Greene is the founder of The Growth Group, LLC. Formed in 2005 the company provides services to small businesses, nonprofits, aspiring entrepreneurs, academic institutions, and governmental entities.
He currently serves as a consultant to the Harlem Business Alliance, ICF International and the Rutgers University Center for Urban Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (CUEED) and BCT Partners.
From 2010 until 2016 Greene conducted programmatic, compliance and fiscal assessments of nonprofit organizations that had been awarded Community Economic Development grants by the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Community Services. The grants were awarded to nonprofits that were launching or expanding programming as well as business and social enterprise ventures for the specific purpose of creating jobs for low income individuals. From 2014 through 2015 he served as an adjunct instructor in the Management and Global Business Department at Rutgers University.
From 2004 through 2009 Greene was employed as the Programs Director for the Greater Newark Enterprises Corporation (GNEC). In that capacity Greene was responsible for loan underwriting and loan portfolio management. In addition he provided procurement and technical assistance services to the organization’s clients. He also designed and implemented the organization’s entrepreneurial training programs. While serving as the Programs Director he developed the New Entry Entrepreneurial Training Institute (NEETI). This program was designed to provide entrepreneurial training; technical assistance and financing to formerly incarcerated individuals. Greene also launched and operated the Urban Entrepreneurs Development Institute (UEDI). UEDI focused on providing business and fiscal management training to low and moderate income individuals with entrepreneurial aspirations. These programs were geared to meet the needs of the underserved minority business communities of Newark NJ and the urban counties of Northern NJ.
From 2001 to 2004 Greene served as the Project Director for the New Jersey Statewide Minority Business Development Center (NJSMBDC). The center provided business consultative services and procurement certification assistance to minority entrepreneurs that were aspiring to or to do registered to do business in the State of New Jersey.
A graduate of Morehouse College and North Carolina Central University School of Law, Greene has been professionally involved in law, finance as well as small business and community development for forty years.
The Growth Group, LLC Company Overview
The Growth Group, LLC is a consulting firm offering a comprehensive menu of business and community and economic development services. Our services are available to small businesses, nonprofits, aspiring entrepreneurs, academic institutions, and governmental entities. Our objective is to assist in implementing growth strategies and solutions that result in the creation of businesses, organizations, jobs, income and wealth. We do this by working hands on with clients, forging strategic partnerships and utilizing our extensive network of resources to create solutions that work for the client. Consulting services are provided in the areas of:
Business Development
- Business Evaluation & Planning
- Market Research and Development
- Business Formation
- Private, Public, Federal and Quasi Public DBE/MBE/WBE & SBA 8a Certification
- Government Contracting & GSA Schedules
- Loan Packaging
Community & Economic Development
- Microenterprise Development
- Economic Development Financing & Planning
- Business Incubator Development
- Nonprofit Organization & Management
- Social Entrepreneurship
- Commercial District Revitalization
Asset & Wealth Management
- Entrepreneurial Training
- Financial Literacy Education
The company brings a multifaceted approach to the client. This approach has evolved from over thirty years of consulting, teaching and small business lending experience. Consultations are by appointment only.
