Vol. 27 Nbr. 11, June 1997

Index

• Breaking into the fashion biz: career opportunities.
• Businesses get help going high-tech: Microsoft and Compaq partner with SBA to introduce new technology program.
• Choosing the right wine: take the confusion out of deciding what to bring to your next dinner party.
• DVD ushers in a new era in file storage: latest storage device promises to hold seven times as much data as CD-ROMS.
• Electronic commerce and the future of money: technology and you.
• Empowering Yourself: The Organizational Game Revealed.
• Festival time in Gambia; twenty years after 'Roots,' a country invites African Americans home.
• First-time home buyer's guide: money management.
• Freelance! (business management: includes a list of resources) (25th Anniversary of the B.E. 100s) (Cover Story)
• Go for what you know: the best stock picks are the ones you recognize.
• Good press is on the rise: low start-up costs and fast returns create opportunities in public relation.
• Inside Leimert Park: this three-sq-mile commercial center is an example of a community recycling its dollars.
• Jewels and tools for the SOHO: software to help grow your small office into a big business.
• Liberty and profit for all: B.E. financial company of the year.
• Milestones of the B.E. 100s: 25 years of Black economic empowerment.
• Minority business partnerships: a successful past and promising future.
• Need money fast? Convert accounts receivable to cash to finance your business.
• Now that the smoke has cleared....: B.E. investment bank overview.
• Patience pays off: contrarian investor Thomason always stays calm.
• Positive energy: deregulation in the utility industry could spell opportunity for entrepreneurs.
• Premium performance: give your vehicle the coverage it deserves.
• Profiling the Black investor: a long-neglected market begs to be tapped.
• Running to win: John W. Thompson leads the pack at IBM.
• Selling into the stratosphere: B.E. auto dealer of the year.
• Shades of Freedom: Racial Politics and Presumptions of the American Legal Process.
• Sleeping with the enemy: hotel industry first target of NAACP payback initiative.
• Sow entrepreneurship, reap employment: B.E. Board of Economists report.
• Stock quotes anytime, anyplace: track your investments all day long.
• Surviving a merger: how to make the cut and thrive after corporate matrimony.
• Taking the mystery out of buying African art: consumer news.
• Taking your company public: business finance.
• The Art of the Turnaround: How to Rescue Your Troubled Business.
• The branding of BET: B.E. company of the year.
• The Fitness Guide: Where to Work Out When You're on the Road.
• The freshman class of '97.
• The World Wide Web on a shoestring budget: putting your company online doesn't have to be expensive.
• Tour of corporate duty: career management.
• United we stand: B.E. financials overview.