In this interview, we meet Monique Y. Wells, the co-owner of Entrée to Black Paris, a travel business that has provided services tailored for the African-American travel market since 1999. With the lockdown, international tourism in France has been interrupted. Her clients, the majority of whom come from the US, cannot enter the country. Consequently, all pre-booked activities have been cancelled. Until US travellers can come to Paris again, Monique and her business partner are looking at offering some Entrée to Black Paris services online and extending their client base to include French and other Schengen zone travellers.  Monique continues to publish weekly posts to her “Entrée to Black Paris” blog to keep Black Paris top of mind for clients while they look for opportunities to schedule or reschedule their travel.  The lockdown will not change her long-term mission to illuminate the history, culture, and contemporary life of African Americans and people of the larger African diaspora in Paris. 

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About the Host

Julia Skupchenko is a co-founder of Think Tank for Sustainable Development, AlterContacts.org, a co-founder and lead mentor of the global online community of entrepreneurs, BusinessGreenHouse.org. She is a published writer for a leading international online magazine for small business with millions of readers, Entrepreneur.com. She is also a business mentor on the Artificial Intelligence program at Rockstart Startup Accelerator (Amsterdam) and at the Higher School of Economics (Moscow). In her personal practice as a Business Developer and Advisor, Julia has consulted 100+ entrepreneurs, experts, small and medium businesses across the globe. She is nominated for Entrepreneur Award 2020.

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