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About
Organization:
Mission Community Services Corporation (MCSC) is a nonprofit community development corporation. It is dedicated to enhancing opportunities for potential entrepreneurs and small business owners to become self-sustaining, successful contributors to their communities, with special assistance for low-income, minority and nonprofit businesses. MCSC was chartered to provide specific loan products and community development small business services to low and moderate-income individuals and other entities. Its goal is to increase entrepreneur success rates through education, training and outreach and address entrepreneurial capital needs while simultaneously reassuring banking industry concerns for risk reduction for entrepreneurs with little or no capital. MCSC is a partner on one WIRED project. Tasks:
Project 1.4 - Innovation-Based Entrepreneurial Ventures:
- With partners, collect key data for benchmarking of activities that support entrepreneurs to grow their companies successfully.
- Develop best practices from collected data and foster development of community investors.
Experience/core competencies:
MCSC specializes in 1) Technical Assistance/Individual Counseling/Coaching, 2) Education and Training, 3) Loan Products, and 4) Support Services to assist under valued populations with starting and growing small business enterprises. MCSC excels in assisting clients with writing business plans, financing economic development and in creating and retaining jobs through an “economic gardening” approach to business development.
Partnerships with other relevant organizations:
MCSC worked locally with the San Luis Obispo Economic Vitality Corp. and the Private Industry Council to integrate lessons learned from the WIRED initiative in San Luis Obispo County.
Opportunities for collaboration:
Business Development; Economic Development; Job Training; Project Partnering; Resource Development; Supplier Training
Related Records: Projects
1) Innovation-Based Entrepreneurial Ventures
Related Records: Accomplishments
1) Fifteen Companies Hit Homerun as "All-Star" Tech Companies at Conference
2) Entrepreneurship Project Gears Up for California Tech 100
3) Two Events Double Entrepreneurial Possibilities
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