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Leadership Development & Entrepreneurship... 9,500 square feet
Center for Leadership Development & Entrepreneurship
Addresses the problem of flight which drains our communities, organizations, and businesses. Local
talent can have the attitude of escapism as the only means for advancement and success. Leadership
development stabilizes both our highest risk communities and our most successful companies.

30% 350+

Population age 55+ in Inmates paroled annually to
Twin Counties Twin Counties
(higher than US and NC)

-2.5% 16 th

Population change for UCPCOG National Human Rights Activist, Dr. John Perkins UCPCOG’s rank of the 16
(only NC planning region with a NC planning regions,
decline, 2017 report) 2017 report
Bottom Line
This Center exists to develop an intentional community-wide strategy that ensures the preparation of the next
generation of leaders while simultaneously forging new paths for individuals in under-supported communities.

* UCPCOG - Upper Coastal Plain Council of Government region includes 5 counties: Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Northampton, and Wilson
Data Sources: 10, 12

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