Highlighting the 2009 BE100s Companies of the Year

Growth by Reinvention (2011 BE100s Ad Agency of the Year)

A company’s success and influence are defined by its leader’s ability to identify a need, capture an audience, and adapt to environmental change to maintain a dominant market position.

BE100s CEO Robert F. Smith Makes Forbes 400 List

BE100s CEO Robert F. Smith is now one of Forbes magazine's 400 richest Americans.

Chicago’s Oldest Black Bank in Jeopardy

Chicago has two black-owned financial institutions left standing, the oldest is in need of rescuing.

GEORGE & JOAN JOHNSON

GEORGE & JOAN JOHNSON  JOHNSON PRODUCTS INC.  EST. 1954  When the Johnsons founded the Chicago-based ethnic haircare products company in 1954, the couple created enduring brands such as Afro Sheen and Ultra Sheen ...