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10 Years Of Black Enterprise’s XCEL Summit Honorees

06/08/26 11:30 AM

As the summit marks 10 years of honoring excellence, this list looks back at the standout honorees

100 Days Into the Iran Conflict, the Stock Market Is Proving 1 Crucial Fact About the AI Boom

06/08/26 5:00 AM

The S&P 500 has erased all war-related losses in another V-shaped recovery.

3 YouTubers Just Conquered the Box Office. Here’s What Founders Should Steal From Their Playbook

06/08/26 5:35 PM

Three YouTube creators just proved that audience leverage beats gatekeepers. Founders can swipe these four strategies to grow their startups.

6 Black-Owned LGBTQ+ Brands To Elevate Your Summer Style

06/08/26 2:30 PM

With a bit of help from these Black-owned LGBTQ+ brands, everyone will surely be stepping into the sun in style.

7 Costly Financial Mistakes That Can Quietly Derail a Growing Startup

06/08/26 7:00 PM

From weak bookkeeping and tax missteps to contractor errors and missed incentives, these seven financial mistakes can quietly drain cash, increase risk and slow startup growth before founders even notice.

7 Guerrilla Marketing Plays I’d Run Today if I Were Starting Over with $0

06/08/26 1:00 PM

Marketing doesn’t have to be expensive. Every play here costs more time and creativity than money.

8 Hard Truths About Franchising Your Business (Before You Scale Too Soon)

06/08/26 9:55 PM

Franchising isn’t just about expanding a business — it’s about transforming one.

A Fake Driver Just Scammed a Philadelphia Warehouse Out of $500,000 in Bourbon—Here’s How He Did It

06/08/26 10:50 AM

Thieves tricked warehouse workers into loading 10,800 bottles of bourbon onto a fraudulent semitrailer.

A New Report Says AI Is Coming For Half of Customer Service Jobs by 2030. It’s a Hint of What’s Coming Next in Other Industries

06/08/26 11:26 AM

Thanks to AI, you may need to start retraining low-level hires soon, or let them go.

AI Is Letting Companies Cut Entry-Level Jobs. Here’s Why That Is a ‘Critical Strategic Mistake,’ According to an MIT Economist.

06/08/26 7:17 PM

MIT economist Frank Nagle says jobs fall into three broad buckets ranging from full automation to fully human work.

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