Social Entrepreneurship

Many of my business ventures, past and present, have sought to achieve the "double bottom-line" - that is - financial returns and social returns. Each company has also placed an emphasis on giving back to the community.

My first company, Mind, Body & Soul Enterprises, was explicitly focused on the mental, physical and spiritual development of others. MBS Educational Services & Training, my second venture, did a considerable amount of work with students from grade school to graduate school, in helping them to consider and plan their future by addressing topics such as college planning, career planning, academic excellence, leadership, mentoring and other professional development topics.

Next, the Inner City Consulting group identified innovative solutions to the pressing issues being faced in urban communities and inner cities across the country. Access One Corporation provided broadband and telecommunications solutions in affordable housing for low-income residents and the community-based organizations that serve them.

Finally, my latest venture, BCT Partners, is a management, technology and policy consulting firm based in Newark, NJ, that specializes in the industries/sectors of housing and community development, economic development, human services, nonprofit and community technology and education. BCT has done a considerable amount of work on behalf of underserved communities, low-income communities, communities of color and the organizations that serve them – public, private, philanthropic and nonprofit.