One of the most highly anticipated events at the 15th Annual <a href="http://www.blackenterprise.com/ec/" target="_blank"><strong>Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo</strong></a>, hosted by ExxonMobil at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis, was the 2010 Black Enterprise Small Business Awards Luncheon hosted by <a href="http://www.arielinvestments.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Ariel Investments</strong></a>. The Small Business Awards recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs in four award categories: Teenpreneur (ages 19 or younger), <a href="http://www.blackenterprise.com/be-next/" target="_blank"><strong>BE Next</strong></a> (ages 21-35), Innovator of the Year and Small Business of the Year. Above, Black Enterprise Magazine Editor-in-Chief Derek T. Dingle poses with 2010 award winners Amos Winbush III of <a href="http://www.cybersynchs.com/" target="_blank"><strong>CyberSynchs L.L.C.</strong></a>, <a href="http://www.erau.edu/dreamlaunch/" target="_blank"><strong>Jamail Larkins</strong></a> of <a href="http://www.ascensionaircraft.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Ascension Aircraft</strong></a>, Gabrielle McBay of <a href="http://www.crumbsbygabrielle.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Crumbs by Gabrielle</strong></a>, and Frank Kendrick and Timothy Jackson of <a href="http://www.nujak.com" target="_blank"><strong>NuJak Cos.</strong></a> <em><strong>(All Photos by Lonnie C. Major)</strong></em></p>
Black Enterprise President and CEO Earl "Butch" Graves Jr. greets attendees of the Black Enterprise Small Business Awards Luncheon.</p>
<strong>BlackEnterprise.com</strong></a> Editor-in-Chief Alfred Edmond Jr. delivers the invocation for the luncheon.</p>
<strong>CNN Anchor T.J. Holmes</strong></a> served as emcee of the Black Enterprise Small Business Awards Luncheon.</p>
NuJak Cos. is presented with the 2010 Black Enterprise Small Business of the Year Award. (L-R) Black Enterprise CEO Earl Graves Jr., NuJack Founders Timothy Jackson and Frank Kendrick, Gary Rozier, senior vice president of institutional marketing and client services of Ariel Investments.</p>
Frank Kendrick of NuJak delivers remarks after accepting the Black Enterprise Small Business of the Year Award. NuJak is a full-service construction and commercial real estate business based in Lakeland, Fla.</p>
Timothy Jackson tells luncheon attendees that he and co-founder Kendrick were inspired to set winning a Black Enterprise Small Business Award as a goal while attending the 2008 Entrepreneurs Conference in Charlotte, N.C.</p>
CyberSynchs L.L.C. is presented with the 2010 Black Enterprise Innovator of the Year Award. (L-R) Black Enterprise CEO Earl Graves Jr., CyberSynchs CEO Amos Winbush III, Ernest V. Freeman, senior manager of supplier diversity for PepsiCo.</p>
CyberSynchs CEO Amos Winbush delivers remarks after accepting the Black Enterprise Innovator of the Year Award. New York-based CyberSynchs offers software that provides backup and synchronization of mobile devices.</p>
Ascension Aircraft is presented with the 2010 Black Enterprise <a href="http://www.blackenterprise.com/be-next/" target="_blank"><strong>BE Next</strong></a> Award. (L-R) Black Enterprise CEO Earl Graves Jr., Ascension Aircraft CEO Jamail Larkins, Vivian Pickard, director of corporate relations and grassroots initiatives for General Motors Co.</p>
Ascension Aircraft CEO Jamail Larkins delivers remarks after accepting the Black Enterprise BE Next Award. His Augusta, Ga.-based company offers aircraft leasing management, acquisitions, brokering and other aviation-related services.</p>
Crumbs by Gabrielle is presented with the 2010 Black Enterprise Teenpreneur Award. (L-R) Black Enterprise CEO Earl Graves Jr., Crumbs by Gabrielle CEO Gabrielle McBay, Wendy's International Restaurant Franchisee Steve Taylor.</p>
Crumbs by Gabrielle CEO Gabrielle McBay announces that she is celebrating her birthday as she delivers remarks after accepting the Black Enterprise Teenpreneur Award. Crumbs by Gabrielle is a baked-goods business based in DeSoto, Texas.</p>
Black Enterprise CEO Earl Graves Jr. presents the Black Enterprise Community Champion Award to <a href="http://trumpetfoundation.org/?page_id=39" target="_blank"><strong>Xernona Clayton</strong></a>, founder, president and CEO of the Atlanta-based <a href="http://trumpetfoundation.org/" target="_blank"><strong>Trumpet Awards Foundation</strong></a>, and creator and executive producer of the <a href="http://trumpetfoundation.org/?page_id=18" target="_blank"><strong>Trumpet Awards</strong></a>.</p>
Trumpet Awards Foundation Founder Xernona Clayton delivers remarks after accepting the Black Enterprise Community Champion Award. A prestigious annual event highlighting African American achievements and contributions, The Trumpet Awards has been televised and distributed internationally to over 185 countries since 1993.</p>
Black Enterprise Editorial Director Sonia Alleyne introduces FUBU founder and ABC-TV's Shark Tank star <a href="http://www.daymondjohn.com/about/" target="_blank"><strong>Daymond John</strong></a> for an exclusive one-on-one interview session before Black Enterprise Small Business Award Luncheon attendees.</p>
</a>Daymond John shares the story of the creation of the FUBU clothing business, his principles of business success and the lessons he learned along the way with Black Enterprise Editorial Director Sonia Alleyne and luncheon attendees. John has formed a branding corporation, Stealth Marketing Corp. His latest book is <a href="http://www.daymondjohn.com/books/the-brand-within-synopsis/" target="_blank"><strong><em>The Brand Within: How We Brand Ourselves From Birth To The Boardroom</em></strong></a>.</p>
One of the most highly anticipated events at the 15th Annual <a href="http://www.blackenterprise.com/ec/" target="_blank"><strong>Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo</strong></a>, hosted by ExxonMobil at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis, was the 2010 Black Enterprise Small Business Awards Luncheon hosted by <a href="http://www.arielinvestments.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Ariel Investments</strong></a>. The Small Business Awards recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs in four award categories: Teenpreneur (ages 19 or younger), <a href="http://www.blackenterprise.com/be-next/" target="_blank"><strong>BE Next</strong></a> (ages 21-35), Innovator of the Year and Small Business of the Year. Above, Black Enterprise Magazine Editor-in-Chief Derek T. Dingle poses with 2010 award winners Amos Winbush III of <a href="http://www.cybersynchs.com/" target="_blank"><strong>CyberSynchs L.L.C.</strong></a>, <a href="http://www.erau.edu/dreamlaunch/" target="_blank"><strong>Jamail Larkins</strong></a> of <a href="http://www.ascensionaircraft.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Ascension Aircraft</strong></a>, Gabrielle McBay of <a href="http://www.crumbsbygabrielle.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Crumbs by Gabrielle</strong></a>, and Frank Kendrick and Timothy Jackson of <a href="http://www.nujak.com" target="_blank"><strong>NuJak Cos.</strong></a> <em><strong>(All Photos by Lonnie C. Major)</strong></em></p>
Black Enterprise President and CEO Earl "Butch" Graves Jr. greets attendees of the Black Enterprise Small Business Awards Luncheon.</p>
<strong>BlackEnterprise.com</strong></a> Editor-in-Chief Alfred Edmond Jr. delivers the invocation for the luncheon.</p>
<strong>CNN Anchor T.J. Holmes</strong></a> served as emcee of the Black Enterprise Small Business Awards Luncheon.</p>
NuJak Cos. is presented with the 2010 Black Enterprise Small Business of the Year Award. (L-R) Black Enterprise CEO Earl Graves Jr., NuJack Founders Timothy Jackson and Frank Kendrick, Gary Rozier, senior vice president of institutional marketing and client services of Ariel Investments.</p>
Frank Kendrick of NuJak delivers remarks after accepting the Black Enterprise Small Business of the Year Award. NuJak is a full-service construction and commercial real estate business based in Lakeland, Fla.</p>
Timothy Jackson tells luncheon attendees that he and co-founder Kendrick were inspired to set winning a Black Enterprise Small Business Award as a goal while attending the 2008 Entrepreneurs Conference in Charlotte, N.C.</p>
CyberSynchs L.L.C. is presented with the 2010 Black Enterprise Innovator of the Year Award. (L-R) Black Enterprise CEO Earl Graves Jr., CyberSynchs CEO Amos Winbush III, Ernest V. Freeman, senior manager of supplier diversity for PepsiCo.</p>
CyberSynchs CEO Amos Winbush delivers remarks after accepting the Black Enterprise Innovator of the Year Award. New York-based CyberSynchs offers software that provides backup and synchronization of mobile devices.</p>
Ascension Aircraft is presented with the 2010 Black Enterprise <a href="http://www.blackenterprise.com/be-next/" target="_blank"><strong>BE Next</strong></a> Award. (L-R) Black Enterprise CEO Earl Graves Jr., Ascension Aircraft CEO Jamail Larkins, Vivian Pickard, director of corporate relations and grassroots initiatives for General Motors Co.</p>
Ascension Aircraft CEO Jamail Larkins delivers remarks after accepting the Black Enterprise BE Next Award. His Augusta, Ga.-based company offers aircraft leasing management, acquisitions, brokering and other aviation-related services.</p>
Crumbs by Gabrielle is presented with the 2010 Black Enterprise Teenpreneur Award. (L-R) Black Enterprise CEO Earl Graves Jr., Crumbs by Gabrielle CEO Gabrielle McBay, Wendy's International Restaurant Franchisee Steve Taylor.</p>
Crumbs by Gabrielle CEO Gabrielle McBay announces that she is celebrating her birthday as she delivers remarks after accepting the Black Enterprise Teenpreneur Award. Crumbs by Gabrielle is a baked-goods business based in DeSoto, Texas.</p>
Black Enterprise CEO Earl Graves Jr. presents the Black Enterprise Community Champion Award to <a href="http://trumpetfoundation.org/?page_id=39" target="_blank"><strong>Xernona Clayton</strong></a>, founder, president and CEO of the Atlanta-based <a href="http://trumpetfoundation.org/" target="_blank"><strong>Trumpet Awards Foundation</strong></a>, and creator and executive producer of the <a href="http://trumpetfoundation.org/?page_id=18" target="_blank"><strong>Trumpet Awards</strong></a>.</p>
Trumpet Awards Foundation Founder Xernona Clayton delivers remarks after accepting the Black Enterprise Community Champion Award. A prestigious annual event highlighting African American achievements and contributions, The Trumpet Awards has been televised and distributed internationally to over 185 countries since 1993.</p>
Black Enterprise Editorial Director Sonia Alleyne introduces FUBU founder and ABC-TV's Shark Tank star <a href="http://www.daymondjohn.com/about/" target="_blank"><strong>Daymond John</strong></a> for an exclusive one-on-one interview session before Black Enterprise Small Business Award Luncheon attendees.</p>
</a>Daymond John shares the story of the creation of the FUBU clothing business, his principles of business success and the lessons he learned along the way with Black Enterprise Editorial Director Sonia Alleyne and luncheon attendees. John has formed a branding corporation, Stealth Marketing Corp. His latest book is <a href="http://www.daymondjohn.com/books/the-brand-within-synopsis/" target="_blank"><strong><em>The Brand Within: How We Brand Ourselves From Birth To The Boardroom</em></strong></a>.</p>
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