Business owners of the Midwest came together to form an Alliance in 1999. A majority of the founding members were owners of Fast Food Restaurants and Convenient Stores. Over the years, MBA has become a key Alliance of business people engaged in variety of businesses in the Midwestern United States. Key partnerships and strong ties have maintained the vision of MBA and members have seen an increase in growth and stability to their bottom line by being part of the Midwest Business Alliance since its inception over 10 years ago. The focus in the coming years will be to continue these strong ties to the community, government and distributors to increase members resources and continue to establish itself within the Midwest business realm.