'There are some works that are timeless and have the ability to inform the future although they were written in the past. Joseph A. Pierce's [book] certainly is a work which falls into that category.' from the Introduction by John Sibley Butler

• Book One. Negro Business.- 1. The Evolution of Negro Business.- 2. The Enterprises—An Over-All View.- 3. Personnel—An Over-All View.- 4. Life Insurance Companies.- 5. Banking and Lending Institutions.- 6. Consumer Co-Operatives.- 7. Problems of Business Operation.- 8. A Business Philosophy.- Book Two. Business Education in Negro Colleges and Universities.- 9. Evolution of Business Education among Negroes.- 10. Present Status of Business Education among Negroes.- 11. Needs and Problems of Business Education among Negroes.- Appendices.- A. Methodology.- B. Description of the Sample of Consumers Interviewed.- C. Tables 50–58.