Xavier X-Link

in the summer of 2013, xavier's williams college of business unveiled x-link, an initiative designed to support locally-owned business while providing students with unique experiential learning projects. x-link consists of launchcincy, a series of entrepreneurship workshops, cinba, a support group for existing independent businesses, and x-link course projects, which connect local businesses and non-profits to university courses that enable growth. x-link impacts 26 neighborhoods in the region, over 150 local businesses, and it has involved over 300 undergraduate and mba students. we launch- local entrepreneurs who want to start their own business are offered the chance to attend one of our launchcincy workshops; a series of workshops designed to help people start their own businesses. we engage- through our partnership with the greater cincinnati independent business alliance, we connect existing independent businesses with a support system. we grow- by connecting independent business