businesspeople

Profiles entrepreneurs who have turned their visions into realities and had a significant impact on world history.

A biography of the woman who began her own cosmetic company to put her business philosophy into practice.

Nuts-and-bolts guide to everything you need to know to start your own small business. Includes the stories of many young entrepreneurs like Bill Gates and Berry Gordy.

A biography of the entrepreneur and forecaster who is considered by many to be the most powerful woman in the computer industry, admired for her business skills, her ability to predict computer and Internet trends, and her vision for the Internet.

Introduces the life of Madam C. J. Walker, who invented hair-care products for African Americans, founded factories and beauty schools, and organized one of the first national meetings of businesswomen in the United States.

A biography of Esther Dyson, an entrepreneur and forecaster who began writing and talking about technologies in the 1980s that are the focus of development efforts now, causing her to be deemed one of the most powerful women in American business.

Examines the life of businessman Robert L. Johnson, creator of Black Entertainment Television and the first African-American owner of an NBA franchise, discussing the personality traits, values, and other factors that led him to success, and includes notes that identify Johnson's skills in the areas of learning and innovation, life and career, and business and money.

A biography of the founder and chairman of America Online.