How to Succeed in Business Without Being White: Straight Talk on Making it in America

ISBN-10: 0887308082
ISBN-13: 9780887308086
Category: Social Science / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies
Pages: 295
Language: English
Published: 1997
Publisher: HarperBusiness
Author: Earl G. Graves

Description

African-Americans are entering the business world in unprecedented numbers, and Earl G. Graves serves as their role model and mentor. Graves, one of the most influential and well-known executives in the world, in this timely and important book shows how he, the son of a West Indian garment worker, became a multimillionaire entrepreneur, director of several of America's "Fortune" 500 corporations and a philanthropist.

Using his own story (which includes careers in the military, real estate and public service as an assistant to Senator Robert F. Kennedy), and those of dozens of other black men and women who have made it in the business world as examples, Graves offers inspirational and down-to-earth advice to help readers take advantage of opportunities to achieve personal and professional success. From overcoming the challenges blacks confront in getting financing for new ventures to identifying the best industries and jobs for black job-seekers and cultivating the behaviors needed to make it as an entrepreneur, "How to Succeed in Business Without Being White" clearly lights the path readers can take to overcome adversity and succeed in today's largely white business environment."A clarion call for African Americans to pick up the gauntlet thrown down by the forces in this nation that believe black Americans cannot--even, dare not --succeed."--Colin Powell, Former chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, General, U.S. Army, retired

"Earl Graves has told not just his story, but our story. He has also outlined the flight path for future entrepreneurs and business people to soar to even greater heights!--Ann M. Fudge, President, Maxwell House Coffee Company

"For more than 25 years, I'velistened to Earl Graves preach what he practices as he practiced what he preached. His book not only offers proof positive that the American dream is attainable by black Americans, it provides the tried and true strategies and tactics necessary to make that dream a reality in your lifetime."--John H. Johnson, Publisher, "Ebony magazine; " founder and CEO, Johnson Publications

"In his first book, Earl Graves candidly faces the tough realities of what America is with a palpable faith in what America can be. The result is an honest, yet encouraging guide book for those who aspire to business and professional success despite much of the unfairness inherent in American business and society.--William H. Donaldson, Founder and former CEO, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenertte, Inc; founding Dean and Professor, The Yale Graduate School of Management

"Full of practical wisdom...but even more, a moving testament to the ingenuity, determination, and excellence of black business owners and professionals who have carved out for themselves a rightful share of the American Dream."--Jack Kemp, former U.S. Representative, former Secretary, HUD

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