GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Small businesses make up the backbone of the American economy. They employ nearly half of all private-sector workers, but small businesses sometimes need big help. That’s where the National Institute of Minority Economic Development comes in.
“Entrepreneurship is not for the faint of heart, but when you have a community full of resources, like me and other community partners, you know we really help to bring what you envision to life.” Lu-Ann Barry says the organization has worked for more than 35 years focusing on business in Greensboro and economic growth through business diversity.
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She serves as the Executive Director for the Women’s Business Center of the Triad. It operates under the larger institute, largely focusing on women and minority business owners. “I want to use my skill set in another way and help those particular entrepreneurs to really get their vision off and running,” says Barry. “Those are the those, as Oprah says, those ‘a ha moments’ that we really, really look for and really lets us know that what we’re doing, we’re doing the thing.”