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the accomplishments of the entrepreneurs who either started or expanded their businesses and in so doing have created about 20 new jobs in Newark:
■ Adreena Chanoine Supplements from scratch
■ Rey Chavis
Real estate developer
■ Dominique Jerman Book publisher
■ AJ Robinson Published author
■ Kenya Harris Eldercare services
■ Kimberly Phelps Life coach
■ Melissa Leuthner Plant sales
■ Libre Jones
Reimagining and reupholstering vintage furniture
■ Louise Rountree
Youth programs for success
■ Sequoya Carter Professional dog grooming
■ Marilyn Rivers
Life coaching for teachers
■ Bendue James In-home childcare
■ Courtney Pugh
Fabric store and studio workspace
■ Vincent McDonald
Property management services
The program was such a success
that a second cohort will begin immediately after New Year’s, Profeta said. Some of the students from the first class will be teachers in the second class.
“It’s blossoming beyond my wildest imagination,” Profeta said. RE