NPORTC Magazine

A t New Place of Recovery Treatment Center, Anthony Udeh is responsible for getting clients where they need to be, from their homes to the treatment center, doctor’s offices, or wherever else they need to go, and then back again. He’s been here since the beginning—he is Nnenna’s brother. “With a new business, you need all the help and support you can get from your friends and family. My brother-in-law also works here, and my father, we have the whole family working. We assist in any way we can.” So, what gave Nnenna the idea to start a treatment center? Anthony explains that she was working for another company as a counselor. Anthony saw how hard she was working and said, “You are putting so much time and effort into building somebody else’s business; why don't y o u

think about registering your own business?” He adds, “That’s what I did. I used to work with a transportation company before, and then I chose to start up my own business.” His company is Wumac Transportation Service, and he started in 2013. As with many other businesses, COVID was a significant setback, but here he is today, not only running Wumac but helping at New Place of Recovery. “I decided to CONTINUE READING > > >

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