Black Business University Aims To Double Revenues in 100 Black Businesses In 12 Months

DALLAS - July 8, 2015 - PRLog -- The Internet is a trillion dollar pie yet African Americans represent only a tiny slice of online businesses or companies that are taking advantage of the digital economy. Black Business University aims to change that.

BBU is a membership-based, learn-and-earn, educational portal that features weekly interviews, audio, video, live classes, on-demand courses, resources & business tools to educate and empower black entrepreneurs. Founder, Fran Harris, co-founded the Black Millionaires Summit in 2008 and walked away from her live 3-day events with an unsettling discovery. “We're behind in the digital space. The Internet is a trillion dollar marketplace — and we’re not getting our slice of that pie,” said Harris, who started using the Internet to grow her businesses in 1998. “The web affords anyone with knowledge, a product or service, or a brick & mortar business that solves a problem, an instant storefront - with potential customers 24/7/365,” said Harris.

Black Business University drips weekly content on a wide spectrum of online and offline business topics including information marketing, Facebook ads, blogging, search engine optimization, Kindle publishing, leadership and email marketing. BBU launched in BETA in late 2013. “Our BETA entrepreneurs told us that they’re suffering from TMI — too much information online — and that BBU’s systematic centralization of that information will help them stay focused, and avoid overwhelm,” said Harris.

To stay connected to members, increase accountability & promote community, BBU offers regular interviews with black entrepreneurs, free & paid training, plus live Black Friday Hangouts where members engage in question & answers on the hottest business topics — all accessible via computers or smartphones. Current member benefits include the ability to teach and earn revenues from your courses, as well as a Done For You Services program that gives members special discounts on services such as website design, mobile app development and Facebook marketing. “Our other big takeaway in BETA was that technology was a big barrier. Entrepreneurs didn’t know how to get a website up and running, how to get traffic to their sites or how to test or track advertising,” said Harris. “We’ll take all the tech stuff off your plate so you can concentrate on what you do best,” said Harris

BBU’s mission is to double revenues in a minimum of 100 Black Businesses in the next 24 months. Its inaugural MicroBusiness Plan contest launches this Fall.  To learn more about BBU membership go now to http://www.blackbusinessuniversity.com

ABOUT FRAN HARRIS

Fran Harris is a business optimization & explosion expert who draws upon her electrifying career as an elite athlete, organizational consultant, sales trainer, TV personality and megapreneur to help individuals and companies create soaring success. A former Procter & Gamble sales executive and teambuilding expert, she knows what it takes to break through old paradigms and habits to become your best because she’s done it in her own life and helped millions do the same. Her expertise, quick wit and candor have landed her on hundreds of TV and radio shows including The Today Show, CNBC, CNN, Fox Business, TLC, Comedy Central, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Oprah’s Radio Network and many others. In 2011, Fran bested over 15,000 candidates to be named Good Morning America’s Advice Guru Runner-Up. A WNBA & NCAA champion, Fran is also an ESPN, SEC Network & Longhorn Network play-by-play announcer, television producer & filmmaker. She’s the co-founder of the Black Millionaires Summit and founder of the Black Business University.