Posted on August 30, 2010 by Ed
Over the weekend, you had the most embarrassing worthless events going on in Washington DC this weekend. On one side, you had a Zionist controlled Fox News employee Glen Beck running a rally trying to get independent Tea Party members on board with the Republican Evangelist agenda when true Tea Party members are about economic [...]
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Posted on August 20, 2010 by Ed
This blog is not about reading for pleasure about possibilities; it’s about laying down an empowerment framework for ourselves, our communities and our future. For some time, I have been discussing business models and infrastructures we can setup to survive and thrive in this Great Recession by doing for self. Next week, we will [...]
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Posted on August 11, 2010 by Ed
Contrary to popular belief, brothas and sistas are taking a bigger risk in life trying to play it safe versus going out there and go all out to get it. Historically, African-Americans have been mass-indoctrinated in the public school system to grow up and be good subservient workers instead of free-spirited entrepreneurs. We [...]
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Posted on August 9, 2010 by Ed
The food truck craze is now coming to cities like Chicago and Atlanta and this is a new business opportunity that some of us can consider to do for self. In Chicago, they are just talking about it at the city council level but in Atlanta, they are already giving out food permits. I [...]
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Posted on August 5, 2010 by Ed
Heavyweight entrepreneurs must learn how to deal with fast paced unpredictable events and multiple issues going on without resorting to nervous breakdowns and panic attacks. Unfortunately, I have seen plenty of times in my life where people straight freak out or go completely batty because they could not handle a bunch of things thrown [...]
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Posted on August 2, 2010 by Ed
Last week, I talked about how Azteca Mall in Chicago Little Village area went through expensive and frustrating red tape dealing with one local politician trying to setup a condo-style micro-mall in the hood. This whole Azteca Mall episode is a strong learning lesson and teachable moment for us brothas and sistas who want to [...]
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Posted on July 26, 2010 by Ed
When I talk to you real cats about Dream and Hustle, yall give me pretty much the same excuse why yall can’t go for yours – you are trapped in a poverty cycle trying to make ends meet between paychecks. I’m fully aware of that trap game where cats are frustrated because they ain’t got [...]
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Posted on July 22, 2010 by Ed
If I was to sit down and give some rules to new African-American entrepreneurs, one of the most important things I would explain to them is the stalking horse. See, when you brothas and sistas put in work to do your thing and you are trail blazing and cats who doubted you see you coming [...]
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Posted on July 14, 2010 by Ed
One of the biggest myths and false saying about starting a business is you need money to make money. The reasons why I find this statement funny because in the past, I had this person tell me that “take money to make money” mantra. So what I decided to do after hearing this person say [...]
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Posted on July 7, 2010 by Ed
Last spring, I taught my son about entrepreneurship by doing a garage sale. I showed the kid how to create signage on the streets to attract passing cars, advertise in Craigslist, setup display tables and clean the stuff we plan to sell. The goal was to get as many cats possible to our garage sale [...]
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