Business

Rodney P. Hunt has a lot on his plate. His 14-year-old son, Bradley, has a basketball game, one of hundreds for the year. Then there

Today’s CEO must operate his or her company in an unpredictable–and somewhat perilous–environment. It’s true that the U.S. economy grew 3.4% in 2006. And some

The history of the BE 100s has been carved from boom-and-bust business cycles, individual fortitude, and institutional innovation. In the 1970s, bootstrapping CEOs forged businesses

When BLACK ENTERPRISE first compiled its Top 100 in 1973, combined sales for the component companies (which comprised an array of industrial/service firms and auto

Corey Olds inherited something from his father–a love of real estate. More than a decade ago, with the aid of a first-time homebuyer’s program, Corey

Christopher Lewis believes it takes a village to raise a child. But for him, the community isn’t just around the corner, it’s global. “If I

I own a new online business. However, I need to work until my business starts to generate revenues. It’s been suggested that I not include

Tony Brown, a Web designer for a small firm in Montclair, New Jersey, felt forced to leave his $40,000 gig because his boss took credit

It’s not what you know but who you know, or so the saying goes. Lester Coney, executive vice president at Mesirow Financial, couldn’t agree more.