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Finances then and finances
now are the biggest concerns in a business that needs
equipment to operate and therefore needs to update that
equipment from time to time.
He overcame the obstacle
initially by, and he cites the words of Elijah Muhammad,
finding two or three people with the same interest, people
who could go into the venture with him and share the risk.
As for now, even if he
took the leap of faith to obtain the financing to modernize,
he’s not sure it’s worth the risk, not sure if his clients
from the inner city could afford what such business expense
would mean for them and their prices. Nevertheless, he does
ponder such a move to modernize if he can keep client prices
in line.
As for others who would
seek to start their own businesses, Mabry suggests that
like-minded people in the community have “got to come
together.
“Find people you can trust
and work together,” he offers. “Don’t try to do everything
yourself!”
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