M I S S I O N

The Microbusiness Advancement Center (MAC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the economic growth of Southern Arizona and the individual professional development of its clients by providing training, resources, referrals, support and advocacy to those seeking to create, sustain, or grow microbusinesses.

P U R P O S E

• To provide "real world" training to individual microbusiness entrepreneurs in a supportive group atmosphere. MAC’s niche is training aspiring or existing microbusiness owners who are unable to access these services in the private sector.
  
  
• To provide individualized, one-on-one support to clients both during and subsequent to the training process.
  
  
• To provide additional services to qualified individuals from groups that have specialized needs or face particular barriers to microbusiness success, such as women, the disabled, low-income clients, and non-English speakers.
  
  
• To facilitate referrals to other business development providers for services that are not within MAC’s scope, such as consulting or coaching services, product development, and major financing.
  
  
• To provide educational presentations of interest to the greater microbusiness community.
  
  
• To partner with other regional entities in a united effort to provide the necessary support to create, sustain, and grow microbusinesses as a part of the region’s overall economic development effort.
  
  
• To utilize the public media and organizational outreach to educate the general public about microbusiness issues and to generate community support of the microbusiness sector.
  
  
• To serve as a voice of the microbusiness sector regarding public policy issues.
  
  

330 N. Commerce Park Loop, #160 - Tucson, AZ 85745 Phone: (520) 620.1241 - Fax: (520) 622.2235 E-mail: - Website: www.mac-sa.org

DISCLAIMER

MAC is a non-profit organization, community based agency funded through the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Women's Business Ownership (OWBO), the City of Tucson, corporations, foundations, Arizona banks, and private donations. OWBO is the only office in the federal government established to help women become full partners in economic development through business ownership. The Office of Women's Business Ownership webpage is www.onlinewbc.gov SBA's cooperation does not constitute or imply its endorsement of any opinion, product, and/or service. Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made if requested two weeks in advance. All SBA programs are extended to the public on a non-discriminatory basis.