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A Tech Makeover Story
Written on 1 Mar, 2010 at 14:43 in Cover Story, Magazine, Magazine Features, Small Business, Technology | viewed 2,665 times | 2 Comments
Last year was no cakewalk for many Americans: The fallout from the near collapse of the financial industry, the upending of the real estate market, and record-high unemployment rates were nothing to sing about. Despite the overall gloom, some entrepreneurs... (Continue reading)
Unduplicated Success
Written on 1 Feb, 2010 at 16:00 in Cover Story, Magazine, Magazine Features, Women of Power Articles | viewed 1,732 times | 5 Comments
In July 2009, Ursula M. Burns was named CEO of Xerox Corp., becoming not only the first African American woman to run one of the largest publicly traded companies, but also being placed among the world’s most influential chief executives,... (Continue reading)
BE Next: The New Generation of Risk-Takers and Dealmakers
Written on 1 Jan, 2010 at 14:00 in BE Next, Cover Story, Magazine, Magazine Features | viewed 1,408 times | 1 Comment
Black Enterprise considers those young entrepreneurs, corporate professionals, and technology innovators who range in age from 21 to 35 and are making a measurable impact within their respective business, organization, or industry to be a part of an exclusive group—BE... (Continue reading)
Beyond Our Borders
It’s clear we no longer live in an American-centric society but in a global economy. Now, more than ever, African American professionals and entrepreneurs need to assume a global focus.... (Continue reading)
The Master Builder Strikes Again!
If the flames that forge successful, resilient enterprises are the fires of adversity and contention, one can call R. Donahue Peebles a master blacksmith of entrepreneurialism. The CEO of Peebles Corp. (No. 79 on the BE Industrial/Service companies list with... (Continue reading)
BE Next: Fearless Young Entrepreneurs Reveal Most Valuable Play
Age is just a number. Yeah right. Take youth, smarts, tenacity, ambition, savvy, and fearlessness (a little bit of swagger doesn’t hurt either) and you’ve got a near-perfect entrepreneur. ... (Continue reading)
