Our Second Executive Committee meeting was quite literally and extreme example of productivity. There are few things a room full of Economic Development organizations can't do.

In less than two hours, we:

 - finalized a revised mission/ purpose statement - Economic Empowerment WI is a Collective Impact effort of Collaborators woking to decrease barriers to entrepreneurship for people of color by developing a continuum of support services throughout the lifecycle of an entrepreneurial enterprise.

- re-shaped and organized working committees for Connecting Resource Organizations; Outreach, Intake and Mentorship for Entrepreneurs; Wrap-around Services; and Advocacy.

- set clear expectations for participation on the Executive Committee and even established a Nominating Committee to make sure we ha...