• Buy Black, Buy Black, Buy Black;
• Encourage and Support Black Entrepreneurship;
• Demand high-quality services and products from black-owned businesses; and then pay for said services and products as you would with other businesses;
• Use 'word of mouth' to actively market black businesses that have provided high-quality service / products;
• identify and support economic generators that create opportunities (the South Suburban Airport is a great example);
• Support legislation that supports small business growth;
• Elect and re-elect officials with a proven track record of expanding opportunities for black business;
• Demand that MBE policies at all levels are more than words on a document; demand results; demand transparency in reporting progress towards meeting MBE goals;
• Fight to knock down barriers and improve access to capital;
• Support financial institutions that support black businesses;
• Circulate and re-circulate your hard earned dollars within the community;
• Promote upward mobility for our professionals in all sectors;
• Challenge the status quo of limited access to Corporate Boards;
• Mentor a business;
• Provide Internships to our youth;
• Pass on the experiences you've gained so that others can mitigate the challenges of starting / sustaining their business;
• Black businesses: form alliances and purchase collectively to secure lower pricing on inventory and supplies;
• Black business owners: focus on expanding your knowledge of all areas of your business beyond your core service or product; technical, financial, marketing, strategic planning, relationship management, negotiations, customer service...;
• Black business owners: Practice Succession Planning.
• All: During the month of August and every month, Buy Black, Buy Black, Buy Black, whenever and wherever it works for you and yours.