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Black Business Is Not a Hobby. It’s an Institution. Ron Busby Sr. at AfroTech 2025.
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19:22Now Playing🔥 “Black business is not a hobby — it’s an institution.” — Ron Busby Sr.
At AfroTech 2025, Ron Busby Sr., President and CEO of the U.S. Black Chambers, joins Roland Martin to talk strategy, succession, and scale. He lays out a blueprint for building institutional power in Black business — buying existing companies, securing contracts, and passing down ownership to the next generation. His message: stop celebrating the start and start celebrating the scale.
Ron Busby Sr. breaks down how to move from small business to scalable institution at AfroTech 2025.
🔥 “Black business is not a hobby — it’s an institution.”
🔥 “We don’t have to start every business — we can buy the ones already built.”
🔥 “Access to contracts is just as critical as access to capital.”
🔥 “Stop celebrating the start — start celebrating the scale.”
🔥 “When we buy, build, and bank Black, we build power.”
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