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Raissa Nebie has always been a risk taker. The intrepid nature of this Côte d'Ivoire émigré with roots in Burkina Faso has taken her to the halls of Howard University, the rough-and-tumble offices of Wall Street, and the kitchens of the top-rated French Culinary Institute in New York City.
When Sundra L. Ryce finished college, she planned to join the family contracting business. But her parents had other plans: They cut her a check and told Ryce to start her own. Over the next 15 years, Ryce and her team would consistently grow that company. By 2011 it would join the ranks of the largest black-owned businesses in the nation.
During recoveries, there’s a rule of thumb in investing: Small-cap shares–stocks of companies with a stock market value of $2 billion to $3 billion or less–often get an early jump...
The 2011 Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo hosted by Nationwide at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis was a huge success! This year’s record-breaking attendance came as no surprise with names such as Ali Velshi, Angela and Vanessa Simmons, and Marvet Britto headlining the event.
While America dealt with the Great Recession of 2007-2009, overwhelming numbers of minority households suffered through a modern-day version of the Great Depression. The result: The obliteration of billions in wealth.
