Integra’s mission is to develop businesses which will

…impact society
      …change communities
            …touching lives with the Gospel.

We provide training and loans for aspiring entrepreneurs in Central and Eastern Europe and Russia. More than 70 staff work in Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, and Russia, providing business training seminars, one-on-one mentoring, and counsel on marketing, sales, inventory management, and finance.

Kingdom Goals
The Micro-enterprise Development (MED) program works largely with women at risk, many below the poverty line with little or no business opportunity available to them. They are “at risk” because of the loss of a husband (through death or divorce), or are married to an individual who has been disabled. Loans in the MED program range from $1,000 to $2,500.

Usually clients in the MED program are not Christians. This ‘cup of cold water’ ministry often provides Integra staff with opportunities to introduce clients to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

The Small- and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) program works with larger Christian Entrepreneurs businesses, employing from 5 to 250 individuals. Investments are larger, in the $10,000 to $250,000 range, and the owners are already Christians seeking to live out their faith through their work.

Integra personnel seek to instill a serious “business-as-mission” philosophy in SME clients. Business owners are encouraged to see their work as ministry, communicating the love of Christ to employees, customers, and others in the community.