About Us
Our mission
Beaver Street Enterprise Center, Inc., works to stimulate economic growth through entrepreneurial development, serving primarily entrepreneurs of color and low-to-moderate-income individuals. To achieve this mission, the Enterprise Center recruits, trains and nurtures entrepreneurial talent to fuel growth, create wealth and encourage reinvestment in traditionally underserved communities.
Since opening our doors in 2003, the Beaver Street Enterprise Center has:
Beaver Street Enterprise Center is located in a federally designated HUBZone, providing significant advantages to qualifying companies.
In 2016, Beaver Street opened its second building at 728 Blanche Street, just across the street from Beaver Street I. The new building is intended to spur even greater economic activity in our corridor of Jacksonville, and is open for lease to businesses at any stage of their development, not just start-ups.
Lease rates range from $200 a month to $2,747 for a suite of offices totaling 2,800 square feet. Tenants have access to a spacious board room, event hall, conference rooms, break rooms and copy center for no additional common-area fees, and benefit from extensive training opportunities and mentoring to help their businesses succeed. Our Executive Director is Terrance Brisbane. Our Office Manager is Alexis Edmonds. Stop in for a tour of available space or feel free to contact us by email or phone: 906-265-4700.