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Earl G. Graves Sr., Chairman & Publisher of Black Enterprise

Why We Must Do Business With Each Other

From May 23–26, the nation’s largest annual gathering of black entrepreneurs will take place when…

By Earl Graves, Sr.

Getting a Head Start

Receiving school credit for skills and learning acquired outside the classroom

As workers jockey to position themselves more competitively in the marketplace, strategic options are limited.…

By Sonia Alleyne

Posted: March 1, 2012 Tags: career strategy, career trends, college credit, experiential learning, higher learning, prior learning assessment

Backtalk with Debra Martin Chase

Academy Award- and Emmy-nominated producer Debra Martin Chase is the first African American woman producer…

By Darralynn Hutson

Posted: March 1, 2012 Tags: African American filmmakers, black filmmakers, Debra Martin Chase, film industry, film production, filmmaker, filmmaking, Sparkle

Black Enterprise Multimedia Special Projects Editor Sonja Mack with Sundra L. Ryce, President & CEO of SLR Contracting & Service Co. Inc. (left) and Chekesha Kidd, President of Aetna Student Health (Photo by Lonnie C. Major)

(About This Issue) A Celebration of Promising Young Talent

Our lists are among our most important franchises—and for good reason.

By Sonia Alleyne

Posted: March 1, 2012 Tags: black businesswomen, black women executives, Black women in business, Women CEOs, women entrepreneurs, Women in business, Women of Power, Women of Power 2012

Rewarded for Loyalty

Using rewards programs to save money

Victoria Ashford is a maven of reward and cash-back programs.

By Bridget McCrea

Posted: March 1, 2012 Tags: cash-back programs, consumer loyalty benefits, frequent flier miles, loyalty programs, rewards programs

The GPS of the Supermarket

AisleFinder CEO and Founder Curtiss Pope helps the world navigate its local grocery stores

Curtiss Pope’s bright idea came to him while shopping in his local Safeway grocery store,…

By Bridget McCrea

Posted: March 1, 2012 Tags: AisleFinder, consumer technology, GPS, grocery shopping, Tech tools

The 21st-Century Librarian

After working for more than 15 years in public relations in the entertainment industry, Denise…

By Denise A. Campbell Laidler

Posted: March 1, 2012 Tags: career strategy, changing careers, executive careers, Graduate School, higher education, librarian, library science

Success is not luck. It’s what happens when preparation meets opportunity. And those who begin this preparation process out of the starting blocks tend to acquire key leadership assignments and professional reputations that, in some cases, exceed those of colleagues more than a decade their senior. The female entrepreneurs and corporate executives identified in our latest “editors’ choice” roster—40 Rising Stars 40 and Under—have made moves that have placed them on the path to power and success in business, all before their 41st birthdays.

In consulting the nation’s largest public and private corporations, major trade associations, established entrepreneurs, and senior executives over the past several months, our editorial research team discovered this cadre of remarkable women. They operate within a range of industries and disciplines, including science and technology; advertising, marketing, and public relations; finance; energy; food and beverages; and entertainment. Some run large or significant divisions of their companies and report to a chief executive or division head, others have launched and managed successful independent entities. These women are innovators and influencers, trailblazers and pioneers who reshaped and refreshed disciplines with cutting-edge processes, or transformed ideas into tangible, lucrative products or services.

We chose not to include managers or employees of law firms, unions, nonprofit organizations, or government agencies, or those employed in fashion or the arts, medicine, and education.

Having attained this much power and success early in their respective careers, there’s no telling what groundbreaking achievements the women who made this year’s list will accomplish in coming years. Judging from the drive that put them in their current positions, it appears as if nothing will stop them from reaching the pinnacle of global industry.

40 Rising Stars 40 & Under

Success is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. These women understand that and have all…

By Sonja Mack

Posted: February 13, 2012 Tags: 2012 women of power summit, BE Lists, career development, career management, Women of Power, Women of Power 2012, Women of Power Summit

America’s Devotion to Gas and iPads

Lee Baker has a crush on companies that provide share growth and product favorites

Lee Baker, a Georgia Tech graduate with a degree in industrial engineering, has a fondness…

By Frank McCoy

Posted: February 1, 2012 Tags: Investing, securities, Stock picking, stock picks, stocks

On the Move

David J. Albritton
New Position: Vice President and Chief Communications Officer
Organization: ITT Exelis
Location: Washington, D.C.
Former Position:…

By Sonia Alleyne

Posted: February 1, 2012

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By Earl Graves, Sr.

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By Darralynn Hutson

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By Bridget McCrea

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By Denise A. Campbell Laidler

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By Frank McCoy

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