Background

Two out of ten new businesses fail in their first year of operations (source: Bureau of Labor), due to poor planning, lack of Capital, inexperienced owner leadership, and ineffective internal operational structure. Additionally, according to the SBA, 50% of small businesses fail within five years.
 
Our mission is to provide underserved, disadvantaged, BIPOC (Black Indigenous, People of Color) small owners, with the skills, knowledge, and training that will help them start and grow their businesses, support their families, and sustain their communities.

Vision

We are a social enterprise organization, committed to ensuring rural, minority, and underserved communities hit hard by changing economic and environmental trends have the resources and support they need to chart a new future and create high-quality, and sustainable jobs. Our business is making sure every business has the coaching, tools, and resources to stay in business.
 
Impact-The ECCR Group has provided small business owners with technical assistance and funding referrals for over six years. Although the ECCR organization was not the micro-lender, the ECCR helped secure $830,000.00 in loans for 58 rural micro-businesses. We helped over 159 people start a business and 249 small businesses keep their doors open through our Foundation Capacity Building coaching program. 53% of our clients are small businesses, 47% are nonprofits and more than half are start-ups.