The business reality show Shark Tank has averaged millions of viewers for over 15 seasons. It is the biggest public platform that an entrepreneur could hope for with a 10-minute pitch on the show having…
George Johnson had one dream and it was to start a hair company specifically catering to Black consumers. But when he applied for a $250 business loan in the 1950s at a local Chicago bank,…
Most people know Dave Bing as the NBA Hall of Famer turned mayor of Detroit. What many do not know is that he is an astute businessman who leveraged the skills he learned from playing…
Choosing between the stability that a corporate career offers and the creative control and sense of fulfillment that comes with entrepreneurship can be difficult. So why not take both paths? Antoine Grant decided to have…
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport – named after Maynard Jackson, the first Black mayor of Atlanta and of any major city in the South, is the busiest and most efficient airport in the world. It generates…
Michael Jordan’s extensive investment portfolio has seen him back numerous ventures, but one offer he made didn’t go as planned. In the early 1990s, C. David Moody Jr., founder of the largest Black-owned construction management…
Pamela Maynard, Microsoft’s Chief AI Transformation Officer for Customer and Partner Solutions, has been named the 2024 Black British Business Person of the Year at the Black British Business Awards (BBBA). Now in its 11th…
Born on January 10, 1949, in Marshall, Texas, George Foreman first made headlines as a dominant force in the world of boxing before venturing into the world of business. His rise to fame began with…
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