African-American Issues


The Reluctant Entrepreneurs

Are American blacks still stuck on the bottom rung of the economic ladder because so few start businesses of their own?  Read story

Blacks In Business: Are They Reluctant Entrepreneurs?

Joel Kotkin's sense of history is skewed, and his sociological analysis of black culture is sorely lacking in depth and quality. Although Kotkin deftly d...  Read story

A New Black Dream

A new trend of self-sufficiency and entrepreneurial spirit takes root in some African-American communities.  Read story

Black Entrepreneurs: A New Generation

As traditional black-owned retail and service businesses decline, new, more ambitious black entrepreneurs emerge.  Read story

Black Entrepreneurship, the Sequel

Some thoughts on how the recent emergence of more black-owned small businesses reflects on a proud history.  Read story

Blacks In Business: Are They Reluctant Entrepreneurs?

Joel Kotkin's article "The Reluctant Entrepreneurs" (September), is a manifest example of "bikini journalism." What it reveals is interesting and provocat...  Read story

Urban Renewers

Some thoughts on what groups are making it in the inner-city, and why.  Read story

Blacks In Business: Are They Reluctant Entrepreneurs?

Paramount among the factors affecting the development of black business enterprise has been the postindustrial restructuring of the U.S. economic system. ...  Read story

A New Kind of Business

Policymakers should take a good look at growth companies founded by African Americans.  Read story

Blacks In Business: Are They Reluctant Entrepreneurs?

After reading "The Reluctant Entrepreneurs," I was a little disappointed to see that no one mentioned what I -- as a successful black entrepreneur of 14 y...  Read story

The Great Leaders Series: Madam C.J. Walker, Founder of Madame C.J. Walker Enterprises

By assembling a grassroots sales force, this pioneering African-American entrepreneur built a multimillion-dollar enterprise in the Jim Crow era.  Read story

Minority-Owned Businesses Grow

Feb. 25, 2005 -- The share of minority-owned businesses in the United States more than doubled in the last twenty-years, but not all grou...  Read story

"taking Care Of Our Own"

Black networks spring up to help the "best and the brightest" start new firms and lure black customers to black businesses.  Read story

Who Owns Harlem?

As an economic-development boom takes off in Harlem, residents hotly debate what path will lead the famed African American neighborhood into a prosperous fut...  Read story

Magic Johnson to Speak at Black Entrepreneur Expo

April 27, 2007 -- Basketball legend-turned-entrepreneur Earvin "Magic" Johnson will be a keynote speaker at this year's Black Enterprise ...  Read story

Blacks In Business: Are They Reluctant Entrepreneurs?

"The Reluctant Entrepreneurs" is the best article I have read regarding minority businesses. The truth about support among blacks couldn't have been bette...  Read story

Blacks Facing Extra Startup Woes

A study finds African-American entrepreneurs have limited access to capital.  Read story

Bridging the Digital Divide

In the United States, it's an unfortunate reality that basic opportunities and values that come from having a good education are not, traditionally, besto...  Read story

Black-owned Businesses

When it comes to black entrepreneurs, there's good news and bad news. Black Americans are creating new businesses at a much faster pace than the economy ...  Read story

Plowing New Ground In The Delta

CEO Charles Bannerman learned that the most effective social activism is a healthy bottom line.  Read story

Ethnic Web Sites Search for Niche Markets

The Web has become increasingly saturatedwith new multi-ethnic sites ranging from basicinformation hubs to community-building arenas toe-commerce sites. I...  Read story

SBA Loans: Following the Money

By: Robb Mandelbaum The Small Business Administration's efforts to make smaller loans available to more peo...  Read story

A Tree Grows In Chicago

How South Shore Bank revived an inner-city neighborhood  Read story

SBA Issued Record Amount of Loans in 2004

August 19, 2004 -- With nearly two months left in its fiscal year, the Small Business Administration has already granted more 7(a) and 50...  Read story

How I Did It: When Civil Rights Came to My Box Office

To mark Black History Month, a Memphis businessman recalls how his movie theaters prepared for integration.  Read story

Blacks In Business: Are They Reluctant Entrepreneurs?

I have just read "The Reluctant Entrepreneurs" and am very impressed. I thought it was very informative and realistic, with not a hint of biased viewpoin...  Read story

Self-Employed Businesses Unlikely to Hire Employees

August 20, 2004 -- It's been said that hiring the first employee c...  Read story

Immigrant Entrepreneurs Outpace Native-Born Americans

A new Kauffman Foundation report also found that more seniors are starting businesses.  Read story

Work-Life Balance Key for Job-Seekers

Oct. 31, 2006 -- Salary, benefits, and the opportunity for work-life balance are key deal-makers for job-seekers in considering a new job...  Read story

"Kidpreneurs" Headed to Disney World

An annual business education program for young, African-American entrepreneurs opens this week at Walt Disney World's Swan and Dolphin Resort in Lake Buen...  Read story

Teaching Entrepreneurship

Chart showing rates of business formation among ethnic groups in the U.S. versus that of NFTE graduates.  Read story

The Founder Next Door

Is today's entrepreneur any different from the rest of us?  Read story

SBA: Loans Hit Record High

The Small Business Administration approved $20.6 billion in loans for small businesses over the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, up from $20.25 billion in 200...  Read story

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