Nicholas J. Hill

Nicholas J. Hill is a native of Canton, MS with a strong belief in the value of educating the next generation of global leaders in Business, especially those from HBCUs. He has served in higher education for the last 16 years as both administrator and professor. His current research interest centers around Contemporary Issues in Health, Labor and Urban Economics with a strategic focus on African-American’s entrepreneurship rates. His research stream includes numerous peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, presentations, and funding from grants. His quantitative expertise includes 20+ years of working with primary research studies, a variety of multi-level strategic approaches, econometric modeling and data analytics. Utilizing his training, he was able to develop key and strategic partnerships with private and financial institutions, as well as government agencies, that has led to funding for the Universities in which he has served. As an academic leader, he is responsible for developing innovative ways to enhance the academic experience for students by preparing them for the emerging global business market. Because of his strong belief in business and community engagement, he enthusiastically serves as the Dean of the School of Business at Claflin University accredited by the Accreditation Council of Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). Furthermore, he served as a partner with NAACP where he helps organizers achieve equity and justice for vulnerable and marginalized people who are often underrepresented. He is also the founder and owner of John Nicholas Consulting Group, LLC that is dedicated to providing realistic, accurate and replicable analytic consulting for all of your academic, business and governmental needs. ​His greatest accomplishment is that he is the husband to Mary-Margarette Hill and the father to Nicholas John Champion Hill, Jr., Harper Theodore Champion Hill, Clark Leon Champion Hill and Jean-Marc Champion Hill.

Publications

HBCUs, SBDC Centers, and Black Opportunity Entrepreneurship Across US States
HBCUs, SBDC Centers, and Black Opportunity Entrepreneurship Across US States
Micah Crump, Nicholas J. Hill, Robert P. Singh, Dorian Williams. © 2023. 21 pages.
This chapter analyzes government and HBCU action on improving rates of black entrepreneurship in the United States. Small Business Development Centers help citizens and residents...
Black Opportunity Entrepreneurship Post-Pandemic Outcomes
Black Opportunity Entrepreneurship Post-Pandemic Outcomes
Micah E. S. Crump, Nicholas J. Hill, Jo-Ann Rolle. © 2023. 20 pages.
The authors use Kauffman Early-Stage Entrepreneurship (KESE) index data of 25 years, to analyze a sample of 42,688 entrepreneurs to make demographic comparisons of black and...