Mission and Values

BUILD’s mission is to use entrepreneurship to excite and propel disengaged, low-income students through high school to college success.  Our program staff work with youth based on a set of Core Values and Guiding Principles.

Core Values

• BUILD sees value and opportunity in marginalized youth that others often do not.
• BUILD views entrepreneurship as a vehicle to higher education, not an ultimate destination.
• BUILD matches high expectations for students with a “can-do” problem-solving approach.
• BUILD operates at the axis of absolute authority and unconditional love.
• The BUILD program is different from most high school programs.

Staff Guiding Principles

• Entrepreneurial Innovation
• Teamwork
• Belief in the Power of Youth
• Relentless Pursuit of Excellence
• Strengthening the BUILD Family