Ray Schwetz and Donyshia Boston-Hill get business empowerment from members of the Ascend Long Island Entrepreneurship Program: Terri Arnold-McKenzi, Program Manager of Ascend Long Island, Duane Johnson, President of Aukee Trading, and Lina Grammont, Chef and Owner of Caribbean Pearl. The mission of Ascend Long Island is to support the economic development of underserved Nassau County communities by helping diverse entrepreneurs win contracts from larger companies and provide them with essential training and mentoring using the "3 M" model developed by the national Ascend network: Management, Money, and Markets.