CORPORATIONS

CONTENTS:

• Black Enterprise - The B.E. 100s
• Div-Lists 2002 - Multicultural e-Business Solutions
• Center for Women's Business Research

BLACK ENTERPRISE - THE B.E. 100s

February is Black History month, and we're featuring the 2002 list of the largest black-owned businesses in the country, as identified by Black Enterprise. The 2003 lists will appear on BlackEnterprise.com in May, and on news stands in June.

http://www.blackenterprise.com/BE100sHome.asp

DIV-LISTS 2002: MULTICULTURAL E-BUSINESS SOLUTIONS

Which top Fortune 500 companies and government agencies best promote multicultural business opportunities? You'll find that list, as well as:

• The Top 100 & Top 500 Diversity Owned Businesses
• The Top 50 Diversity Owned Businesses by State

Check your state's list. I picked up lots of new names of CEOs and their companies. Complete contact information and custom diversity lists are available for purchase.

http://www.div2000.com/Resources/DivLists/2002/

CENTER FOR WOMEN'S BUSINESS RESEARCH

Did you know that African American women business owners are more likely than other women business owners to have altruistic goals in business ownership? According to a study underwritten by Wells Fargo, 92 percent cite "being a role model" as a goal, and 83 percent say "making a difference" in their communities through business ownership is a goal.

You'll find links to fact sheets on African American and Latina business owners, and on women-owned and minority women-owned firms in 2002. These facts are available for firms on the state level, too. They might be useful figures in proposal-writing and for talks by your development officers.

http://www.nfwbo.org/

Beverly Goodwin