WSMA builds capacity in Entrepreneur Support Organizations (ESOs) to ensure that WA’s smallest businesses have access to the business tools, resources & financing they need to innovate, grow and flourish with a strong sense of place in their communities. OUR MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS THAT SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF STRONG AND EFFECTIVE MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS. WE DO THIS THROUGH: BUILDING A COALITION OF ORGANIZATIONS, AGENCIES AND INDIVIDUALS DEDICATED TO MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT; PROVIDING LEADERSHIP TO THE VOICE OF MICROENTERPRISE PRACTITIONERS; PROMOTING MICROENTERPRISE AS A VIABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOL; SUPPORTING THE CAPASITY OF MICROENTERPRISE SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS IN PROVIDING; SELF-EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE, ACCESS TO CAPITAL AND MICRO-LENDING, BUSINESS CREATION AND EXPANSION SUPPORT, JOB CREATION, ECONOMIC SEL-SUFFICIENCY AND FINANCIAL EDUCATION.