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News and views by and about business owners of African heritage anywhere in the world. How can we build a strong black business community? By working together and helping each other.
This articleshares information and mutual support and advice between Black people of the African continent and Diaspora.
Be sure to check out our Resources section, which includes articles such as How to Start a Business with No Money.
This articleshares information and mutual support and advice between Black people of the African continent and Diaspora.
Be sure to check out our Resources section, which includes articles such as How to Start a Business with No Money.
Table of Contents
- Do Black Consumers Buy Black?
- How to Research Black Shopping and Buying Habits
- Free Advice for Black Businesses
- Young Black Entrepreneurs
- Africa Open for Business - Nigeria
- Young Kenyan Entrepreneurs
- Africa Open for Business - Uganda
- Featured Lenses
- Liberia Is Open for Business
- The Best Way to Success
- Great Black Books and Authors
- Amazon
- Resources
- Video - African Business Leaders' Summit 2007
- Video - Howard University African Business Conference 2008
- Google Blog Search
Do Black Consumers Buy Black?
Ujamaa, or Co-operative Economics, is one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa. To read more, see:Kwanzaa - Celebrating Traditional African Values.
To build our communities, we need to keep the Black Dollar and Pound circulating. But they tend to leave the community in the blink of an eye.
The principles of Kwanzaa are meant to be observed throughout the year. We ask: Do Black Consumers Buy Black?
Do we feel the need to seek out providers of goods and services from our own communities?
Have Black consumers had bad experiences with Black-owned businesses?
For more about this, see the Resources section below, which includes a video about how one family is putting the principle of Buy Black into practice.
For free advice for Black business owners, see Books for Truth-Seekers.
To build our communities, we need to keep the Black Dollar and Pound circulating. But they tend to leave the community in the blink of an eye.
The principles of Kwanzaa are meant to be observed throughout the year. We ask: Do Black Consumers Buy Black?
Do we feel the need to seek out providers of goods and services from our own communities?
Have Black consumers had bad experiences with Black-owned businesses?
For more about this, see the Resources section below, which includes a video about how one family is putting the principle of Buy Black into practice.
For free advice for Black business owners, see Books for Truth-Seekers.
How to Research Black Shopping and Buying Habits
Buying habits of Black consumers
I am listing websites where we can research the buying habits of Black consumers. See below for more info.
- Target Market News
- This site presents stats on Black buying habits and gives frequent updates on Black business news.
- New "Buying Power" Report
- This new report shows that Black consumers are spending more as the economy improves.
Free Advice for Black Businesses
For free advice for Black-owned businesses, see Books for Truth-Seekers. We have published numerous articles about how to achieve business success, so get your free copies of More Black Success here, or see the link in the Resources section below.
Volume 10 of More Black Success was recently published and contains lots more free business advice, including an interview with SmallBizLady on how she has gained 16,000+ Twitter followers.
MBS 8 contains lots more free business advice.
MBS 6 contains an article by Stonecold Millionaire Larry Beacham on The Uncovered Diamond That Creates Extraordinary Results In Lead Generation For Every Network Marketer.
Volume 10 of More Black Success was recently published and contains lots more free business advice, including an interview with SmallBizLady on how she has gained 16,000+ Twitter followers.
MBS 8 contains lots more free business advice.
MBS 6 contains an article by Stonecold Millionaire Larry Beacham on The Uncovered Diamond That Creates Extraordinary Results In Lead Generation For Every Network Marketer.
- Books for Truth-Seekers
- Read more about More Black Success and find out how you and your Black business can be featured.
- Interview with Zhana - Success-Driven Women in Business
- I was very honoured to have been interviewed in this series. All of the interviewees offer advice for how to make your Black business a success.
Young Black Entrepreneurs
We are looking for young Black entrepreneurs to feature in More Black Success. For more info on how you can be featured, see Books for Truth-Seekers.
- Young Black Entrepreneurs: La Diosa
- Natasha Faith and Semhal Zemikael are the co-founders of La Diosa, a London-based company manufacturing beautiful, empowering jewellery.
- Top 10 Tips for Young Entrepreneurs
- Slideshow by Tina Wells on Black Enterprise. Is this really saying anything new?
Africa Open for Business - Nigeria
Film about Business in Nigeria
This video portrays a successful Nigerian company, Ruff 'n' Tumble, which produces children's clothing. The lady talks about the potential in Nigeria and her love of her country.
The owner plans to market her products up and down the West African coast, but is not interested in marketing to the West.
She talks about the difficulties involved in operating a business in Nigeria.
The owner plans to market her products up and down the West African coast, but is not interested in marketing to the West.
She talks about the difficulties involved in operating a business in Nigeria.
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Young Kenyan Entrepreneurs
Chora Bizna Competition
The Chora Bizna Competition recognises the achievements of young entrepreneurs in Kenya including:
Ernest Jura, who won Sh1 million, for his CollabMed Solutions business idea. His passion is in Information Communication and Technology.
He saw the need for doctors in private practice to maintain patients' data electronically, improve treatment procedures by reviewing patient treatment reports and exchange treatment notes with peers on the go.
Ms Victoria Micheni plans to run a business which will provide a battery of laboratory tests using new and modern bio-technological applications. this will enable doctors in Kenya to access lab facilities, thus being able to provide better care to patients in Nairobi.
Ernest Jura, who won Sh1 million, for his CollabMed Solutions business idea. His passion is in Information Communication and Technology.
He saw the need for doctors in private practice to maintain patients' data electronically, improve treatment procedures by reviewing patient treatment reports and exchange treatment notes with peers on the go.
Ms Victoria Micheni plans to run a business which will provide a battery of laboratory tests using new and modern bio-technological applications. this will enable doctors in Kenya to access lab facilities, thus being able to provide better care to patients in Nairobi.
Africa Open for Business - Uganda
A film about a successful coffee company in Uganda
This film depicts a successful coffee company in Uganda. They roast coffee in the traditional way, in clay pots. They produce it in a variety of flavours.
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Liberia Is Open for Business
Liberia is moving towards a better future.
As this video states, following the war, Liberia is moving from chaos to a more positive future of peace and stability. The infrastructure is recovering, and Liberia has four telecommunications companies.
However, it is worrying that this film talks in terms of how the country can be exploited by the West in terms of tourism and the export of natural resources. Liberia produces rubber, fruit, and many other crops, as well as gold and timber, and has oil reserves.
For more about Liberia's recent, troubled past, see Johnny Mad Dog.
However, it is worrying that this film talks in terms of how the country can be exploited by the West in terms of tourism and the export of natural resources. Liberia produces rubber, fruit, and many other crops, as well as gold and timber, and has oil reserves.
For more about Liberia's recent, troubled past, see Johnny Mad Dog.
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The Best Way to Success
The best way to succeed is to help others succeed. Have you got a story of how you have helped someone else? How did it affect them, and you? Post it to the guestbook here (see below). The best stories will be published.
Great Black Books and Authors
If you are an author, add your book here. Read a Black book that has inspired you? Add it to the guesstbook below and share it with everyone!
Amazon
Resources
Articles, audios and blogs about Black business
Resources to help you start and grow your successful Black-owned business.
- Black History: African American Entertainment Entrepreneurs
- I have posted this blog to acknowledge and to celebrate African American entrepreneurs who made their names in the entertainment field, and achieved great success at a time when few opportunities existed for Black people.
- Black Economic Empowerment
- On What U Need to Know, we discussed the subject of Do Black Consumers Buy Black?
- Solving the Crisis in the Black Community - Buy Black
- This family decided to only buy from Black-owned businesses for one year. Putting the philosophy of Buy Black into practice - very inspiring video.
- How to Start a Business with No Money
- Video of a conversation between Dr. Boyce Watkins and Danielle Douglas about how to get access to finance.
- Confessions of a Small Business Coach
- Great article about the importance of preparation before you start your business.
- Black Owned Business Marketing
- Great blog about high profit, low cost marketing tactics for your black owned business.
- More Black Success
- Free ebooks celebrating Black role models and the achievements and contributions of people of African heritage. Includes free advice from Black business owners.
- Black Business, Black Enterprise, Black Entrepreneurs
- This audio which features the Editor and other people from Black Enterprise magazine and talks about a forthcoming conference. The biggest gathering of Black entrepreneurs in the U.S.A. This year, it is being held in Atlanta.
- Blog - Six Tips for Women Entrepreneurs
- Blog by The Ethical Black Business Coach
- Article - Black Business Slugs It Out
- Article from The Sowetan - The Black Management Forum's criticism of the election of Futhi Mthoba as president of Business Unity SA has "created tension" amongst Busa members.
- Audio from Smallbizlady
- From Speaker Talk Radio. Public speaking as a marketing strategy and how you can use this to build your brand - by Smallbizlady.
- Black Weblogs
- Great lens by Iceman Baldy about Black bloggers and their blogs.
- Buy Black This Holiday Season
- Great video, plus ways to earn money during the festive season.
Video - African Business Leaders' Summit 2007
Video about African Businesses
This video examines some of the challenges facing African businesses, including the need for different countries to work together.
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Video - Howard University African Business Conference 2008
The need to link with African businesses for our mutual benefit. The challenges we face, and how we can build a strong international Black business community.
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Google Blog Search
- Author Helps 100 Black Businesses By Giving Away 100 Free Copies of His Book ...
- Dante Lee, author of "Black Business Secrets", gives away his 100th free book during a recent booksigning at the 2012 Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference in Chicago. Chicago, IL (June 1, 2012) -- To encourage entrepreneurship amongst African ...
- Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs conference celebrates anniversary, mourns loss
- Russell, looking for suppliers and marketing opportunities, was among about 1200 business owners and executives attending the Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo. She connected with another attendee who will provide wigs to be packaged ...
- 5 Steps to Maximize Your Startup Marketing Budget
- By Young Entrepreneur Council Forget the law of averages?when it comes to startup marketing, you're better off maximizing your profits. If you're considering starting your own business, you'll have to devote a lot of your initial focus to your ...
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