Interise has supported over 3,000 small business owners across 65 communities through its Streetwise 'MBA' program since 2004, leading to significant job creation and revenue growth. The program has proven effective in building resilience in local economies, especially in lower-income areas, and the 2015 impact data highlights that Interise businesses created jobs at eight times the rate of the private sector. As part of its mission, Interise plans to expand its partnerships to further enhance the capacity of urban small businesses to navigate economic challenges.

1. www.interise.org
Over 3,000 Interise Businesses in more than 60 communities
nationwide have used our StreetWise 'MBA'TM
to:
Grow established small businesses | Create more local jobs | Strengthen local communities | Build a national network
Impact Report
The Interise 2015
Pat Ellerbe (center)
Pat’s Moving and Storage Company
New York ’14

2. Since 2004, 3350 small business owners across 65 communities have used our StreetWise 'MBA'™
to acquire the business knowledge, management know-how and relationships they need for their
businesses to achieve scale. During boom times, the Great Recession, and this uneven and
inequitable recovery, Interise businesses have created net new job growth, stabilized local
employment, and contributed to the economic and social resilience of their communities.
Now, more than ever, lower income communities need thriving established small businesses.
Recent research from the Brookings Institution on the decline in small business dynamism and from
Harvard Business School on nation-wide increases in concentrated poverty underscore the national
imperative to build the capacity and resilience of existing growth-orientated rms, especially in
lower income communities. Widening income and wealth gaps, rising income inequality, rapid
gentri cation of urban core communities... these are the reasons we are partnering with
government agencies, local institutions, and business associations to make our StreetWise 'MBA'™
available to local business owners across the country.
Another recession will come. This is why we are building a national network of partners: to ensure
that as many urban small businesses as possible have the organizational capacity needed to
weather it with as little job loss as possible. In 2016, we will continue to expand our partnership
network to ten more cities, and through the work of our research team, we will deepen our
understanding of the relationship between the business environment and small rm resilience.
Every year we measure the social and economic impact of our network. In this 2015 Impact Report
we share those reported by businesses ompleted the StreetWise 'MBA'™ in 2012 - 2014.
In March 2016, we look forward to sharing our rst ten-year impact report and progress towards
our vision–resilient communities, thriving small businesses, and an economy that works for all.
Jean Horstman
Interise CEO
Increased revenue
68%
Added new jobs
57%
In touch with
fellow graduates
80% FASTER
Job creation than
the private sector
8x
2015 impact data for 616 Interise program graduates completing the annual survey
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26% 18% 10% 7% 6% 6% 5% 4% 3% 3%
Interise CEOs in 2015
StreetWise ‘MBA’TM
Top 10 Industries in 2015
45% 40% 10%
78%
Women Minority Veteran
of Interise alumni business owners are
minority, women, or operate their business
in a low- to moderate-income community
Recommend the StreetWise
'MBA'™ to fellow business
owners
95%
72%
+21% 95%
“Satisfied or very
satisfied” with the
program
Average age
47 76Oldest age
7622Youngest age
22
Professional
Services
26%
Construction
18%
Manufacturing
10%
Other Services
7%
Retail Trade
6%
Healthcare
6%
Wholesale
Trade
5%
Information
4%
Administrative
Support
3%
Transportation
& Warehousing
This chart illustrates the change in CEO
behaviors from 2011-2014. Data was
collected from a group of 155 Interise
CEOs surveyed annually over this period.
Respondents reported a sharp rise in how
much they use growth plans, financial
metrics, and contracting know-how
between the start of their Interise program
and subsequent years. The levels of all
three behaviors were maintained across
the assessment period, suggesting a
permanent change in behavior. Over this
same period, CEOs reported an average
revenue growth of +12.9%, measured in
2014 dollars.
3%
Have college
degree or higher
Have some college
experience
+7%
have some high school
or have graduated
Locations across
the United States
65
2011
2012
2013
2014
Strongly disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly agree
2011-2014
average annual
revenue growth
+12.9%
“As a CEO, I...”
Do you follow written
goals or growth plan
Do you use financial
data or analysis
Do you know how to
locate and respond to
government contracting
opportunities
Create
growth plan
Growth plan
year one
Growth plan
year two
Growth plan
year three
The Big Picture IMPACT by the NumbersThe Big Picture IMPACT by the Numbers
2015 Impact Data for 616 Interise program graduates completing the annual survey

4. 80%
62,000 $481,596,00071% 49%38%
54%
65
3,350
15
57% 68% $2,290,000
8x
Thriving small businesses
Resilient communities
Interise network
Created new jobs
57%
Increased revenue
68%
Average Interise
small businessess revenue
$2,290,000
In 2014, Interise small
businesses created jobs
at 8x the rate of the
private sector as a whole
Private sector Interise small businesses
Interise rate of job creation: 17.8%
National private sector rate: 2.3%
according to the
US Bureau of Labor Statistics
Jobs
Employees (FTEs)
hired locally
Average salary of
new employees (FTEs)
Total value of contracts with
Eds, Meds, Gov and Corporate
8x
62,000
About Our Research
Interise has collected evaluation data since its very first cohort in 2004. Business owners participating in the Interise StreetWise ‘MBA’™ complete a pre-program
business assessment to provide baseline data on key business metrics, on business characteristics, and on their behaviors and attitudes towards various aspects of
running a business.After graduating from the StreetWise ‘MBA’™, business owners complete annual assessments for three years to provide post-program data.
The results in this 2015 Impact Report were based on 2014 business outcomes for Interise alumni.Two of the most compelling metrics from 2014 are the rate of job
creation by businesses — eight times that of the private sector — and the apparent long-term changes in CEO behaviors shown in the “As a CEO, I…” graphic.The latter
suggests that participation in the StreetWise ‘MBA’™ creates lasting changes in the way CEOs run and strategize for their businesses.
Nancy S. Lee, PhD, Interise Senior Research Manager
$481,596,00071%
Doing business with Eds
Meds, Gov or Corporate
49%
Secured new loans
in 2014
38%
Interise CEOs stay
connected to fellow
participants
80%
Interise CEOs do business
with fellow participants
54%
communities use Interise's StreetWise 'MBA'™in 65
small businesses
3,350
Partners15
Hospital
X 10
The Big Picture IMPACT by the NumbersThe Big Picture IMPACT by the Numbers
2015 Impact Data for 616 Interise program graduates completing the annual survey

5. Bermuda
Washington D.C.
Houston
McLean
Austin
Birmingham
Boise
Charlotte
Chattanooga
El Paso
Fargo
Columbus
Indianapolis
Las Vegas
Little Rock
Jackson
Louisville
Nashville
Providence
Salt Lake City
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Sioux Falls
Tampa
“Based on the level of
curriculum detail and CEO
engagement in and out of
the classroom, the program
has far exceeded our
expectations. I am looking
forward to the customized growth
plans and to tracking the participant’s
progress as they work to improve their bottom lines”
Warren E. Logan, Jr., President/CEO
Urban League of Greater Chattanooga
“The program helped me to
understand how important it
is to follow written goals
that are part of a growth
plan.Just writing down your
goals in the first step! Since
completing the program, my
company has seen 17% growth in
revenue, which included contracts with government,
corporate, and anchor institutions – bringing over
$875,000 in contracting opportunity to our business.”
Linda Jamerson, Chicago ‘12
”Participating in bringing the city
of Cleveland back even in a
small way means a lot. Since
graduating in 2014, we have
seen 57% growth, added three
new employees (now a total of
10), earned 2 new contracts, and
became certified as an FBE, CSB, LPE
business. CGB Tech Solutions supports the United
Cerebral Palsy Association (UCP) of Greater Cleveland by
hiring from their vocational training program and I now
serve on the UCP Business Advisory Committee.”
Jen Brunkow, Cleveland ‘14
“The Lyndhurst Foundation is
pleased to provide support
for the National Urban
League’s NextLevel program
in Chattanooga. Utilizing
the Interise StreetWise MBA
curriculum, the National Urban
League has created an important new
resource for our entrepreneurial community.The
program responds well to the many small businesses
in the Chattanooga area in need of action plans for
achieving and sustaining growth.We are grateful to
the National Urban League for their efforts in
developing this program and for bringing Interise to
Chattanooga as a key partner.”
Macon C.Toledano,Associate Director
Lyndhurst Foundation
“Citi is pleased to support
Interise’s Streetwise MBA
program in New York City,
implemented in
collaboration with the Stern
School of Business at New York
University, Columbia University,
and the New York City Department of
Small Business Services.The program exemplifies
Citi’s commitment to financial inclusion by positioning
small minority and women-owned businesses for well-
managed growth, including access to anchor and
government contract opportunities.This growth
creates much-needed new jobs in the communities
where these businesses operate, and builds assets for
the business owners and their families.”
Eileen Auld, Director, New York Tristate Market
Citi Community Development
“This course was a critical aid
in helping me get past the
point of being a 20 person
company by developing the
systems needed to support
our current and future
business. I can't express
enough thanks for this opportunity.
I have reached a new level of understanding of
my business.Just this last year, we saw increased
profitability of over $300,000. ”
Reeves Clippard, Seattle ‘13
Voices from the Interise Network
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6. Interise Board of Directors
Jeff DiCiaccio
Cynthia Franklin
Ashley Frizzell
Joe Ganley
Jean Horstman, CEO
Shelley Isaacson
Nick Lowe
Adriane Musgrave
Manjari Raman
Chris Richmond
Josh Tolkoff
Joe Wadlinger, Chair
Strategic Growth Partners
Gar eld
Foundation
Apple Pickers
Foundation
Chris Gabrieli
& Josh Tolkoff
The Richard and
Susan Smith Family
Foundation
George and
Jane A. Mif in
Memorial Fund
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