And the award goes to ...Can you and your business win next year's B.E. Small Business Award? Each year, the climactic cli·mac·tic also cli·mac·ti·cal adj. Relating to or constituting a climax. cli·mac  ti·cal·ly adv.Adj. 1. event of the Black Enterprise/Bank of America Entrepreneurs Conference involves the presentation of the BLACK ENTERPRISE Small Business Awards. These awards are given to professionals whose entrepreneurial en·tre·pre·neur n. A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture. [French, from Old French, from entreprendre, to undertake; see enterprise. spirit soars under the wings of free enterprise. These are men and women who need to be the masters of their own destiny and captains of their own fate. This year's award winners are featured in this issue (see "New Faces, New Places" and its companion piece, "Paving the Way"), but perhaps you, or someone you know, might have what it takes to be featured next year. The next conference will be held May 15 to May 19, 2002, at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee “Nashville” redirects here. For other uses, see Nashville (disambiguation). Nashville is the capital and the second most populous city of the U.S. state of Tennessee, after Memphis. but the deadline for nominations is set for January 15, 2002. That is two months away. The BE Small Business Awards were created in an effort to recognize outstanding African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. entrepreneurs and their companies, spotlighting people whose professional achievements in business serve as a model for success on the economic front for others who are following in their footsteps. BE Small Business Editor, Paula McCoy-Pinderhughes, who offers unlimited amounts of information on how to make your small business a huge success, says, "I find it extremely important that black businesses are recognized and honored hon·or n. 1. High respect, as that shown for special merit; esteem: the honor shown to a Nobel laureate. 2. a. Good name; reputation. b. for their achievements in the everyday struggle of business ownership. Owners of black companies have to know that they are not alone with the challenges they face each day." The awards, designed specifically to keep the entrepreneurs' dream alive, is something BE continues to sponsor, if only because as a black business itself, our company's top executives and editors know the hardships faced by many of today's black business owners just to stay afloat in any economy. "Though 31 years into the game, BE can certainly empathize em·pa·thize v. To feel empathy in relation to another person. with the daily struggles of acquiring and retaining clients, and maintaining the capital resources to grow an enterprise," adds McCoy-Pinderhughes. The BE Small Business Awards are given out in four categories: Business Innovator of the Year, Rising Star Award, Emerging Company of the Year, and Kidpreneurs Award. With the exception of the Kidpreneurs Award, the award's review board requests an entrepreneur entrepreneur (än'trəprənûr`) [Fr.,=one who undertakes], person who assumes the organization, management, and risks of a business enterprise. or business owner meet several requirements. Each company must be independently operated, must be at least 5 years old, and must be at least 51% black owned. It must also generate annual revenues of at least $250,000 (but no more than $15 million), show a pattern of increasing revenues for two consecutive years preceding an application or nomination, and have a minimum of three employees. The Kidprenuers Award nominee nominee n. 1) a person or entity who is requested or named to act for another, such as an agent or trustee. 2) a potential successor to another's rights under a contract. has similar requirements. Nominees must operate a business that is at least 2 years old, be at least 51% black owned, demonstrate that the company generates a revenue (even if it is not yet profitable), serve as a role model for other young entrepreneurs, and have a comprehensive understanding of, and direct involvement in the daily operations of, the company. The BLACK ENTERPRISE Small Business Awards are here for the African American business community, which can help a venture make important business contacts, increase a customer base, and, it is hoped, increase revenues. For nomination information, log on to blackenterprise.com, or call 212-886-6779. Black Enterprise Unlimited is a division of Earl G. Graves Ltd. dedicated to the creation of products and services designed to meet your business needs. We can be contacted at B.E. Unlimited, 130 Fifth Ave., New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY 10011-4399; fax: 212-886-9509; e-mail: BEunlim@black enterprise.com. Following is the contact information to help you learn more about the programs and products of B.E. Unlimited: BLACKENTERPRISE.COM Check out the latest features and links at the new and improved www.black enterprise.com. Not only can you track your portfolio but you can customize your own Web page at My Blackenterprise.com. BLACK ENTERPRISE/AXA ADVISORS SKI CHALLENGE For more information on the 2002 Black Enterprise/AXA Advisors Ski Challenge, February 13-18, 2002, at the Vail Vail (vāl), town (1990 pop. 3,569), Eagle co., W central Colo., on Gore Creek, in the Gore Range of the Rocky Mts.; founded as a ski resort 1962, inc. as a town 1966. Cascade A connected series of devices or images. It often implies that the second and subsequent device takes over after the previous one is used up. For example, cascading tapes in a dual-tape backup system means the second tape is written after the first one is full. Resort in Vail, Colorado "Vail" redirects here. For the community in Arizona, see Vail, Arizona. For the city in Iowa, see Vail, Iowa. Vail, Colorado is a town in Eagle County, Colorado, USA. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 4,589. , visit our Website at www.blackenterprise.com. BLACK ENTERPRISE/BANK OF AMERICA ENTREPRENEURS CONFERENCE For more information on the 2002 Entrepreneurs Conference, May 15-19, 2002, at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville Tennessee, call 800-543-6786. |
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