Blackstrade.com provides marketplace for Africa producers and black America entrepreneurs
Blackstrade.com has over the years positioned itself as a marketplace platform that provides an international meeting space for black people to advertise and market their businesses while buying, selling, trading, wholesaling, or providing services to members. Blackstrade membership is currently free.
All members pay an annual membership fee of $19.95 per year and, individuals and businesses, must buy one product or service valued at $20 or more each quarter, equaling 4 purchases annually.
Blackstrade promotes and sponsor community drive initiatives that empower the black people through education, training, and awareness. Among this include promoting black inventors, while fostering community micro-lending to black inventors from the community.
Blackstrade is currently free and does not earn or take any revenue from sales of goods or services sold by individuals or businesses. Blackstrade.com earns revenue on membership fees, advertising, and sales of branded products like tee shirts.
Blackstrade Community Initiatives include coalition Against BOB Crime, Disaster Relief Fund, finding missing Black persons and community micro-lending.