Business VP Ensures Black Businesses ‘Thrive’ Sherri Kolade April 15, 2021 Black Americans are leaving their 9 to 5 jobs and interested in starting their own companies where they are the boss, Black Enterprise reported. With this shift in the workforce, they can, at times, need greater backing and help getting off the ground — something Luc El-Art Severe and his staff at United Way NYC are very interested in doing. Luc El-Art Severe wears many hats with his background as minister, Haitian Roundtable member, and law school professor, Luc El-Art Severe has served his community when they were most in need. As former senior advisor and Stakeholder Engagement Lead for the Virgin Islands of the Governor’s Hurricane Recovery Taskforce, or as a volunteer through his annual college, career, and scholarship fair he co-founded with his sister, or serving with Double Love Experience Church, Severe finds success is “only worth it if he lifts others as he climbs,” according to the article. “There has been historical disproportionality of inequities in resources when it comes to Black-owned businesses in NYC and that really revealed itself and exacerbated because of COVID. In NYC, pre-pandemic there were only 2% of Black entrepreneurs and Black-owned businesses in New York City although 22% of New York City residents are Black,” he said in the article. United Way has served communities around the world and created this network called ‘Together We Thrive Black Business Network,’ which is a coalition that offers access to capital, network, and technical assistance needed to support the survival, success, and sustainability of Black-owned businesses. Read the full story here. About Post Author Sherri Kolade See author's posts Tags: Black business network, black owned, Business, economics, thriving From the Web
