Garnett Newcombe
Human Potential Consultants
Employment services
www.hpcemployment.org
Carson, Calif.
Current revenue: about $375,000
Second Chance for the Jobless
Garnett Newcombe started Human Potential Consultants in 1997 as an alternative resource for local government agencies to find employment for individuals exiting workforce development assistance programs, such as drug rehabilitation and unemployment services. With a huge number of individuals applying for help to these agencies, Newcombe says she told government officials: “If you can't help them, send them to us.”
Currently, Newcombe is working to become more visible to the government agencies that supply her with clients, including becoming certified for federal funding. One of her goals is to become the premier minority, woman-owned business in the U.S. that provides contracting employment solutions.