Somalis in the UK: The Need for Our Own Businesses

[kiinjaamacluvrr]

I think it’s time for Somalis in the UK to step up and create community-centered businesses. We rely too much on others who don’t respect us yet profit from us, especially in timo jileecs that show racism while cashing in on our community.

Why aren’t we starting our own supermarkets, car washes, beauty shops, restaurants, tutoring centers, care homes, and disability services? There’s a significant need, especially for Somali kids with special needs like non-verbal autism.

Many Somali businesses are targeted at us but aren’t up to standard. Most Somali restaurants aren’t great, and even Damal, praised by many, is owned by an Asian. Our cafes could also be cleaner. I recently went to a popular tutoring center for Somali families, run by non-Somalis, where Somali aunties clean to get a small discount on tuition fees. It’s heartbreaking.

Plus, I see Somali boys in my area standing on street corners selling drugs, wasting their potential. Meanwhile, youth spend money from fraud on worthless things when it could be invested back into our community.

I’m a student looking to start a businesses I know it’s , but when I talk about it, I get looked at like I’m crazy but it’s completely possible.

 

[Mozart]

People set up businesses to make money and a business catered solely to Somali people is unlikely to be very profitable.

 

[Hilmaam]

Do it more Somalis need to put down roots in west buy houses and start businesses it’s smart move. When you help yourself can you help others back home

 

[berberaboy66]

Damal definitely isn’t owned by an Asian it’s HJ owned the family is well known.

You’re very right though, need to make sure people settle in the west reer yurub fly home too much, it’s been 30 years we know what it is, quit waiting just settle down and build a community. The only people who have done it successfully in UK are reer Cardiff/sheffield but they’ve been there for almost a century now.