Accelerating entrepreneurship to end global poverty and protect the planet
SOCIAL ENTERPRISES ACCELERATED
AVERAGE INVESTMENT RAISED (in first 3 years post-accelerator)
LIVES IMPACTED (in first 3 years post-accelerator)
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Blog Posts
Cycle Connect Lifts Smallholder Farmers Out of Poverty with Bicycle Loans and More
Guest Blog by Lucie Ellis, Marketing & Communications Intern, Beneficial Returns Milly is a mother and farmer who lives in northern Uganda. Until 2019, Milly walked the long trek to the market as often as she could to sell her crops of corn and soybeans, yet her family still lived in poverty. Then, in 2019,
Read MoreSpeaking Out and Building Bridges for Survivors
“You took away my worth, my privacy, my energy, my time, my safety, my intimacy, my confidence, my own voice, until today.” —Chanel Miller Last week, we had the honor of seeing Chanel Miller, author of “Know My Name“, speak to an audience of Santa Clara University students, faculty, and staff. Her memoir, which was
Read MoreCommon Challenges Faced by Social Enterprises and Strategies for Success
The world faces major problems such as poverty, hunger, sickness, and climate change — the list is a long one. Governments have not been able to solve these problems by themselves. Social entrepreneurs have stepped in to fill the breach. Today there are millions of social enterprises around the world tackling these problems, and their
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