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My Talk With Bro. Bedford (Global Marketing & Publishing)
Last month on my lunch break I decided to take Bro. Bedford up on his invite for a peer to peer small business phone session and call him for some advice and he hit me with some overlooked yet colossal moves to expand my brand: a) Approach my craft at a different angle – Instead…
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National Conference of Artists Fundraiser Party
Short notice, I know: The National Conference of Artists are hosting their twenty third art party fundraiser at the Charles H. Wright Museum (315 E. Warren in Detroit) with one slight catch…………it’s tonight!!!!! The event will begin at six (6:00PM) and commence at ten (10:00PM) Donations can potentially range from $65 – $1000. Sorry I…
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Reshuffling the deck as the weather down shifts
Greetings! Another delicatessen of last month’s experiences, pertinent thoughts and futuristic progressions ~ *How does one approach expanding one’s wordplay you might ask? A vast array of impressionable events – ie viewing sharp documentaries (Hidden Colors 3 – recommended purchase), feeding from the passion of the battle rap culture (Aggression, oratory creativity when it comes…
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Vacay Afterbluez
After a grandiose, glorious and whatever g word I can think of to describe last months’ vacation (Landmarks: St. Croix aka The Virgen Islands, St. Maarten, St. John’s in Antigua, St. Lucia and last but not least Barbados), reality hit me square between the eyes upon my arrival back home. A near record setting rainfall/flood…
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Before I depart onto my vacay…..
Good News: Another line of capital has popped up for my small business grinders. If I didn’t mention earlier, the BSC Secured Credit Card is now available not only to its members but also to the general public. Hop onto Blackshoppingchannel.com and click on the ‘BSC Visa Card’ on the second section on the left…
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Quote for the moment
‘Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced’ ~ James Baldwin
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Knuckle dragging slow month
Everything from schedule clashes to untangling location drama to determine meeting sites sums up the month. Did I miss something with the Black Shopping Channel conference call schedule? I haven’t heard from them in a couple of weeks. Everything’s slow. Too slow. Knuckle dragging slow. Plus the weather has been mighty weird. Hopefully business picks…
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Before my birthday pops up……
A big shout out and support plug to 555 Nonprofit Arts Gallery (2801 W. Vernor) after being recommended by Juli Lindsey to swing by for a visit to rub elbows with some of the local artists. I first unknowingly ventured into their organic farming crop store which was a goldmine of quality seeds, planting utilities,…
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Quote of the mid week
‘Success in life comes not from holding a good hand, but playing a poor hand well’
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Multiple lanes for start up capital
Gather ’round and feed off these sites to either start your own revenue driving endeavor for Non Profit (5013-C) or For Profit grant/fellowship: -Kresgefoundation.org -Indiegogo.com -Kickstarter.com -Grantsalert.com -Foundationcenter.org -Grants.gov -Kresgeartsindetroit.org -Grantstation.com -Itcnetwork.org/grants.htm Check your local libraries for latest versions of any and all grant books and go to the internet to do research on those…
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