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As a business pioneer, politician, and entrepreneur, Maynard Jackson was a disrupter in his day. After being elected Atlanta's first black mayor in 1973, Jackson a year later established a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) program, which “sets aside” a percentage of government contracts for minority businesses.
Professional executive network OUT-Standing In Business came to mind instantly after Apple CEO Tim Cook came out as the first openly gay Fortune 500 executive. The LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual...
After building Radio One Inc. into a multimedia empire Cathy Hughes becomes the first African American woman to operate a company listed on NASDAQ.
Companies supported by the SBIR and STTR programs often generate some of the most important breakthroughs each year in the U.S.
