MISSION STATEMENT:-COMMITTED TO EMPOWERING PEOPLE AND THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIPOUR COMMITMENT:-THE URBAN HOPE ENTREPRENEUR CENTER HAS HELPED AND OUTREACHED TO OVER 360 INDIVIDUALS AND OVER 180 BUSINESS IN 2014-IT HAS HELPED START 18 BUSINESSES IN 2014-DURING THE YEAR, THE MENTOR ADVANTAGE INCLUDED OVER 400 HOURS OF COUNSELING FOR RETENTION, REBOOTING AND GROWTH-IN THE STEPPING UP TO NEW OPPORTUNITIES TRAINING SERIES 75 GRADUATED IN 2014-IN FOCUS WORKSHOPS HAD 190 PARTICIPANTS-YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP HAS HELPED DOZENS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS EXPLORE AND LEARN ABOUT ENTREPRENEURSHIPMEASURE THE IMPACT:-MAINTAIN A DATABASE FOR CASE MANAGEMENT-PARTNER WITH WISCONSIN ENTREPRENEUR NETWORK TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND RESOURCE REFERRALS-CONTINUE TO DEFINE OUR CLIENT BASE-REVIEW RESULTS OF OUR PARTNERSHIPS-IDENTIFY MEASURES TO ACHIEVE AN ECONOMIC IMPACT AS WELL AS ESTABLISHINGSELF-SUFFICIENCY FOR PARTICIPANTS-MEASURE INNOVATION AS AN ECONOMIC IMPACT