Building Opportunities in Support of Sisters

What Building Opportunities in Support of Sisters does

Building Opportunities in Support of Sisters (BOSS), operating as BOSS Inc., is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Its sole product is the BOSS Summer Program, an annual immersive multi-day professional development experience for young women ages 15-18, with the 2025 session scheduled for July 26-28 in St. Louis. The program combines lectures from industry professionals, interactive workshops, field trips to local businesses, and monthly mentorship and coaching, covering academic excellence, college and internship readiness, self-discovery, entrepreneurship, financial fitness, and health and wellness. The organization specifically targets low-income, first-generation, and minority women facing professional and financial disparities.

The organization was co-founded and is led by Katie Harris (CEO, also a management consultant at Boston Consulting Group and ex-Google), Cecilia Harris (Community Relations Manager and founder/CEO of Extracare Home Health Agency), and Tyler Harris (Program Manager and Public Relations Specialist at Amazon). All three co-founders hold day jobs outside BOSS, indicating a largely volunteer-led operating model. The technology stack is minimal: a Squarespace-hosted website (bossincstl.com) serves as the primary digital presence, JotForm handles program applications, email ([email protected]) manages collaboration inquiries, and PayPal.me processes tax-deductible donations. There is no proprietary technology platform, no mobile app, no API, and no enterprise software layer.

BOSS operates as a direct-service nonprofit with no program fees charged to participants; the entire revenue model relies on donations and contributions solicited via PayPal. The geographic footprint is restricted to the St. Louis metropolitan area, and corporate/organizational partnerships disclosed are primarily affiliations of the co-founders' outside ventures rather than formal BOSS alliances. No financial disclosures (revenue, donations, grants, headcount) are available in the source material.

Name

Building Opportunities in Support of Sisters

Legal name

Building Opportunities in Support of Sisters

Website

https://bossincstl.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Building Opportunities in Support of Sisters (BOSS) is a St. Louis-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that runs an annual immersive summer professional development program for young women ages 15-18, supported entirely by donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Professional Development

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

College & Career Exploration Camps (Pre-College Samplers, Pathways) (EDAMALAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Life Skills & SEL Camps (Confidence, Executive Function, Social Skills) (EDAMALAO)

Keywords

• Youth professional development
• Nonprofit education programs
• College readiness programs
• Workforce development training
• Women mentorship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

St. Louis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: Tax-deductible charitable contributions from individuals and organizations to support the nonprofit's mission of providing professional development programs for young women.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

BOSS delivers a single annual immersive summer program in St. Louis, Missouri for young women ages 15-18, combining lectures from industry professionals, interactive workshops, field trips to local businesses, and monthly mentorship and coaching. The curriculum covers academic excellence, college and internship readiness, self-discovery, entrepreneurship, financial fitness, and health and wellness, and is provided at no cost to participants.

Product overview

BOSS (Building Opportunities in Support of Sisters) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization offering a single, unified professional development program rather than a multi-product platform. The core offering is the BOSS Summer Program, an immersive multi-day experience for young women (ages 15-18) in St. Louis, Missouri. The program combines lectures, workshops, field trips, and mentorship to develop skills across academic excellence, college and internship readiness, self-discovery, entrepreneurship, financial fitness, and health and wellness.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BOSS Summer Program An annual immersive summer program for young women ages 15-18 in St. Louis, MO, providing professional development through lectures from industry professionals, interactive workshops, field trips to local businesses, and ongoing monthly mentorship and coaching across academic excellence, college and internship readiness, self-discovery, entrepreneurship, financial fitness, and health and wellness.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Department of Health and Human ServicescoreOthersPartner organization associated with Extracare Home Health Agency, the company founded by BOSS Co-Founder Cecilia Harris. Extracare has partnered with this government health agency as part of its in-home healthcare services operations.
• The Alzheimer's AssociationcoreOthersHealthcare nonprofit partner associated with Extracare Home Health Agency, founded by BOSS Co-Founder Cecilia Harris. Partnership focuses on in-home healthcare and support services.
• Missouri Baptist HospitalcoreOthersHealthcare provider partner associated with Extracare Home Health Agency, founded by BOSS Co-Founder Cecilia Harris. Partnership involves in-home healthcare service delivery.
• The St. Louis College of Health CareersminorOthersEducational institution partner where BOSS Co-Founder Cecilia Harris serves on the board, supporting healthcare education and career development in the St. Louis region.
• The Missouri Black Expo Health CommitteeminorOthersCommunity health initiative partner where BOSS Co-Founder Cecilia Harris serves on the committee, supporting health awareness and resources in the Black community.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Girls Inc. Girls Inc. is a national nonprofit delivering year-round academic enrichment, career exploration, and life-skills programming for girls and young women from underserved communities. It is directly comparable to BOSS in mission (empowering girls through professional development), target demographic (low-income and minority girls), and program mix (workshops, mentorship, college/career readiness).
• Bottom Line: Bottom Line is a nonprofit that helps low-income, first-generation students get into and through college and into career-launching jobs. It is closely comparable to BOSS on target demographic (first-generation, low-income), core value proposition (college and career readiness), and one-on-one coaching model.
• Year Up: Year Up provides young adults from low-income backgrounds with skills training, college credits, and corporate internships. It shares BOSS's focus on professional readiness, mentorship, and bridging underserved youth into professional careers, though it serves a broader age range and offers longer-duration programming.
• Step Up: Step Up is a nonprofit mentoring and after-school program that inspires girls from under-resourced communities to pursue professional careers. It overlaps directly with BOSS on mission, female-only focus, and professional-development/mentorship delivery model.
• Summer Search: Summer Search pairs low-income high school students with mentors and immersive summer experiences to prepare them for college and career success. It mirrors BOSS's combination of summer programming plus ongoing mentorship for an underserved youth population.
• Dress for Success: Dress for Success empowers women to achieve economic independence by providing professional attire, career development tools, and support. It shares BOSS's focus on equipping women for professional environments, though it serves women across a broader age range and is not youth-specific.

Emerging players

• Black Girls Code: Black Girls Code introduces girls of color to technology and computer programming through workshops and camps. It is comparable to BOSS in targeting minority girls and offering skill-building programming, but focuses specifically on STEM rather than general professional development.
• Girls Who Code: Girls Who Code runs summer immersion programs and after-school clubs to close the gender gap in technology. It shares BOSS's youth-girls audience and summer program format but is more narrowly focused on computer science and tech careers.
• iCAMP (or similar pre-college summer program providers): iCAN provides academic and career exploration programming for youth, including summer experiences that introduce students to professional pathways. Comparable to BOSS on the summer-college/career exploration model and youth demographic.

Broad incumbents

• National Girls Collaborative Project: The National Girls Collaborative Project is a network that supports girl-serving STEM and professional programs across the U.S. It does not deliver programming directly but serves as an enabling umbrella comparable to BOSS's niche in girl-focused professional development, and could be a partner or referral channel.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bossincstl

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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