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| Ancestor Nana Stan Simmons RIP |
I still see people who complain that Blacks don't support other Blacks in business. This isn't true in my experience. Blacks will support other blacks in business and even spend lots of money going to Africa and other things.Let me tell you about an old friend of mine Stan Simmons. He had a lot of Afrocentric Conscious viable people support his businesses.
He built a multimillion dollar business taking vacation/touring groups to Africa, Bahia (Black parts of Brazil), and parts of Asia with large Black populations.
On the trip to West Africa I went on he had 100 people paying $2000 each in just one trip. He was traveling to Africa since 16. He'd come back from Africa with lots of art and purchased 2 brownstones in Brooklyn for $40,000 and $80,000 respectively.
Those Brownstones have to be worth at least 3 million dollars now. He passed away before 60 though. But he became so popular in Ghana from his trips and museums that they gave him land and enstooled him as a king.
What was amazing about Ancestor Simmon's success is that it was mostly through word of month. He has hesitant to use mass media. He preferred to let word of month fill up his travel excursions and felt it was more like traveling with family that way. And it worked. Stan Simmons is a true African cultural business legend.
Stan Simmons proves that Blacks will support other Blacks in business with the right product or service and marketing. Look at your marketing if you're not having success getting other blacks to support you in business. Don't assume Blacks are psychologically deficient in some way to supporting you. Examine your marketing approach.
RIP the great Stan Simmons. Blessings on your spirit and memory.
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