JPMorgan Chase Invests Over $2M to Minority Entrepreneurs in Chicago
JP Morgan Chase is investing over $2 million in minority-owned businesses in Chicago as part of a $40 million commitment to build underserved communities in the Windy City.
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Our 2017 List of Nation’s Largest Black Businesses Offer Strategies to Grow Your Business
For 45 years, the BE 100s—the nation's largest black businesses—have demonstrated enduring qualities of fortitude, dexterity, ingenuity, and, yes, swagger. Throughout it all, one word best describes their predisposition to forward momentum: Evolution.
The New ‘Back to Africa’ Movement
By now, nearly every American investor knowsbout the potential opportunities in the emerging markets of BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) and Latin America. What’s driving the growth potential, economists argue, is that countries with large populations and abundant natural resources are generating economic growth and nurturing consumer advancement toward the middle class. That movement, in turn, feeds outsized economic expansion. The very same dynamics are unfolding on the African continent, but rarely—if ever—are African countries mentioned as a place for U.S. investment. Larry Seruma wants to change that.
Why BE Next Is the Now Generation
Get ready for a new generation of young, bold innovators. I’m talking about an elite group of corporate professionals, entrepreneurs, and inventors, between the ages of 21 and 35, already making their presence felt in global business. These men and women are quickly becoming a transformative force, applying novel ideas, fresh approaches, and technological know-how to solve today’s business challenges and, in the process, change the way we work, communicate, consume, live, and play. More than ever, industry needs young people who are not bound by convention to find the next invention. It was that identification of fearless, creative, and energetic achievers that spawned “BE Nextâ€â€”an apt tag that defines not only our latest editorial franchise but those leading the movement that will reconstruct the business landscape.
Hong Kong: Business of Design Week
Women in design (beyond fashion) appears to be a well-kept secret. However at BODW, not only were women on various panels, they also represented the heads of companies, which showcased their leadership abilities as well as their influence on global design.