The Community Power to Prosper Class of 2026 met for their first program session on January 28th. The 18 member cohort is currently participating in the comprehensive 6-month long certificate program facilitated by the Institute of Entrepreneurial Excellence’s (IEE) Urban & Community Entrepreneurship Program. Check out the entrepreneurs of our 2026 cohort below!
Dwayne Turner — Hi Voltige412 Ent
Philip Gilbert — Phil Gil Mechanical Systems
Kamyah Barry — Balanced Living Mental Health Services
Tayler Robinson — Robinson Aesthetics
Markia Moses — B&M Market LLC
Suzan Hauptman — Polly and Esther LLC
Shelbin Santos-Pereira — Chicken Latino Restaurant
Donisha Morgan — Squeaks Eats
Sydni Mundy — Precious Sprouts Daycare Academy, LLC
Tangela Richardson — Steel City Cleaning Concepts LLC
Sharday McGee — Bouji Bites
Nicole Porterfield — Café NikkiP
Briana White — Culturvate EnterprisesScreenshot
Brandon Rice — Cultuevate Enterprises
Carla Betsill — Ci Ci Creative Solutions
Shuantel Green — DirtyBirdsChicken LLC
Tierra Walters-Barrett — Pop & Dazzle
Lydia Alvarez — God is in the Tea-tales
