Earl Graves Sr. Created a Blueprint for Brand-Building
Decades before today’s brand leaders in fashion, music, and sports leveraged their personas into market share, Graves perfected the blueprint....
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Earl Graves Said It: Success Principles From The Founder of Black Enterprise
For five decades millions of people have been emboldened to achieve by the words of the founder of Black Enterprise. Here is just a sampling...
The Black Men XCEL Summit Ultimate Recap: All The Highlights!
The Black Men XCEL Summit has officially kicked off! Here is where you can get the daily recap of all the incredible video, images, and...
45 Great Moments in Black Business – No. 30: Earl Graves Sr. and Magic Johnson Close $60 Million Deal to Create Largest Black Pepsi Franchise
BE Publisher Graves and Earvin "Magic" Johnson partner with Pepsi-Cola to establish Pepsi-Cola of Washington, D.C., L.P. creating the nation's......
Time Inc. Plans to Sell Essence Magazine by the End of 2017
Time Inc. announced Monday that it is looking to sell a majority stake in Essence magazine to a new investor that could enhance the magazine's...
Wake Up! Re-engage In the Battle For Opportunity
African Americans are becoming marginalized in nearly every area of economic participation and advancement, as affirmative action has given way to a brand of diversity...
Celebrating the Life of Barbara Graves, Wife of Black Enterprise Publisher Earl Graves, Sr.
Remembering the life and family moments of Barbara Graves, who passed on May 25, 2012, after three-year battle with gall bladder cancer...
Knowing When to Say When
Eventually, the success and potential of every enterprise is determined by an entrepreneur's ability to separate his or her own needs and desires from what's...
UBR Spotlight: Comfort Cake CEO Amy Hilliard
This week on The Urban Business Roundtable: Amy Hilliard, the founder and CEO of The Comfort Cake Company, a Chicago-based major distributor of southern-style pound...
Good Entrepreneurs Make Money. Great Ones Make a Difference.
Among the things that come with the territory of being a reasonably successful and visible person are requests for favors—from family and friends, your church...