Geography Lessons
Roosevelt Dillard’s career has taken him a long way from his hometown of Detroit. A program manager with Corning Inc., maker of specialty glass and ceramics components for high-technology systems,...
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Architects of Growth
When BLACK ENTERPRISE first compiled its Top 100 in 1973, combined sales for the component companies (which comprised an array of industrial/service firms and auto dealers) totaled $473 million. Today,...
Reinventing Black Business
The history of the BE 100s has been carved from boom-and-bust business cycles, individual fortitude, and institutional innovation. In the 1970s, bootstrapping CEOs forged businesses that largely targeted black consumers:...
Thriving In Unpredictable Times
Today’s CEO must operate his or her company in an unpredictable–and somewhat perilous–environment. It’s true that the U.S. economy grew 3.4% in 2006. And some economists believe gross domestic product...
Wired For Success
Rodney P. Hunt has a lot on his plate. His 14-year-old son, Bradley, has a basketball game, one of hundreds for the year. Then there are the finishing touches on...
