'Modelpreneur' Beverly Johnson talks about building her lifestyle brand and the importance of ownership
‘Modelpreneur’ Beverly Johnson talks to ‘Celebrity Hustle’ host Shannon Lanier about building her lifestyle brand…
By Elayne Fluker
How a fiery grandmother (and former Ikette!) built a successful restaurant business and set records with her OWN reality show
How a fiery grandmother (and former Ikette!) built a successful restaurant business and set records…
By Tomika Anderson
Bonus content on the entrepreneurs and strategies featured on The Urban Business Roundtable
This week on The Urban Business Roundtable, UBR Contributor Bryant Monteilh sits down with Harvey…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
Posted: December 14, 2011
Tags: American Idol, Beyonce, Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference, Black Enterprise Small Business Awards, Harvey Mason Jr., Harvey Mason Media, Jesse Brown, Krystal Investments, lebron james, The Urban Business Roundtable, UBR, UBR Morning Post, Urban Business Roundtable, WVON-AM
More on the entrepreneurs, business strategies and economic news on The Urban Business Roundtable
This week on The Urban Business Roundtable: Success stories of two business leaders who transitioned…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
Entrepreneurs whose yearly profits are tied to the NBA season let out a sigh of relief
The NBA lockout didn’t just upset fans but the financial power of entrepreneurs who make…
By Mia N. Hall
Posted: December 6, 2011
Tags: Atlanta Hawks, Bar One Lounge, basketball, Chicago Bulls, Christmas, Denim Lounge, Football, Kimball's Carnival, Michael Govan, NBA, NBA Lockout, NFL, Peter Lempkin, Peter Thomas, Phillips Arena, Real Housewives of Atlanta, S, Wendy McLean
Also: Obama Treasury Sec. Tim Geithner, online lending and the Harlem Vintage Wine Store
Supermodel-turned-businesswoman Iman, founder and CEO of Iman Cosmetics, is the featured Power Player on this…
By Black Enterprise
Posted: December 1, 2011
Tags: Barack Obama, beauty industry, BLACK ENTERPRISE Business Report, Boutique Larrieux, cosmetics industry, Eric Woods, fashion models, Harlem Vintage Wine Store, Iman, Iman Cosmetics, Isaac Mizrahi, Jai Jai Greenfield, Lydia Hamiton-Monnie, models, online lending, supermodels, Timothy Geithner
After a setback, BBraxton Exceptional Grooming revamped and reopened for business
Brenda Braxton and her then husband, Anthony Van Putten, were inspired to open an upscale…
By Renita Burns
More on the entrepreneurs, business strategies and economic news on The Urban Business Roundtable
On The Urban Business Roundtable: Nicole Jones builds a business selling designer shoes; Keith Wyche…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
Taking over Don Cornelius' legendary Soul Train, Kenard Gibbs shares his plans for driving the brand into the 21st century
Kenard Gibbs’ introduction of the Soul Train Awards was just a small step in the…
By Souleo
Posted: November 28, 2011
Tags: branding, Centric, Don Cornelius, Ebony magazine, Jet magazine, Kenard Gibbs, Madvision Entertainment, marketing, music business, Music Industry, rebranding, Social media, Soul Train, Soul train Awards, vibe magazine
Use this campaign to support local enterprises to conduct your own "empowerment experiment"
This Small Business Saturday make an effort to devote some of your holiday shopping budgets…
By Alfred Edmond, Jr.
Posted: November 25, 2011
Tags: American Express, Buy Black, consumer empowerment, holiday shopping, job creation, John Anderson, Maggie Anderson, New year's resolution, recession, Small Business Saturday, supporting black businesses, Thanksgiving, The Empowerment Experiment, urban business
