Xavier Bell says these days, where people have more than one job just to make it from month to month, everyone is trying to parlay their skills into a gig that can help out.
But while he says many people have natural skills, that doesn't mean they have a natural ability to run a business.
So the Family Freedom Center is teamed up with the Neighborhood Development Center (NDC) to help develop Freedom Start-Ups, a micro-business incubator program to support entrepreneurs Duluth's Black community.
The goal is not only to create a safe space for folks to share their ideas and learn the skills they need to create a business from the ground up, it's taking into account strong cultural norms of community, cooperation and reaching out a hand to draw your neighbor alongside you.
More information about the Family Freedom Center's Start-Ups Orientation is available here.
