Memphis Business Academy (MBA) was founded in 2005 by Rev. Anthony Anderson and Dr. Celia Anderson.  MBA, home of the proud Executives, is a Prek-12 school system that includes 6 schools: Memphis Business Academy Elementary, Middle, and High; Memphis Stem Academy; and Memphis Business Academy Hickory Hill Elementary and Middle Schools, all of which are located in the Frayser, Berclair, and Hickory Hill areas. Since 2005, MBA has grown from serving 68 students to over 1, 700.  MBA started with a staff of seven people and now employs more than 170 educators. 

The primary mission of the schools within the MBA network has been to promote high levels of academic achievement and to help students develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that will enable them to be successful at the next level of K-12 schooling and beyond. 

Our Academies are dedicated to the high-quality teaching of mathematics, science, social studies, and language arts with a focus on business, entrepreneurship, and STEM. Through the implementation of innovative and effective instructional models, our schools will meet state and national standards while developing independent and critical thinkers who possess the communication skills and quantitative literacy necessary to be successful in a high-tech, global society!

Our network offers a variety of extracurricular activities to its Executives such from Basketball, Cross Country, and Golf, to Soccer, Track and Field, and Volleyball. 

Our coaches focus on fitness, strategy, and teamwork to prepare Execs for competitive play.  All levels—elementary, middle, and high school—participate in sports, and there are teams for both our ladies and young men. 

Memphis Business Academy is the largest investor in the community of Frayser, outside of Nike.  In 2009, MBA purchased the 88,000-square-foot former Kmart building at 3306 Overton Crossing, which is home to Memphis Business Academy Middle and High Schools.  In 2014, the annex was built which is an outstanding addition to our main campus, showcasing our state-of-the-art gymnasium, classrooms, and science lab.  In 2015, the old Macon Road Baptist Church became the new home of the Memphis Business Academy Elementary.  This move allowed us to expand access to business and STEM education to the Berclair area.  In 2020, MBA purchased and renovated a mostly vacant Frayser shopping center.  This $15 million project which transformed the space into our Harmony Plaza, is now the new home to Memphis STEM Academy.  The school occupies 60,000 square feet of the 100,000-square-foot center. The center will continue to be home to its current tenants, such as Family Dollar and H&R Block, and the school has plans to add a small business incubator, sit-down restaurant, and health care clinic.