I am Black Owned London: Ep1 Social Enterprise Helping Homeless London

Black Owned London Launches it’s Youtube series that will see Black entrepreneurs and professionals interviewed.

In this Episode we meet Julius Ibrahim Julius Ibrahim is someone who set out to make a difference and everyday he does just that in the form of Second Shot Coffee.

Second Shot employs people who have been affected by homelessness, trains them up and looks to transition them on to long term employment elsewhere, helping them on their individual journey taking them from where they are, to where they deserve to be.

In this video Julius talks about his business, his journey and his aims as a black entrepreneur.

With a host more exciting Business owners and Black professionals to meet, we hope you enjoy the series moving forward.

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