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Offers advice on growing a family business. Discussion of Daniels & Bell Inc., the first black-owned Wall Street securities firm; Problems at Maxima Corp.; Ten recommendations to help you get started; Transfering the founder's vision to others in the company; Separating family and business issues; Defining roles and responsibilities. INSET: Resources for family-owned companies.

Focuses on young entrepreneurs and discusses the Southwest Atlanta Youth Business Organization (SWAYBO). Description of SWAYBO meetings; History of the organization; Comment from Emmanuel Modu, author of `The Lemonade Stand: A Guide to Encouraging the Entrepreneur in Your Child'; More. INSET: How to encourage your children in business: Enroll them in a....

Comments on the top seven priorities of corporate procurement officers. `Black Enterprise' magazine's poll of 10 corporations with active minority-business development programs to find out the key to winning contracts; The importance of listening to the client; Knowledge about how the corporation makes purchases; Delivering what you promise; More.

Gives information on home-based franchises. Advantages over other type of franchises; Drawbacks; Profiles of three people who acquired home-based franchises in three of the most popular areas--business services, personal services and home improvement; Fred Huyghue of Sandler Systems Inc.; Corliss Clark-Barnes of Computertots; Austin Monroe Jr. of Lawn Doctor Inc. INSET: What you should know before buying a home-based franchise..

Focuses on changes in the nature of Afro-American-owned family businesses. Demise of patriarchal business structure; Emergence of women entrepreneurs; Requisites for the success of black-owned family business; Comments from Afro-American entrepreneurs.

States that while the rest of the nation has been strolling towards economic recovery, the South has been power walking; How three southern states are ranked among the top 10 job producers. How the states producing the most jobs are the ones most attractive to African-Americans; What economists say the South's strength derives from.

Comments on youth programs that train the upcoming generation of black entrepreneurs to run their businesses. Emmanuel Modu, founder of the Center for Teen Entrepreneurs and author of the book `The Lemonade Stand: A Guide to Encouraging the Entrepreneur in Your Child'; Views of experts about what kid entrepreneur programs should feature.