Black culture drives the world – fashion, music, media, lifestyle. Yet while our creativity fuels billion-dollar industries, it’s the luxury brands and corporations cashing the
The $1.98 Trillion Problem: The DIY Blueprint for Black Economic Empowerment For centuries, the Black community has been stuck at the bottom of the economic
In 1954, Johnson Publishing Company—home to Ebony and Jet magazines—produced a groundbreaking film urging advertisers to tap into the booming Black consumer market, which controlled
According to a recent study by the Economic Policy Institute for third-quarter unemployment statistics for 2023, whites are at 3% nationally, Hispanics are at 4.6%
As a Black entrepreneur do you want to market your business as a Black-owned business, or do you hide the fact that you are a
Black consumer buying power is projected to reach $1.8 trillion dollars by 2024 but only two cents of every dollar is spent with Black-owned businesses.
On today’s Black Entrepreneur Blueprint podcast episode # 470, Jay honors Juneteenth by discussing and dissecting the history of Juneteenth and its impact on our
Systemic racism has been interwoven in this country since its inception and has put the Black community at a large economic disadvantage. On today’s Black
The Black community is at the bottom of the economic totem pole due to multiple reasons including systemic racism, and a lack of commitment on
The sad fact of the matter is that many other ethnicities use us as their American dream. We have become “super consumers.” We consume all
Too many entrepreneurs are unknowingly bleeding profits, losing money they should be keeping. On Black Entrepreneur Blueprint podcast episode #587, Jay Jones breaks down a
Most entrepreneurs make the same fatal mistake: they waste months (and thousands of dollars) building a business or product… only to discover nobody actually wants
Most people chase money. A few chase purpose. The rare ones learn how to do both—and that’s where true freedom lives. In this episode, Jay