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Top of the Upper Class: 155 New Billionaires Minted in 2014
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Top 20 Colleges Minting the Most Billionaires
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Cool Jobs: Converse Exec Talks Recruitment and Career Strategy
“The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh.” Chuck Taylors. Dr. J. When I think of the Converse brand, all those iconic images from my childhood dribble up and down the court in my mind. According to the...
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Female Leaders Winning: Johnnetta B. Cole, a Leader in Education
(Image: File) In a special series, BlackEnterprise.com highlights female leaders in industries from media, to business, to education to healthcare. These women have also held the honor of being Black...
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McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson to Speak at Women of Power Summit
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American Express OPEN Inspires Women Entrepreneurs at CEO BootCamp
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On The Move: James Mitchell, Jr. Joins Rock Creek; Michelle Lee Heads Wells...
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View ArticleBlack Enterprise and Jesse Jackson Join Forces with the Wall Street Project
Black Enterprise, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH Coalition & Citizenship Education Fund join forces to uplift the community economically through the 18th Annual Wall Street Project (WSP)...
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Intel Bets $300 Million on Workplace Diversity
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Intel’s $300 Million Pledge: Tech Giant Stamps Commitment to Diversity at...
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The Black Enterprise–ABFF Partnership: Why Black Businesses Need Scale
When I speak before a group of black entrepreneurs, I often challenge my audience by asking how many black businesses they patronize. I inquire whether they currently use the services, of black...
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Black Enterprise’s SVP Talks Don Thompson’s Legacy
Image: File Earlier this week, news broke that McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson was retiring from his position as head of the world’s largest fast-food chain effective March 1. Thompson, who stepped into...
View Article10 Board Trends for Directors in 2015
Women Corporate Directors, a leading global organization of women board members, has conducted research, with findings that identify the top 10 board trends that are top of mind for directors this...
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Infor CEO Talks Passion for Changing the Way People Work in Tech
Infor CEO Charles Phillips describes himself as a person who gravitates towards engineering and things with rules that are complicated. Knowing that he can build a business and career around something...
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On the Move: UniWorld Group and Combs Enterprises Announce Promotions
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Like peanut butter and chocolate—or even peanut butter and jelly—some things are truly a match made in heaven. However, when it comes to business, we forget that some fundamental pairings are just as...
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