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Business Leader Tells Youths Hard Work is Main Key to Success ' By DAVID L. DILLARD Chronicle Staff Wrucr * When Chandler Lee came to Winston-Salem two and a half years ago, he had just bought a bankrupt business. He told nearly 200 students Saturday that hard work and the determination to succeed made him the most successful African-Ameri can businessman locally and one of the top 100 black businessmen in the country. "The knowledge given to you today is the foundation you will use to achieve aU your goals," Lee said. Lee, owner of Classic Cadillac - GMC Truck, was the guest speaker at the second annual Business Youth Career Awareness Program sponsored by Sara Lee Knit Prod ucts. -> Kirk Beaudin, chief executive officer of Sara Lee. xaui Lee iiy a. role model and an asset to the com munity. Lee gave a motivating pep lalk that offered advice in achieving goals mixed with the- story of his own personal triumph from rags to riches with the help of sports. In high school, Lee was captain of the football, basketball and base ball teams and played sports at Western Michigan University. "Through sports 1 developed leadership skills," he said. "1 always had the ability to be number one at anything 1 pursue." Lee worked for General Motors and said his desire at that time was -to become president of the com pany. When his interest turned toward entreprenuership, sports ? once again ? bpened doors for him. "Sports was one of my keys to success," he said. "Playing golf, I got the chance to meet the upper level executives on a social level. . . . It's one of the most important fac tors if you want to start your own business." Lee was president and CEO of Chandler Lee Motors in Southern Pines before purchasing Classic Cadillac. He now runs Classic Cadillac and sits on several boards throughout the county. Lee closed his speech by saying the new Wachovia building, which tfill be a huge skyscraper upon completion, is starting with a foun dation deep into the ground and likewise, students will have to dig deep into their studies to build themselves a promising future. "The deeper the foundation you build, the higher the career you can develop for yourself," he said. 200 Students Attend Entrepreneur Workshop at Sara Lee from page 1 ; ? model to be an example and to give young blacks help in pursuing, their careers. . I T~ "I thought it was important because 1 remember the impact that it had on me," he said. "1 want to give them advice and do whatever I can to help. Also it gives me a chance to network with other people at Sara Lee." Ken Hernandez, co-hos^ of the operations session with Turner, is a senior buyer for Sara Lee with sev eral countries in Central America. He speaks fl uent Spanish an d E n g - lish and encouraged the students to learn different languages. # ; "The economy is becoming more global and it's important to have at least a working knowledge of a different language, " Hernandez said. "In my job I get to travel to different countries. A lot of opportu nities can open up for you in the international markets." Sebastian Jeffries, a junior at Independence ( High School, J attended the conference last year," but thought this one was more pro ductive. "They were more organized and things went smoother, "Jeffries said. "They stayed on the subject matter a Tot better. It proved to me that Sara ~ Lee is into helping the youth out, 4 and they want to help us get jobs so we can be better people." Top Black-Owned Companies Gross over $ 1 0 Billion from page 1 B.E. Industrial/Service 100 compa re i e s totaled $6.2 b U 1 1 i on ? an increase 8.2 percent over 1992. The gross sales for the B.E. Auto Dealers 100 totaled $4.1 billion ? an increase of 23.6 percent from the previous year. % , For the second straight year, two Winston-Salem-area companies made t|ie list. Classic Cadillac-GMC Truck on North Point Boulevard, * established in 1991 by Chandler B. Lee,:made the list, although the company dropped from No. 91 to ' No. 96. Classic s total sales for 1993 was $17.7 million. Trainer Oldsmobile-Cadillac . Pontiac-GMC Truck of Warner Robins. Ga.. retained the top spot on $403 million. f . Dudley , Products in Kern l ersville placed jumped two spots over the, prev ious year, from 48 to 46 on the list, with total sales of more than $32 million on the indus trial/service list. Topping the list again among industrial/service companies was New York-based TLC Beatrice International Holdings, with more than S1-.7 billion in revenue. John son Publishing Co. of Chicago remained the second-largest com pany on the list, posting revenues of $293.8 million in 1993. Earl G. Graves, publisher of Black Enterprise , said the record setting revenues show the power of black entrepreneurship. "Despite fierce competition and an unforgiving economy, black businesses were able to achieve greater productivity from increas ingly scarce resources an yjeld a record breakthrough of over $10 bil lion in revenues.1' Graves said. "The entrepreneurs of the B.E. 100s com panies provide powerful examples of what entrepreneurial courage is all ahnnt " Ways to Cut Cost When Relocating and Decorating Some college graduates and stu dents enrolling in college will be looking forward to setting up nefc residencies. Relocation required added expenses in decorating. There are ways to cut the cost in decorat ing that can create a lovely and com tortable environment. There are air kinds of techniques that are used today to refurbish a room and fur nishing in minutes that can give a decorate touch. To start decorating, start with the window treatment. The window gives a modern beautiful look. Use a circular board and blocks for a night stand beside the bed or for an end table. There are kits avail able to put together for the circular table. The kits are available at fabric shops or you can get the circles cut at the builder supply companies and use blocks underneath. Then drape the table cutting a circular piece of fabric. Some dedorate fabrics now come in 90 to 105 width to accom modate a circular table without hav ing to sew two widths together. The HOME ECONOMICS treatments can make a room look livable. Design your own window treatments. There are many devices and techniques that can be used today that do not require sewing. Some of these can give a very elaborate effect. You can take a long strip of fabric and "drape it over the window" to create a swag. You can use brack ets on both sides of the window fac ing to run the fabric through. The brackets will allow you to tie a bow on each corner or make a rosette. You can purchase the brackets at the fabric shops and department stores. The brackets come as a kit and are easy to install. You can also pur chase plastic kits called "Design A Drape" that allow creativity for all kinds of designs. The base for this creativity is a plastic strip that comes in a kit. These window headings can be used with curtains, shades or mini-blinds for privacy or the bare look beneath. If you are using second-hand furniture which can be a saving, you can spruce these items up. Straight chairs that look bad can be painted or draped with fabric. The unconstructed look can be designed by draping the fabric over the chair and using rubber bands inconspicuously on each leg of the chair to secure the fabric which same technique of draping can be used to conceal a worn sofa. Just drape the fabric over the sofa, pinch in the contour of the sofa and chair shapes using concealed safety pins and rubber bands. For a headboard for a bed. hang fabric on fhe wall over the bed. Cre ate wall hangings by using a collec tion of keys or wicker fans, or but tons. Mount these on a board or frame these. The collection of fans can be hung directly on the walks. Pillows can add a splash of color on the floor or on the bed or sofa. Your new location can have a , personal look inexpensively. CORRECTION A headline was incorrectly put in last week's edition. Atkins High School Class of 19^4 met Sunday. May 8, at Hooper's Funeral Home to make plans for the 50th Class Reunion at Holiday Inn North. The Chronicle regrets the error. A headline was incorrectly put in last week's edition. Winston Salem Bible College observed Ladies Day last Saturday on the col lege campus. The Chronicle regrets the error. m utch e r uys - ?*ispected Beef Boneless - Top Sirlo 'Bonel * Lb. VSDa Inspects ess: B?erfst & "Fresh Cjren l>?otOr Miid ? ?d Won ??usai*e 1 *-*>? Roll - x/ N/ " ? wu Great For Grilling -vast & Boneless Ground Beef Breast Tenders PjlttlPC 5 Lb. 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