Former NFL standout and entrepreneur Marques Colston swung a sledgehammer to help knock down a 200-brick wall to dramatize the barriers many small-business owners face in Newark and beyond.
“For too long, talented small business owners have built their dreams on unstable foundations — not for lack of talent or work ethic, but for lack of access to fair capital, tools, guidance, and an ecosystem that believes in them before the numbers prove their success,” Colston told attendees gathered at the lobby New Jersey Performing Arts Center, where the faux brick wall once stood.
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