Business
Eli Marcus touts his BrokersPlayGround.com – A company that publishes an exclusive list of investors for minority entrepreneurs seeking funding
(Nationwide) – Atlanta, Georgia – African American Internet entrepreneur Eli Marcus is on a mission to build a strong and powerful Black America by promoting entrepreneurship and providing minorities with access to alternative solutions to find funding for their business projects.
His company BrokersPlayGround.com sells a list of 15,000 accredited investors, venture capital firms, funding groups, High net-worth execs, and business lenders.
The list contains updated contact information such as Company Name, Contact Number, E-mail Address, Website, and Location. Such sensitive and high profile information is usually sold for US$3,500 plus in packages by competitors, but because of Marcus’ passion for underserved communities, his company has discounted the market value over 95 percent. A customer can expect to spend just US$50 instead of spending the usual market value. After the customer completes their transaction the full list is e-mailed to them in excel format within an hour.
Marcus’ approach to black entrepreneurship is that business minded African Americans need more than encouraging words or even a list of investors, on his personal blog he places a strong focus on creating a solid business plan, summarizing your business plan into a 1 minute pitch, educating yourself on how to approach an investor entity with your business proposal, and making sure you have proven your product or service as a profitable company with room to grow.
He and a group of friends also started an entrepreneur networking group in Atlanta, Georgia called the iDream Initiative. The like minded entrepreneurs meet at least once a month to discuss their business objectives and personal goals.
Marcus comments, “Having a strong support system of productive visionaries is vital for any start-up entrepreneur. It keeps them optimistic towards high possibilities and more importantly it holds everyone accountable to their vision. If a person said they plan on building this or that within a certain amount of time, the group will ask questions about their progress at each meeting. People tend to succeed more when they are being held accountable.”
Marcus continues, “BrokersPlayGround.com is intended to give entrepreneurs accurate investor information to help them on their journey of starting a business. Our culture has so many brilliant ideas to contribute as a service to the world, but often lack the necessary funding to effectively build a functional and profitable company from the ground up.
