Minority-Owned Business


How I Did It: Cedric J. Franklin Sr. of Harley Stanfield

Can this real estate developer rescue Detroit?

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How I Did It: William Wang, CEO, Vizio

When the founder of TV-maker Vizio--soon to be a $2 billion company--says it’s not about the money, believe him. Surviving a fiery plane crash gives a man some perspective.

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America's Fastest-Growing Private Company? It's in Insurance

When the big insurers exited the Florida market, a start-up saw an opportunity

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Famous Amos on Raising Capital

Wally Amos, founder of Famous Amos and Chip & Cookie, on raising capital and choosing investors

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Entrepreneur of the Year: Ping Fu

She came to this country by way of a Chinese prison, but that's the past, and the future holds a tantalizing promise of smarter, cheaper manufacturing and better, richer lives. Ping Fu says she wants to leave something of value. Well, why stop now?

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Recent Minority-Owned Business Articles

A Non-Profit Trains Disadvantaged Entrepreneurs

Growing up in Ethiopia, Alfa Demmellash had no idea she would one day start a non-profit that trains entrepreneurs in low-income areas.  Read story

Hispanic Economic Organizations Expand Training

Bilingual training is gaining ground in the business community.  Read story

Can Entrepreneurship Crack the Glass Ceiling for Asians?

Entrepreneurs make up half the Asian American CEOs at top Bay Area firms, but mid-level managers face a tougher climb.  Read story

An Entrepreneur Shares Tickets to the Presidential Inauguration

Virginia entrepreneur Earl Stafford explains why he spent nearly $2 million to bring hundreds of people to Barack Obama's inauguration.  Read story

Reality Bites

The scientists at Emotiv have done the impossible: created a brain-wave-reading headset that lets you conjure entire worlds using nothing but your mind -- a ...  Read story

SBA Partners with Minority Business Group

The two groups hope to expand the nation's five million minority-owned small businesses.  Read story

Asian-American Business Ownership, Revenues Increase

New data finds that minority entrepreneurs are outpacing the national average.  Read story

What One Man Can Do

Bill Strickland is in the business of saving lives. After almost 40 years of teaching kids, training adults, and telling his story, he's looking to "franchis...  Read story

Study Sees Obstacles to Minority Business Growth

Minority owners tend to cap growth after self-sufficiency, report finds.  Read story

Minorities Faced Restrictions to Capital, Says Report

A new analysis by the Small Business Administration concluded earlier study shows preferential treatment.  Read story

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