Hi, I’m Emanièce.

In 2008, I was a paper millionaire, with over $1.7 million tied up in real estate investments. Then the market crashed — and almost overnight, my husband and I watched our financial security vanish. We were left with a negative net worth of just $248.

It wasn’t just a financial loss — it was a total reset. We weren’t rebuilding a business. We were rebuilding our entire lives. No mentor. No roadmap. Just grit, a deep sense of purpose, and the belief that this setback wasn’t the end of our story.

That moment led us to a space most entrepreneurs overlook — government contracting.

Determined to pivot, I picked up the phone and called three government agencies. The second one gave me a referral to the third. I followed up with a 15-page capability statement — because I didn’t know any better at the time.

And somehow, it worked.

We landed our first micro-purchase contract — a small but game-changing win. Then another. And another. That momentum opened the door to an entirely new world.