Dr Boyce Watkins presents: How to start your own business

Black Money 103: How to Start a Strong Black Business with a Powerful Brand

Upcoming Live Events

Introduction to BM103: How to Start a Strong Black Business with a Powerful Brand

Live Session Recordings

6/8/22 - How Life Impacts Our Financial, Career, and Business Growth with LaNée Javet (146:29)
4/28/22 - Incorporate Your Business for Growth: Why, Where and How with Attorney Marye Dean (61:45)
3/31/22 - L.I.F.T. System (Legal, Insurance, Finance, Taxes) with Attorney Marye Dean (75:05)
2/24/22 - Learn How to Make Extra Income Through Starting Your T-shirt Business with Keisha Ravenell (61:25)
1/23/22 - Leadership on the Real with Dr. Nicole Price (59:54)
12/19/21 - Getting Started as a Business Owner with LaNée Javet (64:34)
10/26/21 - The Black Friday Billionaire Blueprint: Create Your Black Business' Holiday Sales Plan (93:34)
9/29/21 - Business Insurance with Nichole Compton and Yolanda Spivey (74:14)
9/15/21 - 7 Ways to Organize or Structure Your Business for Success (68:34)

Prerequisites for Beginners - The Entrepreneur Mindset

Dr Boyce Watkins presents: How to start a business when you have very little money (108:10)
Dr Boyce Watkins presents: How to quit your job forever (106:01)
Dr Boyce Watkins presents: How to start your own business (105:32)
The MAPP Model for finding the perfect mentors (7:01)
Five things you can do to get your business started off right (77:33)
Special Lecture - How to start building a business when you don't yet have your idea with Guest Andre C. Hatchett (103:05)

Biggest Mistakes You Want to Avoid When Becoming an Entrepreneur

Mistake #1 - Doing it all by Yourself (3:52)
Mistake #2 - Not Investing in Your Own Learning (2:20)
Mistake #3 - Waiting for Superman (2:06)
Mistake #4 - Overspending When You First Start Your Company (4:53)
Mistake #5 - Quitting Your Job Too Early (5:23)
Mistake #6 - Riding the Fence (4:15)
Mistake #7: Hiring the Wrong People or Those Who are Just There for the Money (11:25)
Listen to a Lawyer: Mistakes You Don't Want to Make When Starting Your Own Business (72:48)

Additional Black Money 103 Success Tools (Suggested Reading)

Unit I: Planning That Will Send Your Company to the Moon

What is a business plan and what does it do for you? (3:44)
How to create a winning business plan (19:31)
The Dr Boyce Watkins 10 minute Business Plan
The executive summary - introducing the world to your powerful business idea (4:18)
Giving a description of your business (2:53)
Describing your product or service (3:17)
Finding your MVP: Minimum Viable Product (2:09)
The Importance of Surveys and Focus Groups (1:59)
8/7 How to Start Your Business Now With No Money (or Losing Everything You Own) (79:00)
Business Plan Templates

Unit II: Structuring Your Business to Launch

The 7 Ps of running an extraordinary business (1:32)
Finding your purpose as a driving force behind the creation of your business (2:29)
Dealing with the people involved in your business and how to manage them (4:08)
Creating a million dollar product (4:01)
Creating a process that will make your business into a well-oiled machine (5:02)
Producing your product for the masses (6:32)
Setting your business up for profitability (6:03)
How to protect your million dollar baby (7:03)
7/29 Setting the right legal structure for your business stress free, without paying expensive lawyers - Attorney Nichole Compton (98:55)
8/14 People Matters: 10 Secrets Every Successful Business Owner Should Know Before Hiring Employees (86:48)

Unit III: Marketing Your Business in a Way That Will Lead to Profitability

Sales and Marketing - letting people know you've got a winner (5:59)
Finding customers for your product - old vs new (4:08)
The importance of retargeting (3:17)
The nature of the sales funnel (3:47)
The power of the mailing list (4:59)
8/21 How to Set My Prices without Losing Business or My Profits_Attorney Nichole Compton (53:37)

Unit IV: Getting Social - Leveraging the Power of Social Media to Build A Million Dollar Business

The power of social media advertising (2:31)
The importance of social media in your business (3:44)
How to do an awesome youtube video (4:38)
The magic of affiliate networks in order to sell products (3:04)
Diversify your social media (1:53)
The power of blogging to build your business (5:11)
must have social media apps you should use every other day (6:53)

Unit V: Protecting Your Business

8/2 Understanding the Basics of Operating Agreements with Attorney Nichole Compton (69:34)
8/9 MAKING MONEY WITHOUT UNCLE SAM TAKING IT ALL: Now That I Formed the Business, What About Tax Considerations? (57:09)
8/23 How to Launch Your Business without Getting Your Idea Stolen_with Attorney Nichole Compton (60:25)
8/28 7 Documents That Just May Save Your Business_Attorney Nichole Compton (58:31)

Unit VI: How To Build A Multi-Million Dollar Brand

Be consistent (2:00)
Creating a brand that is clearly defined (2:44)
Make sure you put money into your brand (1:49)
The risk of creating too many brands at once (2:13)
Fame is manufactured (3:26)
Finding your avatar (3:45)
Always collect data on your audience - here's how (3:10)
Tell your story (4:22)
The power of brand association (3:26)
Whatever you do, be HONEST (3:18)
Avoid URL overload (3:44)
Pay attention to look and feel (2:29)
Keep it simple (3:37)
Find your evangelists and treat them like gold (2:13)

Unit VII: Confessions of a CEO - Dr Boyce Gives the Real Deal on What It's Like To Run a Company

When you're the boss, the buck stops with you and you only (3:06)
Raising money for your business can be a beast (2:11)
Tariq Nasheed explains how he built his Economic Empire - 1/1/18 (80:26)
Lebron is better at business than sports (61:14)
Why some people stay broke (55:42)

Unit VIII: Collaboration, Concerns and Considerations with Attorney Nichole Compton- 7/16/2020

Collaboration Concerns and Considerations with Attorney Nichole Compton (80:50)
Collaboration Concerns and Considerations with Attorney Nichole Compton - Slides
AskQuestions_brochure_508_9-20 SEC
Investment_Club_Tax_Return
SEC.gov _ Investment Clubs and the SEC

Unit IX: How to get a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan for your business 7/30

How to get a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan for your business 7/30 (84:31)
Black owned banks and how to find them
Comparison for PPP and EIDL
Places to apply to PPP and EIDL
19 Black-Owned Banks and How to Support Them _ The Simple Dollar
20-4-3-Loan-Grants-Comparison-Chart-EIDL-PPP-SBA-Sheet
Black Banks That Are Still Operating In 2020 _ SHOPPE BLACK
Black Owned Credit Unions You Should Know _ SHOPPE BLACK
EIDL_Application_Checklist
PPP-Borrower-Application-Form-508

Digital Seminar Recordings

7/28 Ask an Attorney: Q & A session on business startup (77:18)
8/15 Estate Planning with Attorney Ernest Fenton (60:03)
8/16 Ask an Attorney: Q&A on How to Establish Business Credit DEMYSTIFIED (60:02)
09.04.18 Get Paid to Be Black!! How Your Business Can Benefit from MBE certification (60:22)

Special lectures and additional content

Dr Boyce presents: Thinking like a business owner and not an employee - 10 steps to get you over the hump

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