Carmen Tele Attikossie: Dedicated to Solving Challenges Faced by Black-Owned Businesses

Sep 14, 2021 Posted by: Jill Jha Carmen Tele Attikossie,  EEB,  USA

Carmen: We've recently graduated the first cohort of the We Rise program, which was a huge milestone. Twelve black-owned businesses in the state of Arizona graduated from the We Rise program better equipped to understand how to operate their businesses—a business model that they developed, along with a business plan, and access to capital.

Archana Shah: How Impact Hub New York is Scaling Initiatives and Companies

Sep 02, 2021 Posted by: Jill Jha Archana Shah,  EEB,  New York City,  USA

Archana: To realize our vision of creating an integrated equitable impact ecosystem in the New York Metropolitan Area, we will continue to create opportunities for stakeholders to intentionally collaborate through formal and informal partnership agreements. We are cementing our identity within the existing ecosystem by creating a culture of cooperation and partnership.

Sean De Clercq: The Ripple Effect of Expanding Access to Funding

Sep 01, 2021 Posted by: Jill Jha EEB,  Sean De Clercq,  USA

Sean: There are two types of economic opportunity—selling your labor for money or getting a return on capital. Wealth is created by the latter (getting a return on capital) not the former. Kickfurther is a platform that allows anyone to pursue wealth creation through entrepreneurship or by supporting other entrepreneurs.