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MBA Minority Business Access

by Solomon Ali

Whether you’re an entrepreneur who is just starting out in business or you’ve been in business for twenty years, you don’t want to miss our podcast, Minority Business Access.The road to becoming a successful entrepreneur is fraught with trials and challenges, especially with limited capital and resources. In this podcast, host Solomon Ali will be advising you how to avoid the pit falls so you can stay and thrive in business.While it’s true that it’s hard to start a business without money, especially if you’re coming from a disadvantaged or minority sector, there are always ways to access those funds you need to bootstrap your business. Learn all you need to know about gaining access to capital to jumpstart your journey to entrepreneurial success only here at Minority Business Access.Here at Minority Business Access, business whiz Solomon Ali will be giving you the step by step guide, the inspiration, and the encouragement to go out there, raise capital, and move forward with your

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Episodes

  1. Timing is Everything With Aaron Young

    For Laughlin Associates’ CEO, Aaron Young, the timing could not be more perfect. After 50 years of privately advocating for entrepreneurs and business owners, Laughlin Associates is going public. In this episode of Minority Business Access, host, Solomon “RC” Ali and Aaron Young discuss the...

  2. Disruptive Innovation With Amilya Antonetti

    74% of people who have unique abilities are in the wrong job, but Amilya Antonetti of Genius Key has literally made it her business to tap into people’s inner desires in efforts to drive them, and the companies they work for towards success. Genius Key is positioned to disrupt the project...

  3. Well if You Don’t Know...

    The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in a multitude of uncertainties and myths on just about everything, especially the mortgage industry. In this Minority Business Access, Charles Giscombe of Malibu Funding enlightens the masses by debunking existing myths about the mortgage industry during…

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  4. It's Safe Here With Michelle Pearson Young

    Many have concluded that being strong means suppressing negative emotions, yet according to Executive Coach Michelle Pearson Young, such a notion could not be further from the truth. It is critical for one to be able to pinpoint the root cause of negative thoughts and limiting beliefs to succeed....

  5. The Value Of Impact With Jeff Hoffman

    Being at the top would not be as lonely if more people reached down to uplift another person. As a man of many accolades and high achievements, Jeff Hoffman, founder of Priceline.com, understands that true power begins and remains with the people we pour into, which is why he prides himself most…

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  6. Hello From The Other Side Of Success With Chris Ryan

    What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet lose his own soul? Risking personal relationships, and sight of your true purpose seems to be the costliest of sacrifices made when in the pursuit of achieving entrepreneurial success. In this episode of Minority Business Access, host Solomon...

  7. Conversations With A Serial Entrepreneur

    Feeling unsure of how to make success an obsession? Then this episode of Minority Business Access is for you. Host, Solomon RC Ali sits down with Alec Stern, co-founder of online marketing company Constant Contact and “serial entrepreneur,” to discuss the humble beginning that led him and his…

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  8. JUST “DUE” IT

    Due Diligence is more than being able to check off boxes when doing research to purchase a business, as there are varying levels to what should be confirmed about the business in question. In this Minority Business Access, Solomon RC Ali does his due diligence to share how deeply one should...

  9. Investing In Businesses Pre And Early-IPO For Maximum Returns

    Money begets money, and early stage investment opportunities are generally reserved for accredited high net worth individuals, defined as those with a net worth of at least $1 million or those who have earned $250,000 consistently for two years or more. It is not uncommon for these folks to get…

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  10. 8 Steps To Research A Company

    In this episode of Minority Business Access, host Solomon RC Ali outlines the 8 steps you must take when researching a company, and how knowledge helps you invest with your head and not your emotions. From a company’s cashflow and quarterly reports to their ability to gain market share in a…

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  11. How To Pack Your Business Network With The Right Experts With David Buurma

    In this latest episode of Minority Business Access, host Solomon RC Ali and Farming and Agricultural Entrepreneur David Buurma chop it up about gaining access to exclusive financial circles, must have experts in your business network, the pros and cons of raising capital, going public versus...

  12. Investing Early Before The Herd Rushes In

    In the latest episode of Minority Business Access, host Solomon RC Ali explains how his company’s smart home technology intellectual property disrupted and cornered an entire industry. With the help of former hedge fund manager, Ian King’s YouTube video, Solomon explains how to get in on tech...

  13. How The Stock Market Really Works

    In this latest episode of Minority Business Access, host Solomon RC Ali explains how the stock market works, the right and wrong ways to pick your stocks, why acquisitions (or roll ups) fail or succeed, overcoming stock fear, how to take a company public when an IPO is not on the table, and the...

  14. The Visualization Technique That Works Wonders In Business

    The Law of Attraction has many components, and in this latest episode of Minority Business Access, host Solomon RC Ali does a deep dive into how prayer, meditation and detailed visualization will open doors for you in business and buoy your financial prospects. Solomon explains and clarifies the...

  15. The #1 Reason Businesses Fail & How To Raise Money

    The #1 reason businesses fail in their first 5 - 7 years is due to lack of capital. Looking to raise money for your business? It's a fact that businesses need capital to grow and gain market share, but what you may not know are the key ingredients investors look for when considering whether or…

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  16. Learn The Ten Commandments Of Good Business With Mitchell Smith-Bey

    In this episode of Minority Business Access, host Solomon RC Ali along with health and wellness coach, former police officer and Howard University graduate, Mitchell Smith-Bey, discusses financial fitness, the ten commandments of good business, and the difference between presentation and...

  17. Don’t Invest In Stocks Until You Hear These Golden Rules!

    Looking to invest in the stock market but don’t know where to begin? The stock market has always been a vague and complex system. In this episode of Minority Business Access, host Solomon RC Ali, along with YouTuber Jack Chapple, breaks down the non-negotiable rules of smart stock market moves…

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  18. Investing For Beginners: How Much Should You Pay Yourself First And Why?

    One of the first things you have to learn as a beginner investor is to pay yourself first. Now, many people would tell you to pay yourself 10%, which isn’t bad advice at all. But Solomon Ali says you should do 30%. That is just one of the spins that he adds to what is already a sound piece of...

  19. Minorities and Raising Capital with Bert Martinez

    Are you a minority looking to start your own company? Then you definitely need capital. In this episode of Money For Lunch, Solomon Ali joins Bert Martinez in discussing the challenges minority companies face in raising capital for their company, such as the lack of connections and solid profit....

  20. What All Self-Made Millionaires Know with Entrepreneur David Meltzer

    Being an entrepreneur is all about the continuous pursuit of your own potential, but it can also be about helping others pursue theirs. Empowering people is David Meltzer’s mission, but it hasn’t always been like that for him. In this episode, the serial entrepreneur, author, television host and...

  21. Start Investing In Your 20s: The Make Or Break Rules To Live By

    In the game of investing for your future, it goes without saying that the earlier you start on your investing journey, the better, and the goal is compounding, which means that your money is working exponentially for you. That’s why it is never a bad idea to start investing in your 20s or as soon...

  22. “91% Of Investors Lose Money…”

    Playing to win with investing? Then keep your emotions out of the game. Billion-dollar Private Equity Investor, Solomon RC Ali, shares his Four Tenets of Good Investing to help entrepreneurs and investors side-step major financial losses by avoiding the pitfalls of emotional investing. He…

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  23. Day Trading Success Secrets With Anthony Williams

    Gone are the days when those working for large financial institutions and brokerages were the only ones who could trade actively in the stock market. With the rise of online trading houses, any average individual investor can now get in on the game. Though it can be a very lucrative career, day...

  24. Fighting Procrastination: How To Ensure You Are Maximizing Your Skillset

    One huge mistake every entrepreneur usually deals with is the inability to maximize the tools and skills they already have. Fighting procrastination calls for a lot of patience and courage, and the rewards of doing so are pretty sweet. Solomon Ali talks about his own experience of surviving the...

  25. Cash Flowing Through Crop Farming With Dave Buurma

    Crop farming is a high investment industry, but only has little revenue. For someone who dabbles in that area, Dave Buurma has decided to start a fertilizer company to achieve a completely balanced cashflow. He joins Solomon Ali to share the story of how a school dropout like him managed to...

  26. Creating Smart, Financially-Free Women And Smart Cities With Sophia Olivas

    The old-time notion of men as breadwinners has left many women struggling to free themselves financially. Personally seeing the grip that it had on her mother and eventually more women in various countries, Sophia Olivas made it her mission to help so that they can get access to capital. In this...

  27. Building Utopia with Sophia Olivas

    Sophia grew up in a home where her father abused her and her mother couldn't afford to send her to college. At 14, she left home and thought she could do better. She sold her first property shortly after she was legally able to and started her first company, and she's never looked back. Her...

  28. What's Your Lawsuit Profile?

    Losing your assets because of lawsuits is certainly an annoying thing to experience, but most people realize this only when it's too late. Therefore, many individuals turn to the best deterrent against this situation: asset protection. Exploring this topic further with Solomon Ali is Kevin Day…

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  29. Putting Social Impact To Real Estate Investing With Sterling Lund

    Real estate investing is more than just the act of buying and selling at home. Not your typical syndication business, Sterling Lund, the founder of Refuge Investments, LLC, is putting social impact to real estate, where he and his team are targeting distressed assets that benefit from their...

  30. Helping Clients In Need Of Financial Education With Jim Conaway

    The path to financial independence starts with education. However, with so many resources out there, it can be difficult to take that first step. Walking clients who are in this position through this dilemma, Solomon Ali sits down with Jim Conaway of Blue Pacific Solutions Group. In this episode,...

  31. Unlocking Your Highest Growth Potential Using The Genius Key With Amilya Antonetti

    How do people become their highest and best use? What do people need in order to meet and achieve a goal? With an instinct for figuring out the answers to these questions, guest Amilya Antonetti has since become one of the most sought after human behaviorist and conflict resolution experts in the...

  32. Finding The Best Business Entity For You

    Picking the best business model or entity for you and your business is the first step to inherit success. If you're serious about becoming an entrepreneur, you have to educate yourself about which entity is the best for you and what you're trying to achieve. In this episode of Minority Business...

  33. William Ackman’s Lemonade Stand: Breaking Down Finance And Investing (Part Two, Three And Four)

    Before becoming one of the top investors in the world, William Albert Ackman learned the basics of investing in his early 20s. Today, he’s a billionaire investor who runs a hedge fund and is doing amazing things in the finance and investing world. In parts two to four of this four-part series…

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  34. William Ackman’s Lemonade Stand: Breaking Down Finance And Investing (Part One)

    Everyone in the finance and investing world has probably heard about billionaire investor William Albert Ackman. Before becoming one of the top investors in the world, he learned the basics of investing in his early 20s. On today’s podcast, host Solomon Ali plays and breaks down one of Ackman’s...

  35. William Ackman’s Lemonade Stand: Breaking Down Finance And Investing (Part One)

    Everyone in the finance and investing world has probably heard about billionaire investor William Albert Ackman. Before becoming one of the top investors in the world, he learned the basics of investing in his early 20s. On today’s podcast, host Solomon Ali plays and breaks down one of Ackman’s...

  36. Black Lives Matter Movement: Wake Up, Fight The Battle

    The Black Lives Matter Movement has sparked many important conversations about race, discrimination, and injustice that have long been kept on the periphery. Now, with it going loud on the mainstream media, it has become hard to ignore this pressing issue that has been affecting so many lives in...

  37. Black Lives Matter Movement: Wake Up, Fight The Battle

    The Black Lives Matter Movement has sparked many important conversations about race, discrimination, and injustice that have long been kept on the periphery. Now, with it going loud on the mainstream media, it has become hard to ignore this pressing issue that has been affecting so many lives in...

  38. Customer Service Is Your Brand

    Don’t let your business be one of those businesses that neglect the way their services and products are perceived by the people to whom they’re supposed to be selling. Many customers tend to choose companies to work with based on their customer service track record, so you should be wary about…

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  39. Customer Service Is Your Brand

    Don't let your business be one of those businesses that neglect the way their services and products are perceived by the people to whom they're supposed to be selling. Many customers tend to choose companies to work with based on their customer service track record, so you should be wary about…

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  40. Understanding The Process Of Hiring Vendors

    The process of hiring vendors is one that you shouldn’t be taking lightly because these people—their reputations and the quality of their work—will reflect directly on you and the company you’re running. Be slow to hire but quick to fire in order to make sure that you’re cutting any losses as...

  41. The Best Way To Build A Team

    Building a team, especially one as crucial to your company as the Board of Directors—people who have a large say in how you’ll be running your company going forward—is an essential skill to understand and learn. Without this insight, you’re entrusting the future of your company to people who…

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  42. Options For Borrowing Money: Debt, Equity, And Hybrid

    Are you thinking of borrowing money and are confused about what kind you wish to borrow? This episode helps lay out your options and let you make the smartest investment decisions. Join Solomon Ali as he tackles the different options for borrowing money – debt, equity, and hybrid. Breaking down...

  43. Solomon Ali’s Take On Your Business Problems

    There certainly is no one path to doing business, but one thing is for sure, you can always count on people’s advice to help you see the road that will best take you to your goals. Going off tangent from the previous episodes, Solomon Ali flies solo to share with you his own personal opinions…

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  44. Finding Your Purpose With Billionaire Coach Chris Ryan

    Genuine success can be measured by the number of positive relationships you have built through the process. In this short but meaningful episode, Solomon Ali interviews Chris Ryan, the Austin & Dallas Chair at TIGER 21 and President at Paredigm Enterprises. Chris is an experienced entrepreneur,...

  45. COVID-19 Strategies: Surviving The Tidal Wave

    Everyone’s talking about COVID-19, but what’s really going on and what does that mean to the economy? As many of you know, approximately 16 million jobs have been lost, and thousands of businesses currently have gone out of business because they weren’t able to sustain themselves. On today’s…

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  46. Maximizing Your ROI and Profitability with Vince Guest

    Applying the best tactics in scaling your business should be fundamental, and learning them from the best is necessary. Today, Solomon Ali chats with Vince Guest, the Senior Executive of UnCommon Rezultz, a company that helps leaders of publicly traded and private companies formulate strategies...

  47. Running A Corporation: The Journey To The Top Of The Corporate Ladder With Aaron Young

    The intuition to work towards the best practices for running a corporation is not something that comes to a person overnight. It takes quite a period of patience and diligence. But once you’ve mastered the art of running a corporation as well as honed your own instincts, then you’ll be at the top...

  48. Ins And Outs Of Patent Monetization With Nicole Singletary

    Ideas, inventions, and innovations are what shape the world of tomorrow. Patents are what proves these are yours, and these patents can be used for monetization as a benefit and incentive for your hard work and resilience. Nicole Singletary of RI Holdings joins this episode to share her expertise...

  49. Creating Safe Spaces As A Coach with Michelle Young

    Most of us are taught to suppress emotions when they come up and give into limiting beliefs instead. It’s high time we get rid of that notion and create a safe space for ourselves to express how we feel and allow ourselves to grow. This is what Executive Coach Michelle Pearson Young teaches to…

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  50. Helping Minority Business Owners with Priceline.com Founder Jeff Hoffman

    In any aspect of life, it can be said that everybody deserves a chance. Minorities in business are those that’s found that chance and grabbed the opportunity to attain prosperity. Tech Entrepreneur Jeff Hoffman gives his insights on why it’s in the best interest of the business industry to help…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Whether you’re an entrepreneur who is just starting out in business or you’ve been in business for twenty years, you don’t want to miss our podcast, Minority Business Access.The road to becoming a successful entrepreneur is fraught with trials and challenges, especially with limited capital and resources. In this podcast, host Solomon Ali will be advising you how to avoid the pit falls so you can stay and thrive in business.While it’s true that it’s hard to start a business without money, especially if you’re coming from a disadvantaged or minority sector, there are always ways to access those funds you need to bootstrap your business. Learn all you need to know about gaining access to capital to jumpstart your journey to entrepreneurial success only here at Minority Business Access.Here at Minority Business Access, business whiz Solomon Ali will be giving you the step by step guide, the inspiration, and the encouragement to go out there, raise capital, and move forward with your

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