Newark Kindergartners Will Start School With College Funds
Each student will be granted a $25 seed deposit thanks to a $150,000 grant from the Prudential Foundation.
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BE Smart Hackathon Fast-Tracks HBCU Students to Success
Toyota, this year’s hackathon sponsor, provided an awesome first-place prize of $40,000 to the team that won first place—$10,000 to each student on the team. The schools did not know what the prizes would be until Saturday, the first day of the hackathon.
What National Black Business Month Means To America
National Black Business Month in here, but what does it mean? Find out here.
In the Fast Lane
Despite the rocky economy, quick-service restaurants are holding their own. In the U.S., sales for the top 500 quick-service chains rose to $230.2 billion last year, up $7.6 billion from 2007 according to Technomic Inc., a research and consulting firm that tracks the food service industry. Though sales growth actually slipped to 3.4% from 5.0% the previous year, it’s clear that people enjoy eating at places like Burger King. Among those riding the trend is Valerie Daniels-Carter, founder, president, and CEO of Milwaukee-based V and J Holding Cos. (No. 52 on the be industrial/service companies list with $90 million in revenues). The “V†stands for Valerie and the “J†stands for John, her brother and financial partner in the company.
BE Modern Man: Meet ‘The Tech Maverick’ Fabian Elliott
Name: Fabian Elliott Age: 27 Profession: Tech Hybrid-Entrepreneur Social Media: Facebook: @Fabian.Elliott.9 | Twitter: @Fabian_Elliott | Instagram: @Focused_Fabe One Word That Describes You: Focused How HE Ordinarily Impacts: Using data as way...