Mission: To empower the micro-business space through financial literacy, while creating experiential learning opportunities for students. Objectives: Entrepreneurship: To support those individuals who have undertaken the risk and initiative to build value through a business. Economic Development: To empower self-sustaining businesses to grow the local economy through job creation and retention. We help build morale in communities through economic success. Financial Literacy: To educate business owners on the importance of financial stability and its positive impact on maintaining a successful business. Innovation in Education: To provide real-world business experience to graduate and undergraduate students through strategic business management, system implementation and financial analysis internships. Bankable Business: To develop businesses that are poised to enter the financial system and obtain capital, when needed, through traditional sources.