AIM is the state’s largest business association serving more than 3,400 businesses across 150 different industries, and representing more than 650,000 employees AIM is the state’s largest business association serving the needs of more than 3,500 businesses across 150 different industries, representing more than 650,000 employees. THE AIM FOUNDATION PROVIDES UNBIASED RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ON ISSUES OF PUBLIC INTEREST WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF CREATING AN ECONOMY THAT BUILDS OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL THE CITIZENS OF MASSACHUSETTS. (SEE SCHEDULE O).THE FOUNDATION EMPHASIZES ISSUES THAT AFFECT BUSINESS GROWTH AND COMPETITIVENESS, ECONOMIC INCLUSION OF HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS, AND THE AVAILABILITY OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION NEEDED TO KEEP MASSACHUSETTS AS A GLOBAL CENTER OF INNOVATION AND COMMERCE.