Black Enterprise

Sep 1999
206 pages
Vol. 30, No. 2
ISSN 0006-4165

Published by Earl G. Graves, Ltd.

BLACK ENTERPRISE is the ultimate source for wealth creation for African American professionals, entrepreneurs and corporate executives. Every month, BLACK ENTERPRISE delivers timely, useful information on careers, small business and personal finance.

Gore on Deck	25
Al Gore (American vice-president); 1948- (Presidential campaign, 2000), Blacks (Political activities)
Going for a Bull Ride	28
Citizens Trust Bank (Securities)
Windy City Theater Owner Looks to Expand	32
Donzell Starks, Meridian Entertainment Group (Firm), Inner City Entertainment Inc, Chicago (Ill.) (Motion picture theaters)
Back from the Brink	33
David H. Swinton, Victoria Savings and Loan Bank (Columbia, S.C.), South Carolina Community Bank
Black to the Future	34
Blacks (Attitudes)

Let's Make a Deal	68
Wages and salaries, Negotiation
Leadership Has Its Rewards	72
Kenneth I. Chenault (American financial services executive.); 1951-, American Express Co
15 Great Low-cost Franchises	87
Franchise system, Black entrepreneurs
Look Before You Leap	95
Black entrepreneurs
5 Hot Business Fields for Women	107
Black women entrepreneurs

At Home with the Kids	37
Work and family, Home-based business
Fabulous Frozen Fruit Operation	42
Charmain Smith (American food company franchisee.), Charles Smith (American food company franchisee.), Happy & Healthy Products, Inc
Straight from the Source	45
Sheila Talton, Unisource Network Services Inc
Expand Your Mind and Your Projects Will Follow	46
MindManager (Computer program)
It's Free, But It'll Cost You	48
Free computers
It's Mostly the Voice	50
Voice Xpress (Computer program), IBM ViaVoice (Computer program), NaturallySpeaking (Computer program)
Gimme Shelter	53
Housing (Costs), Mortgages
Holding Out for Growth	54
Maceo K. Sloan; 1949-., Growth companies (Securities)
Steep Decline	56
Kenneth Johnson (American investment adviser.), Investment Counselors Inc, Small capitalization stocks (Price forecasting)
Credit Check	58
Credit cards (Fees, Interest (Economics))
Road Map for a Cautious Investor	60
Naeemah K. Abner, Black women (Economic conditions), Investments
Options Plays	62
Options (Contracts)
None of Their Business	65
Employment interviewing
The Specialist	66
Business leadership, Experts

TLC's Final Act	117
Reginald F. Lewis (American financier.); 1922-1993, Loida Nicolas Lewis (American financier and wife of Reginald F. Lewis.), TLC Beatrice International Holdings, Inc (Divestiture), Liquidation
Shooting Stocks	129
Stocks (Price forecasting)
Not Just Kid Stuff	135
Private schools (Finance), Blacks (Education)
1999 Black Enterprise/Pepsi Golf & Tennis Challenge	143
Black enterprise (Periodical), Golf (Tournaments), Tennis (Tournaments)
Finding the Training Ground	144
Golf, Golf, Junior, Tennis, Junior, Tennis
Making Room in the Market	152
Advertising (Testimonials), Black athletes (Salaries), Black sports agents
Calling All Franchise Players	160
World TeamTennis
Diamonds in the Rough	166
Black golfers (History), Discrimination in sports
Up in Smoke	170
Carlos Fuente, Cigar smoking, Business entertaining
Laugh a Little	192
Humor in business
By the Sweat of Her Brow	193
Donna Richardson, Physical fitness (Economic aspects)
Flea Market Havens	195
Flea markets
Give Injuries the One-two Punch	196
Tae-bo (Safety measures)
Help Your Kids Buy Smart	198
Children's market

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