From the times of Emancipation, Reconstruction, the Jim Crow Era, the Civil Rights Era, and now this Post-Racial Era, the sustainable and economic rise of African-Americans has been at best-unavailable for the masses. There have been systems in place to block or hinder our progress and it appears that in our current polarized political climate, that now more than ever, is the time to create and generate systems that work for us. The Black Economic Empowerment System (BEES) could be that very system that puts the economic failures of the African-American community in the past-forever! Business Leader and Author, Anthony Rice, Jr.‘s blueprint is a step-by-step approach to proven realized economic empowerment. This cyclical system, if applied, can produce swarms of activity that produces and reproduces economic hives for black communities where for all involved, no one is left behind, hence the word cyclical. Economist and author, Dr. Claud Anderson states, It is what you own and control that makes a difference in society. If you own and control nothing you’ll get nothing. That statement is a call to action. The BEES is a perfect system to start. I highly commend Anthony Rice, Jr., for putting together The BEES. In addition, I thank him for selecting Collaborate Ventures to play a major role in launching the pilot project with the House of Africa. Anthony Rice, Jr. in my opinion is a mathematical genius, and an astute businessman with a special gift of persistency. BEES, the Black Economic Empowerment System’ strategy is a prenominal systematic approach to building wealth. It focuses on black-owned businesses, is all-inclusive, and incents African-Americans to patronize African-American businesses. The concept of Community Participants who receive incentives for patronizing these black-owned businesses, Community Vendors, that share profits for the increase in business, and the black-owned suppliers who also share profits, all working together to create wealth and build our own communities is desperately needed in this country and worldwide. This concept will have a favorable impact on wealth for African-Americans, and Anthony Rice believes whole-heartedly in this, as do I. I personally, as well as Collaborative Ventures, am humbled and grateful to be a part of this historical journey. Jeffrey L. Green Strategic Account Manager Ronco Specialized
