How Nationwide Can Help Protect Your Small Business From Cyberthreats
Tips to protect your company from cyber threats and help it engage in proper digital hygiene.
Black Enterprise Partners with TD Jakes In SOAR Empowerment Series
Black Enterprise President and CEO Earl “Butch” Graves Jr. and TDJ Enterprises CEO T.D. Jakes announced a partnership between the two prominent black-owned media and event companies, to present its inaugural SOAR! Empowerment Series of events which will kick off in Los Angeles on Feb. 9, 2019.
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Power in the Boardroom: Registry of Black Corporate Board Members [2018]
For six years, Black Enterprise has identified African Americans who serve on the boards of America’s largest publicly traded corporations. As part of our examination, we review the entire universe of Standard & Poor’s 500 companies. Here is the 2018 Registry of Black Corporate Board Members.
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Success Beyond Bars: How Pigeonly Applies Tech Innovation to Connect Families with the Incarcerated
Frederick Hutson, the founder of Pigeonly, a data company that supports connections between those who are incarcerated and the outside world, talks to Black Enterprise.
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25 black women who are changing the world
Much has been written about 2018 being the year of the woman. Excuse us if we don’t get too excited. The extraordinary accomplishments of black women aren’t new. We didn’t arrive on the scene just now, and in 2019 we’re not going to fade back into the woodwork. Here are 25 black women who are changing the world.
Jesse Williams Addresses America at the BET Awards
Grey’s Anatomy actor and social activist Jesse Williams prophetically addressed America during his awards speech at the 16th annual BET Awards on June 26, at the Microsoft Theatre at L.A. Live. Presented with the Humanitarian Award by BET Chairman/CEO Debra Lee. Check out all of the latest content focused on the issues and topics important to black men.
Morgan State Awarded $750K in STEM Grant Funding
Morgan State University, a historically black college in Baltimore, has announced the award of a three-year $750,000 grant from Intel Corp. The grant is part of the Intel HBCU Grant program announced last month, which is part of the tech giant’s Diversity in Technology Initiative which began in January 2015. Be sure and catch up on all of the latest BE Smart content.
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One of the highlighted events of this year was the highly-regarded Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Summit. The event touted industry leaders, influential experts, and policymakers. Tyler Perry was on hand to provide valuable small business lessons.
Dimplez, founder of IJEOMA Agency, built a digital marketing career working with Capitol Records, SXSW, Ne-Yo, and more. Capitalizing on timing, transparency, skill expansion, and opportunity brought her a career with limitless growth potential.
Mel Parker is internationally recognized and known for his business leadership, as well as his ability to turn around, transform and upgrade businesses while generating optimum value for shareholders, customers, and employees.
Coined “Negro Removal” in the 1960’s by James Baldwin, the process of gentrification can happen so gradually it appears to be a subtle phenomenon.
At a high level overview, entrepreneurship sounds fun, exciting, and easy, but if you are serious about being in business you want to be sure you have everything in place to legitimize your business.