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Article: All access: your monthly pass to B.E. events, TV & radio.(Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference )(Conference notes)
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- Black Enterprise
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- July 1, 2009
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IT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE METTLE OF BLACK BUSINESSES NATIONWIDE that the 14th annual Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo proved to be an overwhelming success. We held this year's conference in Detroit as a show of support to the city and auto industry, both of which have been vital to the growth and success of the black entrepreneurial class. Boasting two host sponsors this year--General Motors and ExxonMobil--our conference theme was Shifting Gears: New Realities, New Rules, New Opportunities. And the more than 1,000 registered attendees who converged on the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, May 17-20, came ready to shift their businesses into high ...