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Features Submitted photo The Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business at St. Louis University has a partnership with the Habitat for Neighborhood Business, a nonprofit that helps minority-owned businesses get the assistance they need to maintain and achieve growth. The nonprofit fits into the business school as a part of its programming that also focuses on private businesses and entrepreneurship.
St. Louis University partners with the Habitat for Neighborhood Business to mentor minority-owned businesses so they can maintain and achieve growth By Wendy Todd Earlier this year the company JobSage, and employee transparency platform, ranked St. Louis No. 1 among the best cities where minority-owned businesses experience success. But even with that ranking, minority-owned businesses, particularly in underserved areas, can still face difficulties obtaining access to funding and other vital resources in order to thrive. The Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business at St. Louis University has a partnership with the Habitat for Neighborhood Business, a nonprofit that helps minority-owned businesses get the assistance they need to maintain and achieve growth. The nonprofit fits into the business school as a part of its programming that also focuses on private
businesses and entrepreneurship. The collaboration recognizes the importance of helping minority-owned businesses continue their ability to contribute to the socioeconomic ecosystem of the neighborhoods in which they reside. The 48 business owners in the program receive assistance in the form of mentors, networking opportunities, education and funding services through SLU. The HNB has experienced so much growth that it added two mentoring forums for small groups of minority entrepreneurs to share resources. It has also increased its endowment to over $800,000 to be invested into business solutions that are developed by the business college students who utilize their what they’ve learned to help the business owners.
Jeanetta Hawkins, a minority-business owner had a conversation about the challenges with her business years ago with Linda Jones, executive director of HNB, who suggested she apply for the program. She was accepted and has gained valuable assistance. Hawkins, who has been operating Personal Touches by Jeanetta, an event production company, for 34 years received vital support from HNB that helped transform her business. “They supplied with me a lot of resources including funding, marketing and evaluating needs and weak areas in my business,” Hawkins said. “If I run into roadblocks or need any advice on decisions, I have a See ‘GUIDING’ page 2
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