What would you like to see in a black business directory? I'm on the ground stages of working on one right now.
First, no CACs, lol
but for real, I'd like a comprehensive list of business that people can put their trust in. None of this record label bootleg "CEO" shyt that cats do yet they don't even register the "business" name with the state/govt.
People need that confidence that they can do business with a fellow breh and its legit. One thing I gotta give to the natural hair community is that they promote that natural life but you also have alot of people (mostly females) doing their own products and selling them. Their needs to be a network that gives these companies a real push and platform to put their stuff out there, like Etsy. That site is caking off people who make all kinds of crafts and shyt and sell it online
I'd also want a directory that has more than 1-2 of a particular service. We need variety but we also need industries that require real mental effort (like accounting, architecture, computer stuff) to get that boost. You got alot of brehs who are graphic designers, computer programmers, engineers and these cats could be working together but none of them know each other because theres no incubator for them to chop it up. Then, sadly, they get jobs with these bigger companies and get put on the back burner.
It would be cool to get a co-sign from someone know (a paid spokesperson) so that people will take notice of it. Look at someone like Tariq. dude is doing him and while some may not agree with his message/methods, he's doing him, promoting black economic freedom and putting out his own product on his own. A co-sign form someone like that would be a good look. I'd rather hear it from him than someone who is being paid by corporations and are limited in what they can say
