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A Helping Hand
Written on 1 Dec, 2009 at 16:30 in Magazine | viewed 177 times | 0 Comments
Margaret Garner, president of Broadway Consolidated Cos. Inc., a general contracting firm based in Chicago, holds a portfolio worth bragging about—nearly $10 million annually—thanks to her partnership with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. When the retail giant entered Chicago’s 37th ward around... (Continue reading)
Winning Advice From Michael Jordan
Written on 5 Jun, 2009 at 11:45 in Blogs | viewed 944 times | 0 Comments
The Wal-Mart Annual Shareholders Meeting is part business meeting, part awards show and part People's Choice Award -- as my colleague Alfred Edmond Jr. characterized it. Celebrities have included funnyman Ben Stiller and teen sensation Miley Cyrus. But one celebrity... (Continue reading)
What You Can Learn From the Wal-Mart Way
Black Enterprise Magazine Editor-in-Chief Derek T. Dingle and Alfred Edmond Jr., editor-in-chief of BlackEnterprise.com, traveled to Wal-Mart corporate headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas. We joined some 60 journalists from publications across the globe to participate in the annual media conference of... (Continue reading)
Welcome to Detroit: Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo Kicks Off
Written on 18 May, 2009 at 16:06 in Small Business | viewed 2,741 times | 0 Comments
Black Enterprise welcomed attendees to its 14th Annual Entrepreneurs Conference and Expo Sunday. Hundreds of deal makers converged on Detroit for the one-of-a-kind conference for entrepreneurs and professionals looking to find new markets and new opportunities in these volatile... (Continue reading)
New York City Says No to Wal-Mart, Unions Want Boost
Written on 15 Jan, 2009 at 11:06 in Blogs | viewed 327 times | 0 Comments
New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn gave a rousing speech in support of labor unions this morning during a panel on workers rights. Quinn made it clear that “there is never going to be a Wal-Mart in the... (Continue reading)
