• Supports local business expansion.
• Supports efforts focused on helping residents realize work opportunities.
• Supports the efforts of The Phalen Corridor.
• Sponsors educational forums on key business topics at ESABA meetings.
• Promotes networking among members to help create business contacts and referrals, and share information and expertise.
• Builds East Side community through reading to local youth and volunteering at local schools and community centers.
• By Laws

Vision
East Side of St.Paul  is recognized as the most vibrant community for economic and residential vitality.

Mission
The mission of ESABA is to drive economic growth and support residential development on the East Side.

Goals
Goal #1: Advocacy.
We will work to be the voice of development on the East Side.
• We will attend community meetings.
• We will collaborate with partner organizations for a unified voice.

Goal #2: Collaboration and Partnerships.
We will work to build a closer relationship with other community organizations on the East Side, including those representing business, ethnic, and residential communities.

Goal #3: Public Relations.
We will drive efforts to increase the visibility of the East Side and its unique community issues, with the media, local government, and the community at large.

Goal #4: Membership Growth.
We will continue to expand our membership proposition to provide relevant information to our members.