HNB recently received a grant from the Pettus Foundation to increase the visibility of the program in the St. Louis area. This issue of the newsletter features an HNB interview on KWMU with HNB Executive Director Linda M. Jones and HNB entrepreneur Leslie Christian-Wilson, owner of Diversity Gallery. HNB is also recruiting business mentors to mentor the small business owners in the HNB program, recognizing the special issues impacting small business owners due to the COVID pandemic. If you have an interest in mentoring an HNB entrepreneur, contact Gladys Smith,PhD, at 314-341-0868