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That’s Trillion with a T! According to the Nielsen study titled “Resilient, Receptive And Relevant,”
“Black buying power continues to increase, rising from its current $1 trillion level to a forecasted $1.3 trillion by 2017. Black buying power has seen an 86 percent increase since 2000 and accounts for 8.7 percent of the nation’s total. The growth in black buying power stems in part from an increase in the number of black-owned businesses as well as from an uptick in education among the African-American population, which leads to higher incomes. Despite historically high unemployment rates, Blacks have shown resiliency in their ability to persevere as consumers.”
African-Americans will continue to be significant consumers and heavy influencers of goods and services purchased in the United States. The challenge as an entrepreneur is determining how you can tap into this significant amount of purchasing power to provide value and make a profit.
Some additional interesting stats from the study that should be considered when targeting the black community to tap into this buying power:
Not surprisingly, the largest portion of non-edible-goods spending in the black community went towards Ethnic Hair and Beauty Aids. This is a competitive industry, but an industry that also still holds opportunity due to the large amount of consumption.
What are some products or services that Black entrepreneurs can own and operate to directly tap into this significant amount of buying power?
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It would be Great if Black People “Small and Great”…”Rich and Poor” would reverse this Unprofitable Trend of Giving our (the Black Commumity) MONEY to Other People who Don’t Look Like Us!…and Wont Hire Us! We need to Start ASAP!…Putting into Effect what Dr. Claud Anderson has said for the pass 40+ years in his Book called “PowerNomics”! We as Black People need to take his Principles and Strategies and apply it Today in 2017 and Beyond!…Remember “Black Wall St.”…God Bless!
I wholeheartedly agree!!!!
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Amazing article. THANKS!!!
Race is a factor now as well as age more then ever. In order that your race and or age can be determined you are asked now for the video resume as well as what year did you attend school. We have to make the change and realize our value. If you are in a position to help that someone whom you know wants to work either directly or indirectly then you may be that catalyst for positive change.
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Black ppl spend approximately 95 percent of their annual disposable income with people who aren’t black. Like Claud Anderson says, “Blacks often express bewilderment over how well Whites live… “How can so many Whites afford to live so well?” The answer is easy. Besides having hundreds of times more wealth than blacks, they also have the advantage of living off of two incomes: 100% of their own money and 95% percent of Black people’s money.” With that said, imagine how foolish we look uttering the phrase “black spending power.”
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