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The Best Gift Ideas for Moms In 2022

It is hard to find perfect gift for a mom. How to express all your love, respect and gratefulness with a normal product idea seems impossible. African Mother’s days have less focus on gifts than we normally see in the US. Personalizing a gift aroun read more

African stores near you. Free advertising for your African business.

Are you listed on our website as an African store near you? As long as you are a customer of Africa Imports, you can be. It's free. You just need to let us know what you want us to say about you. We only ask that you be a customer of Africa Imports a read more

5 Simple Steps to Start Your Own African Business

Do you want to establish your own African business? You can get access to products direct from people in Africa at wholesale prices and sell them for a significantly larger profit with almost no money and free guides to help start your own business. read more

Top 10 Best Sellers from the last 30 days

10. M-P435 - African Chebe Shampoo & Conditioner Set 9. O-202 - 1/3oz Glass Roll-On Bottles 8. X-100 - Easy Business Start-Up Kit 7. M-S501 - Dudu-Osun Black Soap 6. H-095 - Organic Firm & Flat Belly Detox - 8 oz 5. M-203 - Kwanzaa Candle Set 4. M-P3 read more

Starting A Business with Africa Imports

Ten Things Our Customers Say Slowed Their Business Down

We took a look at what slowed our customers down the most with their business as well as what made them unsuccessful. Here are ten things that may slow you down while having your own business: 1. Poor advertising 2. Personal/family reasons 3. Inco read more

5 Reasons Your Business Should Be Using Facebook

So you have a storefront, or you've been handing out catalogs, or maybe you have a web page! That's great! But did you know one of the most important ways to get new customers today is through social media? Social media is taking the marketing world read more

Starting a new business - how to give something away and still make a profit.

It happens when you think about how much a new customer is worth to you. Even if you lose money when a new customer buys something, you can still make money when people come back to you again. As long as you know that people will love what you are of read more

What to do when sales are slow

In retail, there are always slow periods where nothing is selling. Whether it is because of seasonal, cyclical, or a recession or economic downturn, you need to be prepared and be more proactive. This is not the time to better your chess skills unles read more

How to get started selling African products

One of the things that people want to know most is what products they will sell best and easiest. Here's some ways to know what is best for you. Instead of trying to have everything available, keep a smaller selection of the most popular products on read more

What is your greatest success in your African business?

Carla in Katy TX told us about how she sells the most; her biggest success; her biggest failure; and some other things. I will copy her responses in a small series of blog articles so that you can get some help from her experiences too. This third qu read more

What made you want to start selling African Products

Are you the same as this customer? Are you looking for a new opportunity for your life? Do you have an African business now, and want to hear what others like you go through. One of our customers gave us her answers to some questions that you might w read more

5 Reasons To Have Your Own Business Card

Don't have a business card? Chances are, if you've got no business cards, you've got a lot less customers. People hold onto business cards, they put them in their wallets and come across them and remember to place an order! Business cards are very un read more

5 Ways to Increase Sales for Black History Month

1 - Discount Impulse Items This is an old idea but so often overlooked. Store owners know that “Save $15? is a much more powerful message than “20% off” and they also know that the best time to sell an extra item to a customer is when they come to pa read more

Get More Business Out of Your Retail Catalogs

One of the most effective ways to get new customers has been proven effective by one of our customers. He has gotten dozens of new customers; and extra sales from the retail catalogs he gives out! The technique is simple and very effective: Instead read more

How to Get More Sales from Your Africa Imports Catalog

Here's an idea that has worked great for one of our customers. He has gotten dozens of new customers; and extra sales from the retail catalogs he gives out; and it's a really easy thing to do. Instead of giving the catalog to customers by itself, thi read more

5 Ways to Increase Your Sales this Black History Month

1 - Discount Impulse ItemsThis is an old idea but so often overlooked. Store owners know that “Save $15″ is a much more powerful message than “20% off” and they also know that the best time to sell an extra item to a customer is when they come to pay read more

Easy Sales Tips in Time for February

Black History Month is only a week away, so be prepared now! Here are some easy, quick tips on how to make the most out of your customer relationship. You're giving your customer a solution. You're not just making a sale. Your customer has a need. Yo read more

How to start a business without extra cash

One of the most popular articles on our website is this one. This is not a way to have a business with no money at all; but it shows you how hundreds of other people have gotten started with just pocket change. Africa Imports gives you dozens of free read more

Do African products sell well in stores?

Here's a letter that I just got from I was very interested in starting an African business. I love your products. However, I recalled one of our larger malls had some wonderful African products and they did poorly. I had a few African products (masks read more

Best Way to Grow Your Africa Imports Business

What would you do with an extra $500. to invest in your business?About 6 months ago, we asked our customers what they would do if they had an Extra $500. to invest in their business. Out of 510 ideas, here’s what African store owners say.49% say buy read more

Get more Christmas and Kwanzaa Holiday Sales

Our economy is at an all-time low this year. Some customers will be tightening their wallets this Christmas and Kwanzaa season; but people will still be buying gifts for loved ones. Your question is if you can be the one these people buy from? Here a read more

How to have more products to sell without a lot of money

Africa Imports only succeeds when you do. There are hundreds of free articles on our website that show you how to grow an African business faster and easier.The main thing that most people want to know is: How to get more sales. Another question that read more

Quick idea to move your slow selling items

You can make a special deal that if someone buys one of best selling products, then they can get your slow selling one for a special price. To get the best results, try to choose products that go together naturally.This article is free. You can publi read more

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