Emerging Entrepreneurs, Inc. (or eMerging) is a North Carolina-based 501c(3) non-profit provider of educational and economic development services. Our organization enacts socio-economic strategies designed to advance the entrepreneurial, educational, and career development interests of disadvantaged communities; specifically, our nation’s military families, women, urban youth, and minority populations. Our organization aims to serve as an access point for the acceleration of entrepreneurial, workforce, and career prosperity; partnering with corporations, state & federal agencies, universities, local chambers of commerce, and military installations to extend educational resources to economically impaired communities. With programs ranging from our eLaunch™ online training academy & our Service to Success™ veteran’s career reintegration program, to the Urban Leadership Lab™ for K-12 youth & our ChampsCon™ research series, we’ve reached over 10,000 veterans, entrepreneurs, and youth. Endorsements include former President Obama’s “Champions of Change” Award, and the Small Business Administration’s “Veterans Entrepreneurship Advocate of the Year” Award.