Black Business Spotlight: Small Linden pharmacy makes memorable impact
She recalled the time a customer came in crying because her doctor was rude.
“When I finished her prescription, she was still angry,” said Nnani, who owns the business, which sits below a doctor’s office on Cleveland Avenue in Linden. “I said, ‘You know what? I’m going to come out there and dance with you.’”
The woman was laughing before she walked out of the door.
That is the type of atmosphere the 61-year-old entrepreneur has created at the independent pharmacy, staffed in part by her husband, Austin, and their three children. Though it is a small business, its contributions to the community include everything from summer health fairs to fresh food distribution.