SPIKE LEE TO KICK OFF BLACK ENTERPRISE ENTREPRENEURS CONFERENCE

Long considered one of America’s most influential filmmakers, Spike Lee is also a celebrated entrepreneur who has produced more than 35 films through his independent production company, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks. His acclaimed work includes She’s Gotta Have It, Do the Right Thing, Jungle Fever, He Got Game, Malcolm X, 25th Hour, The Original Kings of Comedy, Summer of Sam, Get on The Bus, When the Levees Broke, and Miracle at St. Anna. In our exclusive one-on-one forum, Lee will share his business philosophy, life lessons, and give motivational guidance to aspiring and established entrepreneurs alike.

The 2009 Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo hosted by General Motors & ExxonMobil features three days of business, motivational, and leadership seminars designed to empower and profit emerging and established minority businesses.  The conference consistently attracts up to 1,100 of the nation’s most prominent business power players and leaders.  Additional sessions include Securing Capital in a Tight Credit Market, What It Takes to Land the Big Contract, New Opportunities in Emerging Businesses, and the BE Small Business Success^tm Boot Camp.

Registration is available online at www.blackenterprise.com/beec or by phone at 800-209-7229. The $295 registration fee includes an event bag; continental breakfast and lunch (Monday and Tuesday); and admission to sessions, workshops, networking receptions, the Small Business Awards Luncheon, the BE100s Awards Gala, the Town Hall session, and the expo hall.

The 2009 Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo is hosted by General Motors & ExxonMobil. Presenting sponsors include OPEN from American Express, Ariel Investments, EMC², Frito-Lay, Pepsi, Sam’s Club, and Wal-Mart. Platinum sponsors are IBM and Wendy’s International. Corporate partners include Cisco, Detroit Convention & Visitors Bureau, Google, Kodak, UnitedHealthcare, and YUM! Brands.