|  MBE
magazine is published bi-monthly by Minority Business Entrepreneur and
serves as a nationwide forum for minority and women business owners, corporations
and government agencies concerned with minority enterprise development.
MBE
magazine examines affirmative action and procurement programs in the public and
private sectors, and provides in-depth coverage of crucial issues affecting the
growth and survival of minority- and woman-owned businesses. Each issue also features
the success story of a prominent minority or female entrepreneur whose life and
accomplishments may serve as a role model for others. Founded in 1984, MBE
magazine has maintained a strong commitment to economic parity as a lasting solution
to the ills of poverty and discrimination and has as its mission to:
Inform - by reporting on issues critical to the growth and development
of minority owned firms; Educate - by examining the purpose
and intent of minority business development legislation and programs; and Inspire
- by featuring in depth profiles of successful entrepreneurs
in a wide range of industries, whose accomplishments make them outstanding role
models for others.  MBE magazine receives many letters
from its readers.
The following excerpts from letters typify reader response
to the in-depth features and exploration
of critical business issues by
MBE magazine's staff and contributing writers. “Over the
years, MBE magazine has been a crucial information source to us
in our efforts to chronicle the effects of legislation and court decisions on
minority owned businesses...Your quality publication stands at the top of its
field for advocating the concerns of the minority business community...”
Anthony Robinson, President
Minority Business Enterprise Legal Defense
and
Education Fund, Washington, D.C. “Your publication is excellent.
Please continue sending us multiple copies so that we may make them available
to the hundreds of women business owners coming through our offices...”
Hedy M. Ratner, Co-director
Women's Business Development Center
Chicago,
Illinois  “As
a former Director of AMAC, I have read MBE magazine for many years
and have enjoyed all the articles, but I feel especially sensitive to the recent
Publisher's Page about the Adarand case. It was superbly written and should serve
as a wakeup call for all of us who believe in the justification of affirmative
action.”
Chuck Taylor, Senior Manager
Office of Small Business Development
Southwest Florida International Airport
“MBE
magazine plays an important role in encouraging and sustaining minority business
initiatives while, at the same time, ably attracting and focusing much needed
minority business community support. Please accept my best wishes for the continued
prosperity of the magazine, its readers, and - most important - the entrepreneurs
whose businesses it enhances.”
Kweisi Mfume,
President, Chairman and CEO, NAACP
(former U.S.
Congressman and Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus) “You have
praised the efforts and successes of minority owned firms long before the term
'minority owned' came into vogue...”
Leon Robinson,
President
Robinson Bus Service
Chicago, Illinois  “Let
me join with hundreds of others in praising the excellence of MBE
magazine. The information is always up-to-date, and the editorial comments are
insightful and pithy.”
Parren J. Mitchell,
former U.S. Congressman
Founder of the Minority
Business Enterprise
Legal Defense and Education
Fund
“I am writing to let you know that the moment in the sun
you provided me, with your superb interview and excellent editing, has been exhilarating.
Yours is obviously a well-read magazine based on the number and geographic location
of phone calls I've received since the article...I know that the quality of MBE
is no fluke, but the result of extremely hard work and focused determination.”
Fitz Hilaire, Director of Supplier Development
Avon Products, Inc.
New
York, New York “MBE is the only publication that
never makes it to my reading pile - I always take the time to read it as you are
consistently right on target with what is current and important...”
Liz Kahnk, former Executive Director
National
Minority Business Directories
Minneapolis, Minnesota “In
interviews with myself and others at the Commission, as well as minority and women
business owners themselves, MBE has provided positive, objective
reporting of the crucial issues that will affect the future success of this vital
sector of the American economy. We believe that, under Ms. Conrad's direction,
its commitment to quality and diversity of coverage places MBE in
a class by itself...”
Joshua I. Smith,
II, Chairman
Maxima Corporation
(also former Chairman, President's Commission on
Minority Business Development)  “MBE
magazine is the Rolls Royce of minority publications.”
C. Michael Gooden, President
Integrated
Systems Analysts, Inc.
(former Chairman of the
National Coalition of Minority Business)
“I am impressed by the
quality and scope of your publication.”
Maurice
H. Stans, former Secretary of Commerce
Washington,
D.C. “Diversity Information Resources has advertised in and has
received MBE magazine for many years. The information on supplier
diversity and personal success stories has kept our organization well-informed
and up-to-date on events and issues. We applaud the efforts of MBE
magazine and will continue to support its efforts.”
Leslie Bonds, Executive Director
Diversity
Information Resources, Inc.
Minneapolis, Minnesota “Please
keep me on your mailing list. I deeply enjoy this publication. It is excellent!
Hats off to Ginger.”
Paula B. Cullings
Purchasing Coordinator
Bureau
of Purchasing
Baltimore, MD
 | Ginger
Conrad has more than 30 years
experience in magazine publishing. A nationally recognized expert on business
development issues, Ms. Conrad has appeared on nationally syndicated television
and radio programs and is a much sought after keynote speaker and panelist. Highly
regarded as a dedicated media advocate for minority and women's enterprise development,
Ms. Conrad has been honored by the public and private sectors for her many efforts
and outstanding achievements. |
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Barbara
Oliver oversees
advertising sales, marketing and public relations for the magazine. In addition
to her full-time responsibilities with the magazine, Barbara represents the
publication as an active member of several local and national trade organizations
and has served on the Boards of Directors of the Airport Minority Advisory
Council, the MultiCultural Foodservice and Hospitality Alliance, International
Franchise Association Diversity Advisory Committee and the Minorities in Franchising
Committee. She travels extensively representing the magazine at trade shows
and conferences throughout the country. A native of Jamaica, West Indies,
Barbara moved to Los Angeles, California in 1977. She joined MBE magazine
in 1989 after graduating from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles with
a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature and has a Master of Business
Administration from the University of Phoenix, Southern California Campus.
She currently lives in Henderson, Nevada, with her family.
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 | Emily
Richwine is editor of MBE
magazine. She has a background in print journalism and worked for several newspapers
as a reporter before joining MBE. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree
in Journalistic Communication from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. |
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