Rite of Passage
Team Black Males Winning’s Rite of Passage—Standing On Business™—is one of the most detailed, tangible, and outcome-driven rites of passage platforms in America. Unlike symbolic ceremonies or age-based traditions, this framework establishes a clear, measurable standard for manhood rooted in internal discipline and external achievement. Built on the Household-First model, Standing On Business™ defines manhood not by emotion or survival, but by demonstrated readiness—beginning with mindset transformation through the Solid Foundation Certification and culminating in ownership of land or a home. This is not a program or motivational experience; it is a certifiable pathway that replaces ambiguity with structure, preparation, and accountability for young men ages 12–26. Our goal is for 60% of our participants to learn how to read at a 12th-grade level, and the remainder at a minimum of an 8th-grade level.
Standing on Business™
Because Manhood Should Be Earned—Not Assumed
A Rite of Passage for Black Males Ages 12–26
designed for households where the weight has fallen on mothers and the value of knowing how to read has been neglected.
To the Mothers Holding Everything Together
You have done what was required—and more.
You have protected, provided, corrected, and sacrificed.
You have carried responsibility that was never meant to be carried alone.
Standing on Business™ exists because love without structure leaves young men exposed—to confusion, to violence, to poor decisions, and to systems that profit from their failure.
This is not another youth program.
This is a clear standard for manhood.
What Standing on Business™ Is
Standing on Business™ is a modern Rite of Passage that answers one critical question:
When does a boy become a man?
Not by age.
Not by emotion.
Not by survival.
Why This Was Built for Single-Mother Households
This framework was created where the data shows the greatest need—not because of race, but because of responsibility overload.
Single-mother households carry:
- Higher economic pressure
- Less margin for mistakes
- Greater exposure to unsafe environments
- Fewer structured transitions for boys into manhood
Standing on Business™ does not blame mothers.
It supports them by restoring order, clarity, and accountability for their sons.
What Your Son Will Learn First
Before money.
Before careers.
Before ownership.
Your son must first demonstrate internal control.
Through the Solid Foundation Certification, he learns:
- Self-discipline and self-respect
- How choices create consequences
- Conflict resolution without violence
- Financial literacy and earned income discipline
- Civic responsibility and respect for life
This is not motivation.
It is measurable transformation.
By completion of two non-negotiable requirements:
- Solid Foundation Certification – internal discipline, values, and decision-making
- Ownership of land or a home – a real, legal stake in the future
Manhood is no longer assumed.
It is earned.
Why Ownership Matters
A man who owns something protects something.
Property ownership:
- Creates stability
- Builds generational wealth
- Increases accountability
- Reduces reckless behavior
- Anchors men to community and future
Standing on Business™ requires ownership because stake changes behavior.
No ownership = no completion.
What This Means for You as a Mother
✔ Clear standards instead of guesswork
✔ Structure instead of stress
✔ Accountability without constant supervision
✔ A pathway that replaces fear with preparation
✔ A son who is building something—not just surviving
This framework is designed to take pressure off your shoulders, not add to it.
This Is Not About Exclusion
Standing on Business™ is not race-exclusive.
It is need-responsive.
Anywhere households are overloaded, boys lack structure, and public safety is strained—this Rite of Passage works.
The Question Is Simple
Will manhood be assumed, or will it be earned?
Begin the Standing on Business™ Pathway
Your household deserves clarity.
Your son deserves structure.
Your community deserves men who are invested.
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($49.95 Commitment Fee)
Standing on Business™ A Rite of Passage—Not a Program
THE RESEARCH
20 years of primary data and over a decade of research designed to save lives and empower broken households. “My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge”. Hosea 4:6
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