Black Enterprise January 2010 Cover

It was only a matter of years before they blazed a path to success. These young go-getters are becoming game changers in the world of business. They are next — BE Next. Although these businessmen and women are under 35, they’ve managed to become key players in their respective industries. I caught up with the BE Next subjects on our January 2010 cover, and we talked about everything from their competitive advantage to how they turned their passion into profit.

Check out what these dynamic Gen-Yers had to say about success, business, and innovation:

Teaching Teens To Be Entrepreneurs.

"In a sleek, light-filled conference room at the world headquarters of Goldman Sachs, 20 young entrepreneurs prepare to make the most important presentations of their professional lives. The early morning meeting is the culmination of months of work. "

"These would-be entrepreneurs are not tech whiz kids or new M.B.A.s. They are high school girls, most of them Latina or African-American, from distressed communities that are far removed from the upper reaches of the corporate world. To make it to this room on Wall Street, the girls had to beat out teams from around the country by designing the best plans for starting a company. The four winning teams were awarded a free trip to New York City in July to participate in a one-week crash course in capitalism: Girls Inc. Corporate Camp for Entrepreneurs." click here to read full article.