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About Us
The Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership (IFEL), founded in 2002, is an independent, not-for-profit organization.
Our Mission
Our mission is to empower champions, mobilize allies, and activate investors to use their relationships and other resources to foster a more inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Our Vision
We envision a future with inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystems in which people from historically marginalized populations have equal opportunity for success as entrepreneurs, investors, and champions.
Small Businesses Need Us is funded in part by a generous grant from the Verizon Foundation.
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