The Small Business Start Up Nightmare on Elm Street

Not so fast. You know what I mean. We've all either tried it or heard through the grapevine, the pain and heartbreak of trying to start a home business. Just buy a computer and now the dough should start to roll in within 2 months, they said. People say a lot. People say a man never landed on the moon. So what? Does not mean you believe it. So what makes you think that this could be your gravy train? Your lack of business acumen. And who are you? Usually, you are the prospective black business man or woman.

Can't help but blame the digital divide for some of the lack of progress of black business owners of online web presence, but it is not all to blame. It's not that simple. Don't you ever think that the white teacher is not responsible. We don't know how to tell ourselves to monkey see monkey do better when it comes to business training from a white teacher. They don't know how to tell you how happy he is to show you so many dos and don'ts that you are filled with 200 years of planning for every one second of business production. Ever heard of the paralysis of analysis anyone? So how do we get out of the paralysis of analysis? You don't. Just break yourself down below your basic learning building blocks and think again.

Everyone is selling The Black Tommy Hilfiger watches and so should I. It can't go wrong. I saw the revenue results from the dashboard the saleslady showed at the seminar last week. She was introduced by a woman from a well respected recruitment office and I know that they have to avow for any type of business training they put out there. The person here saying I is you, not me. What happened when you opened up your statistics to see you revenue for last month? It showed 1 click... yours. 3 impressions.. again.. yours. Now you are mad at the small business lie that the buy black movement promotes and then you are choosing to go back to the unending search for employment with that same computer. At least it moves faster. Yeah.

Yeah for nothing. When is dad coming home? He had to work late, Jeffery, mom says. I thought you were going to take me to Stake and Ale for the birthday special? Sorry honey, my boss hurt my check by mistake last week, you say. Why can't you play monopoly with us Dad? Dad has to go to sleep so he could get up early to beat traffic son, mom says. Dad's sorry, you know son, she says with a little weird sadness. Now you are off again to get a real business loan from a real bank. One that is regulated by The Fed so that we the people are not underrepresented and the bank is held accountable. Think again.

All you can think up is a murder weapon. They don't know how to tell you how black their bank can get too. Just like the one you shunned an hour ago. It is, overall, a white owned bank. It is white staffed, but you better believe that they knew to match you up with the head "black man" in charge that knows how to speak your mind. The answer is no and don't bother my bank again with your no ability self.

But you have the ability to return back to a time when blacks as a whole knew how to spend their money wisely. You have the ability to self finance. And it just takes time to build credibility on the web. Opting for a family meal from the grocery store deli or slow cooker cooking helps. And no one gains search engine rank just because they are legit with their link tos everywhere, all over the web, for a certain amount of time. You need trust rank also. Are you quality with your production? Are you consistent with answering phone calls or form mail? Do you understand that an online presence is still offensive if it is just a big billboard? Do you provide quality content? Do you understand to take ownership of your name? The website domain name is still just software. Even the website technology is not the basis of who you are. It is you. You make the money the money does not make you. Blog Talk Radio software and domain name, does not make or break The Queen Black Persia Wig Show. I do.

You can do the same with your business name and learn it takes a lot of trial and error over and over and over again till you have not one bit of hope left in your body. It is called the barrier of entry to market.

You have to pay your way in. Don't you ever forget this. You have to pay your way in. You've also got to get over not having the big pow at times. That all or nothing thinking will destroy your longer term dreams... believe me. Just when you get your energy renewed after a lot of fasting and prayer, hear comes "Mr. and Mrs. Nay Say", the double dating couple, long time, trustworthy friends. They know to come up with 832 reasons as to why you should not trust the internet and state there are really 3043 reasons. They make you give up on your spend time with family dreams big to do dreams for your own good. Now that pretty dress that your wife wants to wear to the church banquet down the street has to hold off. Now your son can't get his GI Joe money to build his little military base and say "go joe" all day. Because you need just to face regular every day reality and honker down. The family needs to honker down and pray and you'll make it one day.

Wait my friend. It's called trial and error for a reason because you "lose" money and time. You lose friends and gain better ones. You lose friendship with relatives and gain more respect for yourself as a leader. Now you made it.