Neighborhood Development Center (NDC) is a non-profit organization that offers training, lending, retail spaces and technical assistance to inner-city entrepreneurs in its targeted neighborhoods including, Saint Paul. Minneapolis and Brooklyn Park. NDC's mission is to improve neighborhood economies by developing the talents of micro-entrepreneurs within their own communities. NDC has trained more than 6,000 people to date (80% of whom are people of color.) We currently have nearly 700 alumni in business.
NDC is interested in finding volunteers to mentor some of our entrepreneurs who are in need of some guidance and encouragement. Mentors will connect with entrepreneurs for an agreed upon time period of up to one (1) year. Mentor and mentee will meet atleast once a month or more frequently if desired.
Mentors can choose to mentor 1-3 entrepreneurs based on capacity.
Some of the areas we are interetes in includes:
- Marketing & Branding
- Merchandizing
- Bookkeeping/accounting
- Technology (including AI)
- Legal (i.e. aggreements)
- Business Growth
- Management
Please let us know if you would like more information and if you are interested in helping one of our entrepreneurs.
Thanks,
Baba
