| North Carolina A&T State University (NCA&TSU) intends to use its Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) grant to establish, stabilize, and expand small and minority-owned business. By collaborating with the university’s Interdisciplinary Center for Entrepreneurship and E-Business, NCA&TSU will provide a business education and mentoring program designed to move the entrepreneur from idea to implementation and successful management; increase the capacity of the university’s BEST Center to assist small businesses; provide micro loans for program tenants and graduates to be used as working capital; and offer a “Young-Preneurs” initiative, which proposes to encourage entrepreneurship as a viable option for disadvantaged youth. The university’s will also partner with the faith-based and service community by providing a sub-award to Malachi House Inc., a grassroots, faith-based organization that offers transitional housing, vocational training, and education for males recovering from substance abuse and related issues. Finally, NCA&TSU will implement a dual initiative focused on the development of vocational skills that leads to employment through a certificate program in Construction Trades. Also, by collaborating with Housing Greensboro, program graduates will assist in the rehabilitation and repair of single-family owner-occupied homes.
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