Carver Federal Savings Bank, the largest publicly traded Black-owned bank in the U.S., has provided US$225 million in loans over the past five years to 183...
At first, Kelly Ifill had no interest in following in her family’s footsteps. Her father has a long-running contracting business. Her grandmother ran a cleaning service....
By Sabrina Lynch The impact of COVID–19 caused immense financial distress for small businesses across the country, particularly African American entrepreneurs, who were one of the...
The University's commitment includes impacting the creation of 1000 Black entrepreneurs and business owners by 2030. The 1MBB partnership with Operation HOPE is a natural extension...
(BlackPRWire) – VEDC and JPMorgan Chase & Co. last week announced a new lending program for African American-owned small businesses in New York City, Chicago and...
Kenton Clarke – Founder, President & CEO of DiversityBusiness.com DiversityBusiness.com has recently been acknowledged as one of the Nation’s “Top 500 African-American Businesses” for 2014. This...
Bennett Fleming and five of his fraternity brothers from Morehouse College have created Black Startup, a crowdfunding website where entrepreneurs with business ideas or projects geared...
Mariama Levy – founder and CEO of Verdi Consulting “Nothing is impossible, you just have to get it done.” Mariama Levy is the founder and CEO...
BET Founder Robert Johnson (l) with Tracey Edmonds. PHOTO/Getty Images Black Entertainment Television (BET) founder Robert Johnson, alongside his RLJ Companies group is planning on venturing...
Earvin “Magic” Johnson. PHOTO/File NBA legend and business mogul Earvin “Magic” Johnson, multi-Grammy Award-winning musician, actor and philanthropist Common, and Black Entertainment Television (BET) chairman and...
(News Release) – A new initiative through West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service is expanding opportunities and resources for African Americans across the state. The...
Quintin E. Primo III, Chairman, CEO and co-founder Capri Capital partners Quintin E. Primo, III is a Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of Capri Capital...
John Washington Rogers Jr., founder, CEO & Chairman of Ariel Capital Management (now Ariel Investments, LLC) John Washington Rogers Jr., is the founder, CEO & Chairman...
Ken Tillage co-founder, co-owner and CEO of Tillage Construction LLC Ken Tillage is the co-founder, co-owner and CEO of Tillage Construction LLC. Tillage Construction LLC, based...
Jeff Clanagan founder and CEO CodeBlack Entertainment Jeff Clanagan is the founder and CEO of CodeBlack Entertainment, a company he founded in 2005. Clanagan was spurred...
Debra Y. Carrington co-founder, Chairman and CEO of TurnerPatterson, LLC Debra Y. Carrington is the co-founder, Chairman and CEO of TurnerPatterson, LLC. According to it’s website,...
Tyler Perry, the prolific movie and television producer behind sitcoms like “House of Payne,” will soon start to produce shows exclusively for OWN, Oprah Winfrey’s cable...
These fast-growing, private companies are led by African-American entrepreneurs who founded them and have transformed them into successful companies. Leonard Boyd, Founder and CEO Lux Consulting...
Gail Warrior – founder and CEO of the Warrior Group Gail Warrior is the founder and CEO of the Warrior Group – the largest largest minority...
Christopher J. Williams – founder and CEO of The Williams Capital Group Christopher J. Williams is the founder, Chairman and CEO of The Williams Capital Group,...
Edgar L. Smith Jr – founder and CEO of World Pac Paper, LLC. PHOTO/Black Enterprise Magazine Edgar L. Smith Jr is the founder and CEO of...
Randal Pinkett Dr. Randal Pinkett, season four winner of NBC’s The Apprentice and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BCT Partners, a national consulting firm delivering a...
Earvin “Magic” Johnson. PHOTO/File High School and College students received a few basic principles on how to succeed in business from legendary basketball star, Earvin “Magic”...
Charles H. James III – Chairman and CEO of C.H. James & Co. PHOTO/BlackEnterprise Charles H. James III is the Chairman and CEO of C.H. James...
(PRNewswire) — CastleOak Securities, L.P., a leading New York-based investment banking firm, announced today that Black Enterprise magazine has ranked the firm among the top minority-owned...
Bert N. Mitchell Bert N. Mitchell is the co-founder and Chairman Emeritus Mitchell & Titus, LLP – the largest minority-owned accounting firm in the United States....
Earvin “Magic” Johnson. PHOTO/File (PRNewswire via COMTEX) — ASPiRE, the new television network from Magic Johnson Enterprises, debuts today, Wednesday, June 27 at 8:00 pm EST...
Jimmy Smith – CEO And Chief Creative Officer Amusement Park Entertainment. PHOTO/File Jimmy Smith is the co-founder, Chairman, CEO and CCO of Amusement Park Entertainment, a...
We profile some of the most successful African American companies to watch in 2012. Company: Cannon Industries Rank: Number 83 on the BlackEnterprise100s Industrial/Service list Jack...
Deryl McKissack, president and CEO of McKissack and McKissack. PHOTO/Cliff Owen/AP Deryl McKissack is the owner and chief executive officer of the D.C.-based McKissack & McKissack,...
Toni Carey and Ashley Hicks creators of Black Girls Run. PHOTO/black girls run Toni Carey and Ashley Hicks are on a mission to encourage African American...
D. Michelle Flowers Welch – founder and CEO Flowers Communications Group D. Michelle Flowers Welch is the founder and CEO of the Flowers Communications Group (The...
Randall Pinkett African American entrepreneurs must be willing to forge partnerships and joint ventures in order to thrive in today’s business marketplace, said Randal Pinkett, who...
Russell Simmons always finds a way to stay relevant in the hip-hop, music and fashion communities. His latest venture into fashion isn’t new at all, but...
R. Donahue Peebles at a speaking engagement. PHOTO/flikr Roy Donahue “Don” Peebles is founder, chairman and CEO of the Peebles Corporation, a real estate development company...
Harold Mills – owner and CEO of ZeroChaos. PHOTO/Orlando Business Journal Harold Mills is the president and owner of ZeroChaos, one the largest African-American owned companies...
Black Enterprise (BE) will mark 40 years of listing America’s largest black companies on Friday, May 25, 2012 as the Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo...
Catherine L. Hughes founder and Chairperson Radio One, Inc. Catherine L. Hughes co-founded Radio One, Inc. (which owns TV One and Interactive One, parent company of...
(PRNewswire)- Earvin “Magic” Johnson announced today that Paul Butler (pictured), has been named general manager of ASPiRE, the new African-American network set to launch in June....
There’s an under-representation of African-Americans in the tech sector. And it is all because of self-segregation, says Maya Beasley (pictured). Beasley, who is bi-racial says: There’s...
Erika Dotson – Co-Founder and Creative Director of Indique Hair. PHOTO/Madame Noire Meet Erika Dotson, the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Indiqué. The company, Indiqué has...
Angela Benton. PHOTO/File In a tech world where just 1 percent of startup founders are African American, it’s easy for young minority entrepreneurs to feel discouraged...
The U.S. Postal Service unveiled a stamp honoring the late John H. Johnson, founder of Ebony and Jet magazines. Previous honorees include civil rights leader Dr....
William S. Parrish (pictured), started his construction management firm NobleStrategy in 2002 while working full-time and hasn’t looked back since. For 20 years, he has ridden...
Maria Beckett. PHOTO/Greater Baltimore Committee Maria Beckett grew an information technology business from her basement up. Fifteen years later she sold it for more than US$40...
Tyler Perry. PHOTO/FilmClique.com Tyler Perry’s inspirational journey from the hard streets of New Orleans to the heights of Hollywood’s A-list is the stuff of American legend....
Antonio Wells. PHOTO/AndroidTapp.com Antonio Wells is the Founder & Chief Editor of AndroidTapp.com, the world’s leader in Android app reviews for Google’s Android operating system. Offering...
Michael Anderson, Chief Spice Creative and Founder of SpiceCrafters. PHOTO/Black Enterprise Michael Anderson, Chief Spice Creative an Founder of SpiceCrafters walked away from a regular 9...
Daymond John, Founder and CEO FUBU As the founder, president and chief executive officer of FUBU apparel, Daymond John is no small fish when it comes...
Maya Penn. PHOTO/Forbes An 11-year-old girl from the metro Atlanta area has turned her passion for making clothing into a successful online business. The pre-teen entrepreneur...
Maggie Lena Walker. The First Woman in US history to charter a bank. PHOTO/Los Angeles Sentinel Whether freed or enslaved, African-Americans in U.S. history displayed an...
Onna Ehrlich. PHOTO/BlackEnterprise Meet Onna Ehrlich the founder and CEO of Onna Ehrlich LLC. Ehrlich grew up in Nigeria, and in 2004, after graduating from the...
Oprah Winfrey. PHOTO/File Oprah Winfrey makes no apologies for spending millions on an elite school for underprivileged South African girls. But she’s also looking for ways...
Meet Randall Olade (pictured), the CEO and co-founder of KOJAMI. Like any other company in this market, KOJAMI did not just develop overnight. Its growth was...
Angela Benton. Founder and publisher of Black Web 2.0 When Chris Bennett moved to Silicon Valley from Miami in 2010 to jump-start his Web business, his...
Sheila Bridges. PHOTO/BlackAmericans.com Sheila Bridges is the founder and CEO of one of the most prominent interior design firms in the United States – Sheila Bridges...
Katrina Kelly (left) and Shari Griffith (Right).PHOTO/Courtesy Madame Noire In 2001, Shari Griffith and Katrina Kelly were seniors in high school when Kelly suggested that they...
Jarret Pumphrey. PHOTO/ClearCorrect LLC Jarrett Pumphrey, CEO ClearCorrect LLC Jarrett Pumphrey, grew up in Houston Texas, where his father managed a successful practice. Pumphrey channeled his...
In the past few days there has been a controversial debate over race and the Silicon Valley. The fact of the matter is, there exist a...
Stanley Burrell also known as MC-Hammer (pictured), is in the process of rolling out a search engine he hopes will outperform Google, Bing and other established...
CLUTCH - Tyler Perry has been named Hollywood's highest earner this past year (May 2010-May 2011 to be exact) by Forbes magazine...
