Comments on: John Leslie Brown Sr.

By: R&G

R&G — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:11:27 +0000

Every Thursday I’m putting out another Black Business from the past until we have enough examples to know this ain’t NEW! Those drugs kicked our ass because we have a whole gap in history that has to be relearned!

By: ed

ed — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:23:04 +0000

Thanks for this post. It drives home the fact we been on ours for over 100 years and people in 2009 still want to make excuses and be fearful.

If cats wasn’t fearful back in 1950 to go for theirs, why are cats all fearful in 2009?!

By: R&G

R&G — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:55:34 +0000

It doesn’t take that much money but 50 bucks back in 1951 might be like a G today. Either way he took his shot and it paid off and that’s the moral of the story.

By: Freedom

Freedom — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:35:40 +0000

That was impressive flipping 50 dollars into Independence and Ownership!

By: R&G

R&G — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:55:50 +0000

Wow you really liked this one. I was respecting the fact that the cat took a 50 dollar loan to build his company. i know 50 at that time was a good chunk of money but it was still a small startup amount for him to flip it to what it was before his death.

That’s the kind of cat to bet on if he can turn 50 into a business!

By: Freedom

Freedom — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:52:20 +0000

I think this goes to that old “Green Cycle” notion that if you remember money is GREEN and it doesn’t matter who it comes from “regardless of the clientele’s color” like Mr. Brown did you’ll make a killing at your hustle by having the best product/service and you can take your earnings and build something for yourself, family and bringing money back into your community to make it better as Mr. Brown still found and made time to service his community.

What is also great about this bio is that Mr. Brown’s wife understood his hustle and was there with and for him at ground zero level helping him reduce his overhead expenses and cost by pitching in where needed and answering the phones as he did the door-to-door leg work.

One last thing that jumps out at me about this story is that Mr. Brown’s mind stayed determined and expansive. He keep growing and while growing he saw when to buy out other companys to make his company stronger!