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Up-to-date information about Black entrepreneurs, executives & Black owned or controlled companies.
News, analysis, personal and business finance information, research about Black entrepreneurs, Black executives and Black owned companies. We aim to provide the infomation to keep you informed as you build your business career.
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Oprah Winfrey is Embodiment of American Dream in New Survey
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfiles.comAs part of a forthcoming study on the American dream, Woodbury University asked more than 300 Americans, “Who best epitomizes achievement of the…
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World's Wealthiest Black Person Aliko Dangote to Invest up to $8bn in a Major New Oil Refinery
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfiles.comMr. Dangote plans to build a $7 billion oil refinery facility that would annually process petroleum mainly for domestic consumption. Despite being one…
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Sean Combs and Mark Wahlberg Join Forces to Launch New Water Aquahydrate®
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfiles.comMultifaceted entertainment powerhouse
Sean “Diddy”… -
Robert L. Johnson's RLJ Equity Partners LLC. Aquies Trucking Company
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfiles.comRobert L. Johnson's RLJ Equity Partners LLC., has acquired regional waste hauling company R. Thompson Trucking Inc., which has been rebranded RLJ…
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Michael Lee-Chin is Canada's 34th Richest Person
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfiles.comMichael Lee-Chin, chairman of…
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Oprah Winfrey`s OWN and Tyler Perry Signs Exclusive Multi-Year Partnership
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfiles.comOWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced on Monday, October 1st, an exclusive partnership with
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Conde Nast Names Keija Minor Editor-in-Chief of Brides.com
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfiles.comKeija Minor has been appointed editor-in-chief of Brides and Brides.com, it was announced today by Conde Nast editorial director Tom Wallace. Minor…
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Oprah Winfrey Only Black Person on 400 Richest Americans List
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfiles.comOprah Winfrey, age 58, is once again America's only black billionaire and the only black person on the Forbes 400 list of the richest Americans. Ms.…
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Jay-Z Rewrites Celebrity Investors Playbook
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfiles.comWhen the developer Bruce Ratner set out to buy the New Jersey Nets and build an arena for them in Brooklyn, he recruited Jay-Z, the hip-hop superstar…
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When 50 Cent Is Your Boss
Created by BlackEntrepreneurProfiles.comBrian Nohe, a former executive at Gillette (PG) and a self-described garage band musician, was running a small company in Delray Beach, Fla., that…