial/Service list
CEO: Michael Lyles
Business: Technology
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

13 Most Successful Black Companies to Watch in 2012

Black Enterprise welcomes 13 new companies to our annual BE 100s list chronicling the largest…

By Sonja Mack

Posted: June 18, 2012 Tags: auto dealer, auto dealers, BE 100s, BE 100s Auto Dealers, BE100s, BE100s Auto Dealers, Freshman Class, industrial/service companies, Industrial/service company

Fire When Ready

When Marvin Carroll’s Tec-Masters Inc. landed its first military contract—a $25,000 deal to support a…

By Alan Hughes

Posted: May 1, 2012 Tags: government contracting, government contracts, small business strategy, technology industry

Dorian Boyland (Photo by Ryan Ketterman)

The Game Plan

Dorian S. Boyland revenues at his Orlando-based chain of dealerships expected to exceed $400 million…

By Alan Hughes

Posted: April 1, 2012 Tags: auto dealer, auto industry, BE 100s Auto Dealers, Boyland Auto Group, economic recession, recession, recession-proof

Craig T. Williams, CEO and president of Pride Enterprises Inc. (right) and Iraq War veteran Richard Bennett (Photo by Rayon Richards)

A Strategic Alliance

CEO and president of Pride Enterprises Inc. learned about how a young, black Iraq War…

By Alan Hughes

Posted: March 1, 2012 Tags: black-owned construction firms, business partnerships, Construction, military veterans, Pride Enterprises, strategic partnership

B. Doyle Mitchell Jr., president and CEO, Industrial Bank and sister Patricia Mitchell, executive vice president, sales and operations, Industrial Bank (Photo by Kevin Allen)

Surviving the Meltdown

Mitchell, president and CEO of Washington, D.C.-based Industrial Bank (No. 8 on the BE banks…

By Alan Hughes

Posted: January 1, 2012 Tags: BE 100s, BE Banks, BE100s, depression, Industrial Bank, recession

Minority Firm Receives Historical Investment in the Big Apple

NYC Pension Funds invest $225M with Vista Equity Partners

By Alan Hughes

Posted: December 29, 2011 Tags: investment, New York City, Vista Equity Partners