Onward & upward.

B.E.'s 2000 Small Business Award winners are flying high. Here's why

WHETHER THEY'VE DECIDED TO MAKE A CAREER MOVIE unknown territory, made the transition from corporate to small business, cashed in on a hobby or sang all the way to the bank--every year BLACK ENTERPRISE pays special tribute to four entrepreneurs who've followed their hearts and dreams into business ownership

The winners of this year's BE Small Business Awards are undaunted by the obstacles that most new business owners face: lack of start-up capital, limited or no access to commercial bank credit, the ever looming competition from larger or more established firms, and the struggle to attain profitability and remain in the black.

Statistics from the Office of Advocacy, a division of the Small Business Administration (SBA), estimates the...

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