NDC finds the untapped, hidden talent of entrepreneurs in low-income communities and eliminates barriers to their success through long-term relationships and culturally competent programs, including:

1. Entrepreneur Training & Small Business Workshops

2. Small Business Lending & Islamically-acceptable Financing

3. One-on-one Business Coaching and Technical Assistance

4. Commercial Real Estate Development and Management

5. Capacity building for community economic development

Through our unique program, NDC has:

*Trained more than 4,000 entrepreneurs

*Lent over $7.1 million in microloans to small businesses

*Provided more than 25,000 hours of one-on-one business coaching

*Redeveloped 6 commercial properties

Our Impact:

*500 NDC alumni entrepreneurs currently in business provide approximately 2,000 jobs and return more than $24 million to their own neighborhoods each year.