Black Enterprise back issues from February 2008:
Pioneers and trailblazer.(Then & Now)
Feb 01, 2008 ... This Black History Month, we thought it fitting to highlight the adventurously entrepreneurial, revolutionary inventions and influences of our people--people who who did not listen as others said they ...
Black Enterprise Podcast.(Web Features)
Feb 01, 2008 ... The BLACK ENTERPRISE Podcast is a great way to get your daily dose of personal finance, homeownership, consumer, career and small business tips. Listen each day as ...
Why board service matters.(publisher's page)
Feb 01, 2008; ... When BLACK ENTERPRISE published its first exclusive report on black board service in 1973, there were 72 African Americans serving on the boards of about 100 corporations. In the ensuing years, black Americans have established a small but growing presence on the boards of directors of our ...
Bringing B.E. to your T.V.(About This Issue)(Black Enterprise Business Report)
Feb 01, 2008 ... This month we're shedding light on the influence that blacks wield on the corporate boards of America's 250 largest publicly traded companies. But even before this issue hit the newsstands, we were hard at work bringing you the inside scoop on black directors on these boards. Last ...
College planning? More than money.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 01, 2008; ... I enjoyed reading and participating in the November 2007 article on 529 college savings plans ("Classroom Cash"). It was well-written and very informative. One thought: Saving for college is just one aspect of planning for college, and I think BLACK ENTERPRISE would do our community a ...
A little planning goes a long way.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 01, 2008; ... MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE CHAMBERS FAMILY OVER THE loss of their daughter ('After the Storm," November 2007). It's a terrible thing families have to go through, but the expenses incurred are unavoidable. I am constantly surprised at the number of people who either don't have ...
Penny-wise or pound-foolish?(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 01, 2008; ... THIS IS A RESPONSE TO THE LETTER TITLED "Temporary Insanity" from your November 2007 Letters column. There is nothing wrong with BLACK ENTERPRISE running the article "The Best of Everything." Does that article belong in BE? I say yes, it does. Why? Because after you build your wealth, what ...
Making positives out of negatives.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In response to your address "Enough is Enough" (Publisher's Page, November 2007), I wholeheartedly agree with your position that black folks need to be less accepting of entertainment and social conditions that deteriorate the fabric of our cultural ...
Preaching to the choir.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 01, 2008; ... I AM WRITING TO THANK MR. Graves for offering suggestions as to how we can project a more realistic and better black image ("Enough is Enough," Publisher's Page, November 2007). BLACK ENTERPRISE reaches a lot of people, but not enough of our folks ...
Credibility accountability.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 01, 2008; ... HAVING BEEN A BLACK ENTERPRISE subscriber for more than 10 years, I think your article, "The Best of Everything," (August 2007) would have had better credibility if it had been written from the viewpoint of someone in the business world who had his or her act together, rather than from ...
Love and honor.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 01, 2008; ... ON BEHALF OF WIVES, MOTHERS, grandmothers, great grandmothers, and black women in particular, I wish to express my gratitude for your editorial tribute to Barbara Graves and others in the 2007 December issue ("My Wife, My ...
RS Information Systems signs buyout deal: CEO Rodney Hunt to sell B.E. Company of the Year.(B.E. 100s)
Feb 01, 2008; ... RS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC. (NO. 16 ON THE BE INDUSTRIAL/SERVICE 100 list with $328 million in sales) has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Wyle, a privately held provider of high-tech aerospace engineering, testing, and research services. Terms of the deal were not ...
Black on black business: Moorehead buys Hank Aaron's Toyota Dealership.(B.E. 100s)(Thomas A. Moorehead of BMW/MINI acquires Hank Aaron Toyota)
Feb 01, 2008; ... IN A BE 100s DEAL, BMW/MINI OF STERLING, VIRGINIA (No. 20 on the BE AUTO DEALER 100 list with $122.3 million in sales) acquired Hank Aaron Toyota in McDonough, Georgia, for $18 million. As previously reported by BLACK ENTERPRISE, Hank L. Aaron St., the Hall of Fame baseball player and ...
ICV capital's new investment: adds promotional company to its portfolio.(B.E. 100s)(Press-A-Print International L.L.C.)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... NEW YORK CITY-BASED PRIVATE equity investment firm ICV Capital Partners L.L.C announced in October that it had acquired Press-A-Print International L.L.C, a promotional products company with roughly $18 million in revenues. Press-A-Print joins a portfolio that includes packaging, food, and ...
Training the troops: battlefield simulations bring growth to UNITECH.(B.E. 100s)(Universal Systems and Technology Inc.)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... UNIVERSAL SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY (UNITECH) (No. 52 on the BE INDUSTRIAL/SERVICE 100 list with $78.25 million in sales) reported that it received a total of more than $45 million in new Department of Defense orders during September and October, bringing the total value of this Centreville, ...
CEO tapped for Perrier, Poland springs: John J. Harris takes the helm of Nestle Waters.(POWER PLAYER)
Feb 01, 2008; ... JOHN J. HARRIS IS HOPING TO INCREASE NESTLE'S share of the multibillion-dollar bottled water industry. The former CEO of Nestle Purina Europe was recently named CEO of Nestle Waters, where he will oversee a $1 billion budget and some 32,000 employees worldwide. He succeeds Carlo Donati, ...
Blacks go broadband: high-speed Internet adoption grows among African Americans.(FACTS & FIGURES)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... THE PERCENTAGE OF BLACK HOUSEHOLDS with broadband Interact connections has pearly tripled since 2005. A survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project finds that 40% of African American homes had a high-speed Internet connection in 2007, up from 31% in 2006 and 14% in 2005. ...
Are you ready to do it yourself? Discipline and self-study can help you profit from online trading.(INVESTMENT STRATEGIES)(Website list)
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] JAMES JOHNSON SCOFFS AT THE IDEA THAT INVESTING should be left to professionals. "We all have at our fingertips, via the Internet, 80% to 90% of the tools the professionals say they have," says the 54-year-old economic development official in Oklahoma ...
Beyond earnings: Silas Myers says growth investing isn't all about chasing momentum.(STOCK PICKS)(Mar Vista Investment Partners)(Interview)
Feb 01, 2008; ... From all outward signs, what we can expect from the stock market in the months ahead may be disconcerting to investors Case in point: The S&P 500's 4% drop in November was the worst monthly showing since 2002. Prognosticators foresee a bear market, and experts say worries over credit ...
Taking flight: aerospace helped Alfred Jackson's portfolio take off.(STOCK UPDATE)(Davis Hamilton Jackson & Associates L.P.)
Feb 01, 2008; ... IT LOOKS LIKE FORMER NFL WIDE RECEIVER ALFRED Jackson, now a principal with Houston-based Davis Hamilton Jackson & Associates L.P., has transferred his deft touch to the investing arena. The portfolio that Jackson assembled has climbed 29.5%, well outpacing the 2.7% gain of the S&P 500. ...
On their own: Bronx high school students open a bank branch.(MONEY MANAGEMENT)(North Fork Bank)
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] EUNICE SOMUAH HAD NEVER BEEN ON A JOB INTERVIEW before. The 19-year-old senior at Fordham Leadership Academy for Business and Technology in New York City knew this was one she had to ace: North Fork Bank, a division of Capital One, was opening a ...
A precious resource: investing in the fate of fresh water.(INVESTMENT STRATEGIES)
Feb 01, 2008; ... The price of oil may be flirting with $100 a barrel, but water may be more precious in the years to come. The earth's supply of drinkable water is on the decline, yet the world population is on the rise, at 6.6 billion and counting. Investors are taking notice, heeding the basic ...
In times of need.(MONEY MATTERS)(how to avoid penalties in your defined contribution plan)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] QA I am in my 30s and was recently laid off. I have $50,000 in a pension account with my former employer. Can I withdraw the money to pay my mortgage without paying a penalty. --C. Levine Via the Internet I'm ...
The right remedy: entrepreneur's success is a matter of life and death.(MAKING IT)(Leah Brown's Aten Solutions Inc.)(Company overview)
Feb 01, 2008; ... LEAH BROWN IS HELPING TO SAVE LIVES. WHEN PHARMACEUTICAL companies want to conduct clinical trials to see if specific drugs or treatments will relieve certain symptoms, her company, Aten Solutions Inc., finds the staff to make it happen. "Our mission is to specialize in therapeutics that ...
A late night run: after-hours pediatric practice fills void for affordable urgent care.(STARTING UP)(Night Light After Hours Pediatrics)
Feb 01, 2008; ... A visit to a hospital emergency room can be a traumatic experience for both parents and their little ones. Witnessing this made it clear to Dr. Anastasia Gentles, a practicing pediatrician, that there must be a better alternative. "I saw a need and that's what drove me," says Gentles. With ...
Revitalizing real estate: couple sails through sea of housing woes.(MAKING IT)(Christopher Garlin and Regina Mincey-Garlin of RCG Cos. L.L.C.)(Company overview)
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ASK CHRISTOPHER GABLIN AND REGINA MINCEY-GARLIN why their small real estate firm is thriving while major lenders and two billion-dollar hedge funds file for bankruptcy protection, and they credit their mission: to offer a broad range of real estate related ...
Laying the groundwork: in developing personnel, the work takes place beforehand.(MANAGEMENT ADVICE)
Feb 01, 2008; ... HIRING THE RIGHT EMPLOYEES IS IMPORTANT FOR ALL COMPANIES, BUT FOR small-business owners, a bad hiring decision can be lethal. "Strategy and execution around hiring will make or break a small business," says Darrell Williams, founder of DuSable Capital L.L.C., a business ...
The business of beauty.(SAVVY SOLUTIONS)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... QA I am a mother of two pursuing my dream of opening a nail salon, but now I feel as if I have hit a brick wall. have my manicurist license and plan to take more classes to receive my esthetician license. Not knowing my next step, I am wondering if I should be speaking with a financial ...
Breaking records: Harlem's DigiWaxx uses technology to redefine the music industry.(BLACK DIGERATI)(Company overview)
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] COREY "CL" LLEWELLYN, 30, WAS BARELY OUT OF HIS TEENS when he decided he wanted to be a major player in the music industry. As an intern in 1995, he spent most of his time lugging clothes from video shoots back to the designers. Still, the Westchester, New ...
Double duty.(B.E. REVIEWS)(Pantech Duo smart phone)(Product/service evaluation)
Feb 01, 2008 ... A NEW CLASS OF CELL PHONES IS attempting to combine the multiple features of a consumer phone with the highspeed data functions of a Blackberry-style smartphone. Pantech Wireless Inc.'s new Duo (www.pantecbduo.com), a doubleslider unit, fits the bill. When closed, the Duo looks ...
HDTV to go.(B.E. REVIEWS)(Pinnacle Systems PCTV HD Ultimate Stick)(Product/service evaluation)
Feb 01, 2008; ... YOU'VE PROBABLY HAD ONE OF THOSE moments at time airport when you wish you could switch the waiting-area TV to something other than the screaming pundits. While you can't do anything about that, you can escape the madness: Outfit your notebook PC with a TV tuner such as the PCTV HD ...
Growing grass roots online: have bloggers and social networks triggered a new protest movement?(TECH NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008; ... NATIONAL COVERAGE OF THE "JENA 6" CASE HAS LULLED significantly since the September marches on the Louisiana town. But before and after the story emerged, participants used social networking sites such as Facebook, along with e-mail and text messages, to spread the news about the case ....
Make relationships count: CRM software that works.(E-BUSINESS)(customer relationship management software)(Website list)
Feb 01, 2008; ... IN THE OLD DAYS, ALL YOU NEEDED TO KEEP TRACK OF CUSTOMERS was a Rolodex. But with the Internet, mobile technology, and globalization, the world of customer relations has expanded. Fortunately, customer relationship management (CRM) software and online tools make things easier. ...
Mobile snapshots.(CYBERWISE)(using your mobile phone's camera)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... QA I know that digital cameras are now standard on most cell phones, but besides taking pictures of business contacts (who never really want to be photographed) and snapping random shots to send occasionally to my friends, what can I do with it? --Anonymous Via the ...
Staying on top: a seasoned professional offers strategies for sharpening your game--on and off the job.(EXECUTIVE SUITE)(Interview)
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Several years ago, you decided to take a break from corporate America. After you left, what did you do to stay current with what was going on in your company? I maintained some relationships with folks I was quite fond of and, of course, ...
Staying engaged.(ACTION PLAN)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... ANDRE HUGHES, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF HUMAN CAPITAL FOR Accenture, says Dig Your Well Before You're Thirsty: The Only Networking Book You'll Ever Need (Currency; $16.95) provides a colorful blueprint for constructing an all-star roster of contacts to leverage opportunities and maximize ...
Location, location.(employee relocation)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... WILLING TO TRAVEL TO GAIN experience? Good, because overseas assignments are rapidly increasing. According to an annual survey published by GMAC Global Relocation Services, an employee relocation and assignment management services firm, more than 69% of multinational corporations reported ...
Technically speaking.(ACTION PLAN)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... SUSTAINING PROFITABILITY IN A TECHNOLOGY MARKET RIFE with commoditization, long sales cycles, and short shelf lives proved challenging for Texas Instrument's Marketing Manager Gerard Andrews. "In this market-driven industry, a sell-what-gets-made approach is not a winning ...
Go team? Why building a cohesive organization is a necessary exercise.(EXECUTIVE MEMO)
Feb 01, 2008; ... When key personnel began leaving the volunteer nonprofit he directed, Thomas Beauford, a vice president with HSBC bank in Buffalo, New York was determined to turn around the organization. But how do you get workers with different personalities, varying strengths and weaknesses, and ...
Follow my lead.(SINCE YOU ASKED)(head start for aspiring financial advisers)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... QA I am a 27-year-old elementary school teacher who's passionate about educating children, but I'd also like to develop an expertise in financial education and teach single, black, professional women with modest incomes. I don't have any experience in finance apart from personally ridding ...
Danielle Cherry.(On The MOVE)(SMG Multicultural)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] New Position: Cultural Activation Development Director Organization: SMG Multicultural, a division of Starcom MediaVest Group Location: New York ...
Helga Greenfield.(On The MOVE)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... New Position: Associate Vice President for Advancement Operations Organization: Spelman College Location: Atlanta Responsibilities: Advancing operations in support of ...
Lori Anne Douglass, Esq.(On The MOVE)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] New Position: Partner, Trusts and Estates and Wealth Preservation Organization: Moses & Singer L.L.P. Location: New York Responsibilities: Concentrating ...
Baron D. Thrower.(On The MOVE)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] New Position: Senior Vice President, General Manager Organization: Liberty Mutual Location: Portsmouth, NH Responsibilities: Managing the ...
Stephen Harris.(On The MOVE)(A&E Television Network)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] New Position: Director, Nonfiction and Alternative Programming Organization: A&E Television Network Location: New York ...
Convention calendar.(Calendar)
Feb 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hands for Hope Starlight Jazz & Serenade Concert Feb. 1; North Hollywood, CA, 818-763-4673; www.hands4hope.org General Motors Minority Dealers Association Annual GMHDA ...
Moving into the digital space: how new media create opportunities for minorities.(TRENDS)(I Am Blackness on ON Networks)
Feb 01, 2008; ... WHEN A YOUNG AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENT IN an after-school program at the University of California, Berkeley equated academic success with "acting white," it left an impression on tutor Carrletta Lindsay, an independent producer with San Francisco-based Pixel Corps. It also led to the ...
Negotiating muscle.(WORTH CHECKING OUT ...)(Ask For It: How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get What They Really Want)(Brief article)(Book review)
Feb 01, 2008; ... When it comes to playing and succeeding at the corporate game, the art of negotiating is still a tough barrier for women. The book Ask For It: How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get What They Really Want (Bantam; $25) is a guide specifically for the female professional to help ...
Destination Africa: a look at how tourism could change the face and economics of Africa.(WORLDVIEW)
Feb 01, 2008; ... AFRICAN COUNTRIES ARE ENJOYING A HIGHER GROWTH rate in international tourism arrivals than the global average, thanks in part to more sophisticated travelers and their desire for more unique experiences. And African governments are increasingly promoting the destinations that provide such ...
Procurement benefits.(THE DIVERSITY Q)(Interview)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES ACCOUNT FOR APPROXIMATELY 18% OF ALL U.S. FIRMS, ACCORDING TO THE latest data issued in a report by the Small Business Administration, titled Minorities in Business: A Demographic Review of Minority Business Ownership. As this figure continues to rise, ...
Together we stand: the National Black Theatre Festival is a driving force behind growing black theater companies.(Black Wealth Initiative: SECURING YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE)
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] TWO MONTHS BEFORE 60,000 BLACK playwrights, costume designers, stage managers, and performers descended on Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the National Black Theatre Festival suffered a tragedy. Its founder, artistic director, and producer, Larry Leon ...
Getting back on track: newlyweds LaToya and David Griffin find themselves back in credit card debt.(Financial Fitness Contest Winner No. 88)
Feb 01, 2008; ... THE VIRGINIA BEACH COUNTRY CLUB wedding of LaToya and David Griffin left a lifetime of memories, but the couple's $11,000 bill has yet to vanish. They had their dream wedding last August. Now, the newlyweds are trying to dig out from under an already heavy debt load. The wedding bill has ...
Race & gender: when it comes to discrimination cases, are black women left to fend for themselves?(SPECIAL REPORT)
Feb 01, 2008; ... WHEN DON IMUS CALLED THE RUTGERS women's basketball team "nappy-headed headed hos" and other derogatory names last year, there was justified public outcry. In fact, Rev. Al Sharpton led the campaign to get a public apology from the shock jock and advocated for his removal. The end result ...
Your guide to love & money: Black Enterprise kicks off its series on marriage and money management.(LOVE & MONEY (PART 1 OF 3))
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WHAT DO YOU WHEN YOU FIND out the spouse you have promised to love and cherish--in good times and bad--once flied for bankruptcy and is still thousands of dollars in debt? Even worse, pan officers refuse to provide you the money you both need for a down ...
We do: copreneurs simultaneously build happy marriages and thriving enterprises.(LOVE & MONEY (PART 1 OR 3))
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] IT'S FAR FROM UNCOMMON. ACTUALLY, there were 2.7 million businesses owned equally by a male-female team in 2002, according to the latest studies by the U.S. Census Bureau. Of those, about 79,000 were black-owned. While it is impossible to determine just ...
The new schools: the most innovative and progressive programs offer the keys to increasing your professional market value.(EXECUTIVE EDUCATION)(Table)
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] EXECUTIVES AT THE TOP of their careers must stay in step with the market's most important currency--information. Whether it's updating business knowledge, understanding the latest market trends, gaining perspectives on innovation, or implementing new ...
Power in the boardroom: our exclusive list of black corporate directors at America's 250 largest companies.(SPECIAL REPORT)(Cover story)
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CONSIDER THEN THE GUARDIANS of shareholder value. Charged with protecting trillions in assets, the directors who serve on the boards of the nation's largest corporations play the most critical role in business development. Collectively, they've deliberated ...
Parsons' time: in an exclusive interview, Time Warner Chairman Richard D. Parsons discusses his business accomplishments, his new role, and diversity in corporate America.(SPECIAL REPORT: POWER IN THE BOARDROOM)
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In his five years as CEO of Time Warner, Richard D. Parsons tamed a sprawling, unruly media octopus. Silencing early critics, he took a rudderless company with disparate holdings--such as Warner Bros. studios, HBO, the Time Inc. stable of magazines, and ...
The BE Registry of Corporate Directors.(SPECIAL REPORT: POWER IN THE BOARDROOM)(Directory)
Feb 01, 2008 ... <Pre> The BE Registry of Corporate Directors Our exclusive rosier of black corporate directors at America's 250 largest companies. NAMETITLE A Paul T. Addison Retired Managing Director, Salomon Smith ...
The labor secretary: Alexis Herman.(BE's Registry of Corporate Directors)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Title: Chair and CEO, New Ventures Inc. Boards: The Coca-Cola Co., Entergy Inc., and Cummins Inc. For Alexis Herman, there's no substitute for board oversight and protocol when it comes to pushing workforce and diversity issues ...
The power broker: Vernon E. Jordan Jr.(BE's Registry of Corporate Directors)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Title: Senior Managing Director, Lazard Freres & Co. Boards: American Express Co., Xerox Corp. This grandson of a sharecropper has bridged business politics and public service for near In the process, he's become one of the mostly: ...
The marketing maven: Joyce M. Roche.(BE's Registry of Corporate Directors)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Title: President and CEO Girls Inc. Boards: AT&T Inc., Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc., Macy's Inc. "Consumer marketing maven" perfectly depicts Girls Inc. President and CEO Joyce M. Roche. It was through a search firm specializing in ...
The activist: John W. Rogers Jr.(BE's Registry of Corporate Directors)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Title: Chairman and CEO, Ariel Capital Management L.L.C. Boards: McDonald's Corp., Exelon Corp., Aon Corp. When John W. Rogers Jr. performs his duties as a corporate director, one of his guides is the copy of Martin Luther King Jr.'s ...
The public servant: Franklin A. Thomas.(BE's Registry of Corporate Directors)
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Title: Consultant, The Study Group Board: Citigroup Inc., Alcoa Inc. Franklin Thomas' bound memberships evolved from public service. It was 1967, and the young attorney was tapped to run Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corp., an ...
The number cruncher: Christopher Williams.(BE's Registry of Corporate Directors)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Title: Chairman and CEO, Williams Capital Group L.P.; Chairman and CEO, Williams Capital Management L.L.C. Boards: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Christopher Williams' financial prowess would make him a valuable director on any board. It was ...