BE 100s Archives - Black Enterprise

President and COO of OneUnited Bank, Teri Williams, Talks COVID-19 Relief For Black-Owned Businesses

Dana GivensJune 5, 2020June 5, 2020

by Dana GivensJune 5, 2020June 5, 202015237

President and COO of OneUnited Bank, Teri Williams, talks with Black Enterprise about working with black-owned businesses to offer COVID-19 relief....

Entrepreneurship

This Black-Owned Auto Parts Supplier Made $1.2 Billion Last Year

Dana GivensMarch 20, 2020March 20, 2020

by Dana GivensMarch 20, 2020March 20, 2020768

Since entrepreneur Billy Vickers took over Modular Assembly Innovations in 2011, the company has become one of the largest black-owned business in the country....

Entrepreneurship Uncategorized

Tony March Talks About Transition From Poverty to Running One of the Nation’s Most Lucrative Black-Owned Businesses

Jeffrey McKinneyMarch 12, 2020March 11, 2020

by Jeffrey McKinneyMarch 12, 2020March 11, 2020781

In his new book "Paying It Backward," the successful businessman opens up about facing poverty, racism, homelessness, and sexual abuse....

Entrepreneurship

Black-Owned Truck and Bus Center Grows Larger With $15 Million Expansion

Jeffrey McKinneyMarch 3, 2020March 2, 2020

by Jeffrey McKinneyMarch 3, 2020March 2, 2020847

K. Neal Truck and Bus Center, a black-owned truck and bus dealership, invested over $15 million to build a larger headquarters and expand its facilities....

Entrepreneurship

Documentary ‘Building Atlanta,’ About Legendary Black Businessman Herman J. Russell, Premieres

Jeffrey McKinneyFebruary 10, 2020February 7, 2020

by Jeffrey McKinneyFebruary 10, 2020February 7, 20201160

A new documentary film is being released on the inspiring life and legacy of iconic Atlanta businessman Herman J. Russell...

Entrepreneurship

BE 100s Company Recognized by Ranking Senate Member For Its Exploits

Jeffrey McKinneyNovember 19, 2019November 18, 2019

by Jeffrey McKinneyNovember 19, 2019November 18, 2019174

K. Neal Truck and Bus Center, one of only two black-owned truck and bus suppliers in America, has been named the Senate Small Business of...

Entrepreneurship

Chicago City Treasurer is Pushing Financial Service Firms to Become More Inclusive of Minorities in the Windy City

Derek T. DingleNovember 4, 2019November 4, 2019

by Derek T. DingleNovember 4, 2019November 4, 2019313

Chicago is open for business to diverse financial services firms. City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin unequivocally communicated that message as she recently launched the Inaugural Broker...

Entrepreneurship

How One of the Nation’s Largest Black Asset Managers Uses His Vast Wealth To Remake Baltimore

Derek T. DingleOctober 21, 2019October 23, 2019

by Derek T. DingleOctober 21, 2019October 23, 20191548

Eddie C. Brown loves Baltimore, his adopted hometown, and has used his success to support its children, schools, the arts and the most needy....

Money

Nation’s Largest Black Bank Launches Campaign to Close the Racial Wealth Gap

Selena HillOctober 14, 2019October 15, 2019

by Selena HillOctober 14, 2019October 15, 2019748

OneUnited Bank has launched BankBlack X, a campaign that aims to close the racial wealth gap by mobilizing and educating the black community about money....

Entrepreneurship

Two Black Investment Banks Merge To Become Largest Minority- and Women-Owned Financial Firm

Derek T. DingleOctober 3, 2019October 3, 2019

by Derek T. DingleOctober 3, 2019October 3, 20193840

Black investment banks Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co. and The Williams Capital Group L.P. are merging to form the largest MWBE investment banking firm...