Small Business Administration Selects Interise as National
Instructional Provider for Emerging Leaders Initiative
National Small Business CEO Training Program Currently in 27
Cities Continues
BOSTON, Oct. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S.
Small Business Administration has chosen Boston-based non-profit Interise to again
deliver a management curriculum and recruit instructors for its
successful Emerging Leaders (e200) Initiative for at least 27
cities. This initiative is the only federal training initiative
that specifically focuses on executives of established businesses
poised for growth.
The SBA issued the award after an extensive public procurement
process, awarding a 4-year commitment with Interise, which has been
the national instructional provider for e200 since its inception.
The Initiative is currently operating in 27 cities across the
nation, many of them economically challenged.
"We are pleased and humbled by the SBA's affirmation of our
efforts as their partner and its commitment to this vitally
important program," said Jean
Horstman, CEO of Interise. "Given the success our efforts
have had in some of the most diverse and economically battered
cities, we are pleased to report that help for small businesses
will continue to come in the form of this unique effort."
The award comes on the heels of the release of Interise's 2012
Impact Report, which showed certain small businesses are thriving
in the face of ongoing national economic woes, reporting a 14
percent job growth far in excess of the average private sector
growth of 2 percent by creating more than 1,000 new jobs and
preserving 73 percent of jobs on their payroll.
This group of successful businesses, whose leaders took bold
steps to improve their efforts through education and training, now
report a three-year total of more than 1,600 jobs created and more
than 14,000 jobs retained.
The e200 Initiative enables participants to engage in focused
development and expansion strategies, including accessing new
capital and securing government contracts. Over several months,
participants have the opportunity to work with experienced mentors
and develop connections with their peers, city leaders and the
financial community.
The program is currently available in 17 urban communities,
Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Des
Moines, Fresno,
Jacksonville, Memphis, Minneapolis, New
Orleans, Philadelphia,
St. Louis, Syracuse and Youngstown. It is also available in 10
communities near large Native American populations: Albuquerque and Farmington, New Mexico; Helena, Montana; Honolulu; Milwaukee; Phoenix; Rapid City,
South Dakota; Santa Ana,
CA; Spokane, Washington;
and Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Participants in e200 past and present have praised the
instructors, curriculum and the way the program allowed them to
focus "on" their business rather than working "in" it.
"With all the demands of running a business it's hard to look up
from the pile of work in front of you to evaluate where one is
really going. e200 helped take a deep look at where we are, and
reconsider where we want to go. The curriculum developed by
Interise exposed us to business tools to set, track and achieve the
goals that will yield business success," said Robert Reardon of Sonic Distribution in
Boston.
"e200 is a phenomenal initiative designed to promote business
management skills of existing business owners and to catapult their
efforts for higher success in a short amount of time," said
Sandeep Pednekar, of 1-Universe, Inc
in Memphis. "To have a high
caliber, unique program like e200 that is completely sponsored by
SBA is exceptional and certainly commendable. I not only
endorse it, but highly recommend it to business owners."
More information, including the full Interise 2012 Impact
Report, can be viewed at www.interise.org.
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CONTACT:
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David
Guarino
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292-0052
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dguarino@melwoodglobal.com
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SOURCE Interise