StreetWise ‘MBA’ is a flagship program of Interise for small business owners. StreetWise ‘MBA’, now a globally-recognized program, was created in 2004. Since then, the program has given many entrepreneurs an opportunity to achieve unparalleled business results and inspire others with their success stories.
StreetWise ‘MBA’ provides hands-on training to small business leaders and entrepreneurs in business growth, job creation, and development of local economies.
Interise has partnered with more than 13 private and government entities in over 36 communities across the U.S. to empower 6, 000+ small businesses with its StreetWise ‘MBA’ program.
Here are some ways in which small businesses can benefit from the award-winning StreetWise MBA program:
StreetWise ‘MBA’ Enables Entrepreneurs to Achieve their Business Goals
StreetWise ‘MBA’ empowers small business owners with the tools essential to make a success of their business. The program has been developed to deliver immediate results as well as to develop strategies for long-term returns.
From streamlining everyday processes to building a business that is future-ready, StreetWise ‘MBA’ focuses on all aspects that are vital to the success of a small business.
Entrepreneurs that graduated from Interise have achieved many small business goals, including:
- Achieving higher business revenues
- Moving business to the next phase
- Developing long-term and short-term business growth strategies
- Streamlining procurement
- Improving job retention
- Building a reliable team
- Developing employee training programs to keep them up-to-date with the industry, train them in relevant skills, and build their confidence to take on new challenging roles.
- Making procurement and financing easier
- Developing a wide and useful network to make business growth easier
- Increasing job creation opportunities
- Generating higher salaries
- Creating job creation opportunities faster
- Improving community relationships
- Devising innovative marketing strategies
- Organizing and improving internal processes
- Improving cash flow analysis skills
- Improving community involvement
- Learning more about investing in one’s community
StreetWise ‘MBA’ Helps Develop Vital Business Skills Faster
Entrepreneurs come into the business world with ideas that can transform the world. While self-belief is crucial, there are multiple other skills that are necessary to convert the original idea into ground reality.
This is where StreetWise ‘MBA’ makes the difference.
StreetWise ‘MBA’ curriculum is very hands-on and designed solely for small business owners to realize success faster. The curriculum is supervised by thought leaders and business experts across the nation. This expert leadership ensures that the curriculum is up-to-date, practical, and relevant to existing market conditions.
Entrepreneurs can witness greater success at a faster rate by building key business skills incorporated in the StreetWise ‘MBA’ curriculum. These skills enable entrepreneurs to handle changing business situations with more confidence and without getting distracted from their vision.
Some key skills that StreetWise ‘MBA’ helps entrepreneurs cultivate, include:
- People management
- Better decision-making
- Marketing
- Networking
- Industry analysis and report creation
- Hiring and retaining of right candidates
- Creation of an efficient organizational structure to ensure faster results
- Crisis management
- Company finance management
- Build, maintain and promote a positive company image
Entrepreneurs graduating from Interise through this program will be more confident in the face of unexpected business challenges. They will be more willing and courageous to shed their comfort zones and adapt themselves to changing industry trends.
Exposure to international business trends and management techniques and tools through the program will lead to a widened business perspective. Business owners will be able to use innovation and collaboration in a constructive way to achieve the intended results.
StreetWise ‘MBA’ curriculum is globally-acclaimed for its ability to deliver faster and concrete results. In fact, small businesses that had annual revenue of $1, 497, 000 before enrolling in the program, achieved a revenue of $2, 040, 000, after graduation.
StreetWise ‘MBA’ Helps Small Businesses Build an Invaluable Business Network
Building a business network is good, but what is more important is building the right kind of network. The right kind of business network can empower your business with invaluable benefits, including:
- Achieving greater client reach
- Discovering valuable mentors
- Obtaining business referrals
- Acquiring actionable business information
- Access to multiple opportunities such as sales, asset acquisitions, partnerships, client leads, speaking events, business conferences, and other business events, among others
- Using the networking opportunity to meet business leaders and influencers
- Getting things done more efficiently for faster business results
- Acquiring greater visibility for your business
- Disseminating your expertise when needed and getting recognized as a domain expert as a result
- Helping other businesses grow with timely advice or support
- Increasing community involvement through help from connections
- Becoming part of a shared community that you can rely on, and derive support from, during times of need
Enrolling in StreetWise ‘MBA’ gives you access to a nationwide network, which can make key business requirements such as financing, procurement, and contract opportunities, easier to fulfill.
StreetWise ‘MBA’ Inspires Trust in Small Businesses by Delivering Concrete Results
Any entrepreneurial program is only as reliable as the results it delivers. StreetWise ‘MBA’ has been delivering results for small businesses consistently since its launch in 2004. Given here are some stellar achievements of the program:
- Small businesses were able to create jobs at a rate 4 times greater than that of the private sector.
- Entrepreneurs experienced a 36% increase in revenue growth rate.
- Small businesses achieved new contracts worth $2, 400, 000. The figure quoted is on a per firm basis.
- Entrepreneurs hired local people for salaries that were 3% more than the national average.
(Source: Interise website)
StreetWise ‘MBA’ has been declared by The World Bank as ‘1 of 25’ best education programs for small businesses.
Interise releases an Impact Report annually to reveal the impact of StreetWise ‘MBA’ program on small businesses and local economies. Interise looks at specific economic and social indicators to evaluate the impact and prepare its annual report.
Conclusion
StreetWise ‘MBA’ enables small businesses to achieve the growth and results that their business deserves. The program is also available through Interise’s partnership companies. Interise has also devised an online program called INTERISE STRONG Small Businesses for the alumni of StreetWise “MBA”. The online program aims to empower small businesses with tools and techniques for tackling the uncertainty brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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