Organization: INTERISE INC
Mission: TO STIMULATE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION IN LOWER INCOME COMMUNITIES.
Activities: INTERISE BUILDS RESILIENT COMMUNITIES. OUR STREETWISE MBA PROVIDES ESTABLISHED SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS IN LOWER INCOME COMMUNITIES WITH THE MANAGEMENT KNOWLEDGE, BUSINESS KNOW-HOW, AND ACCESS TO THE NETWORKS NEEDED FOR FURTHER GROWTH. AS THEIR BUSINESSES GROW, THEY GENERATE NET NEW JOB GROWTH AND DEVELOP INTO COMMUNITY LEADERS. SINCE 2008, INTERISE HAS BEEN THE NATIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROVIDER FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONS EMERGING LEADERS INITIATIVE.
IN ORDER TO SCALE INTERISES MISSION NATIONALLY, INTERISE HAS SINCE 2010 LICENSED THE USE OF ITS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO A NETWORK OF PARTNERS. LICENSING ALLOWS INTERISE TO SCALE RAPIDLY, WHILE ENSURING CONTINUING QUALITY AND IMPACT.
NTEE category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building