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Many of America’s black CEOs took a wallop in 2007 but carried on their fight for survival in an unrelenting economic environment. In times like these, chief executives must grow...
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Many of America’s black CEOs took a wallop in 2007 but carried on their fight for survival in an unrelenting economic environment. In times like these, chief executives must grow...
Earl Stafford, CEO of Universal Systems & Technology (UNITECH), spearheaded a $1 million project to set up a presidential inauguration ball package to be offered to disadvantaged people, wounded soldiers, and others for the historic Jan. 20 event, according to reports. He’s calling it the People’s Inaugural Project, which will be facilitated in the JW Marriott Hotel in Washington D.C.
BlackEnterprise.com talked with Stafford about why he chose to begin the project, through his family's Stafford Foundation, how this occasion calls for a focus on "the people," and how you can become a participant, volunteer, or contributor.
The money will come as Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) is investing $2 million in small businesses located in the utility's service area.
In 2012, ground is broken for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture, helped by some prominent CEOS among the BE 100s.