Building New Foundations
Many of America’s black CEOs took a wallop in 2007 but carried on their fight for survival in an unrelenting economic environment. In times like these, chief executives must grow...
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50 Most Powerful Black Women In Business
Because of their pull, the executives, entrepreneurs, and specialized professionals who appear on this list make up BLACK ENTERPRISE's list of the 50 Most Powerful Black Women in Business.
Richard M. Gordon IV: Award-Winning Educator Takes School From Near-Extinction to Excellence
In four years, Robert M. Gordon IV has led Paul Robeson High School from the brink of closure to recognition as the “2017 Most Improved High School” in the City of Philadelphia.
Surviving a Layoff
“It’s business, not personal.” That’s probably the last thing you feel when you’ve lost your job. Yet this is the mind-set that helped Heidi Moore through not one, but two...
Steering Thru the Skid
Spring comes to the Detroit metropolitan area later than most parts of the country and even though it’s almost May, a palpable chill remains in the air. Just as the region begins to thaw out from a long, cold winter, at least one if its longtime residents is emerging from a deep freeze of its own. For Southfield, Michigan-based Avis Ford Inc. (No. 14 on the be auto dealers list with $86.5 million in sales), the worst is over. In fact, in the first quarter the dealership sold 645 vehicles, the best quarter in more than five years. And with Ford vehicles gaining in market share combined with a relatively steady stream of work going through Avis’ 42 service stalls and body shop, Chairman and CEO Walter E. Douglas Sr. is cautiously optimistic about the prospects for 2010.