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Expert guidance and real conversations for Black business owners who are building something that lasts—not just surviving. Your next breakthrough starts with the right voice in your corner.
Featured ExpertMichael McCollum
“The Small Biz Dr.”
Thirty years in the trenches. Post-Secondary Director of Admissions. Member of the Economic Board of Directors. Chamber of Commerce Consultant. Host of the first small business show on ESPN Radio. Mike doesn’t theorize about small business — he’s lived it, fixed it, and built it at every level.
On GetBlackBiz, he brings that depth directly to you—as Co-Founder, Chief Small Business Officer, and the voice behind every diagnosis on this platform.
The prescription your business has been waiting for.
Why Your Cash Flow Is Lying to You
42 min · Finance & OperationsRevenue looks healthy—but the bank account tells a different story. Mike breaks down the cash flow traps that kill profitable businesses before they ever see the problem coming.
The Pricing Diagnosis: Are You Undercharging?
38 min · Revenue StrategyMost small business owners are leaving real money on the table. This episode is the checkup your pricing model needs—and the framework to fix it.
Corporate Contracts: How to Get in the Room
51 min · Growth & SalesAfter 30 years coaching businesses into corporate procurement deals, Mike lays out the exact framework that gets you past the gatekeepers and into the conversation.
Courses built for the business you’re actually running.
Business Health Audit
A full diagnostic framework for your operations, financials, and growth trajectory. Know exactly where you stand before you make your next move.
Corporate Procurement Masterclass
The exact playbook Mike has used to help small businesses land corporate contracts—from the first call to signed paper. Built for founders who are ready to scale their revenue.
Pricing for Profit
Stop guessing. Build a pricing model anchored in your actual costs, market position, and growth goals. The framework behind the diagnosis.
Scaling Without Breaking
Systems, delegation, and infrastructure for the business that has outgrown hustle. How to grow without the wheels coming off at three times your current size.
Straight talk for the business owner who doesn’t have time for noise.
The Five Vital Signs of a Healthy Small Business
Every patient has vital signs. So does every business. After 30 years of coaching owners through crisis and growth, Mike identifies the five metrics that tell the real story—not the one your spreadsheet is selling you.
Most owners can’t name all five. The ones who can are the ones who make it.
What Your Bank Statement Is Actually Telling You
The three line items every business owner is ignoring—and what they reveal about the next 90 days.
Stop Networking. Start Positioning.
Rooms full of people swapping cards don’t build businesses. Here’s what does.
The diagnosis is free. The prescription is priceless.
Thirty years of diagnosing what's really wrong—and writing the prescription that fixes it. If your business has a symptom, Mike has already treated it at every stage of growth. The consultation is where the recovery starts.
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