Ms. Richelle Shaw was the first Black women to own a public utility in the United States when she owned a Las Vegas telephone company and grew it from 300K to 36 Million dollars. After the 9/11 tragedy, Ms. Shaw…
Taking Back The Black Hair Care Industry
The beauty supply industry is a 15 billion dollar industry and 85% of that revenue is generated by Black consumers. We own less than 3% of the beauty supply stores and many of the Black hair care products are not…
How To Become An Amazon Best Selling Author
Ms. K. Elle Collier decided to make the transformation from employee to entrepreneur by leaving her corporate job and following her passion of writing. Join us as K takes us on her journey from corporate employee to bestselling Amazon author.…
Do You Want Your Startup Chronicled On the Black Entrepreneur Blueprint Podcast?
Hello Black Entrepreneur Blueprint family. 2016 is upon us and we are looking for an exciting year with great guests on the podcast. One of our regular listeners Mr. Johnnie Stewart sent me an email and suggested that I interview…
Black Economics Equals Black Power – 4 Steps To Building A “New Black Wall Street”
In the early nineteen hundreds there was a phenomenon in Tulsa Oklahoma called “Black Wall Street”. Greenwood Avenue, aka “Black Wall Street”, was a 35 square block area where Black commerce thrived and Black people prospered as entrepreneurs. During this…
The Top 8 Reasons Why Black Businesses Fail
The statistics for Black entrepreneurs starting a new venture are not good. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not trying to put a damper on your dreams; I just want you to understand what you are up against. I am…