Building a Business
How One Man Brought Health Care to India’s Poorest Populations
Sevamob offers vital services for the equivalent of just $4 to $9 a month.
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Business Accounting
This Investment Firm Is Insuring Families’ Rise Out of Poverty
LeapFrog invests in companies that offer insurance to emerging middle-class families in the developing world.
Thought Leaders
Thanks to Crowdfunding, This Food Startup Has a Growing Fanbase to Help Female Farmers Abroad
Founder Lisa Curtis is sourcing a superfood called from West Africa, where it is supporting people nutritionally and economically.
By Amanda Nagai
Business Accounting
How the First Lady Helped Small Grocery Businesses Reduce ‘Food Deserts’ in California
With help from the White House and some savvy investors, low-income families now have access to healthy food options.
Thought Leaders
Sweet Deal: How One Company Found a New Way to Support Cacao Farmers
Maya Mountain Cacao helps farmers focus on sustainable techniques and a better product while investors make a profit.
Business Accounting
How One Investor Is Finding Profit in Social Change
First, his peers laughed at him. Now, they want in on supporting social entrepreneurs.
By David Bank
Thought Leaders
After Building a Mail-Order Empire, One Entrepreneur Has a New Mission
With Living Goods, Chuck Slaughter has taken up selling health products door-to-door in impoverished communities.
By David Bank
Building a Business
Keeping Girls in School Is This Startup’s Mission
One couple took a trip of a lifetime. Then they started a company that changes the lives of many.
Business Accounting
This Group Aims to Connect Socially Responsible Startups With ‘Retail’ Investors
The TriLinc Global Impact Fund looks for established social enterprises in stable emerging markets that are ripe for growth capital.
Tech
This Startup Wants to Shine a Light on Far Reaches of the Globe
Solar-powered lanterns are improving millions of lives while raising millions in capital.
By David Bank
Building a Business
This Elon Musk-Backed Startup’s Rocky Road to Solar ‘Grand Slam’
After a shaky IPO, Solar City is said to be valued at nearly $6 billion today.
Building a Business
A Startup That Tastes Good and Does Good
Greyston Bakery has a social mission that's baked in to the business itself.
Building a Business
How Revolution Foods Made a Business of Healthy Food for Healthier Students
Lunches for low-income students weren't an easy sell to investors, initially, but the results and the social good eventually became a major selling point.
Business Accounting
Microloan Startup Brings Banking to the ‘Unbanked’
Progreso Financiero combines technology with a culture of financial responsibility to do social good.
Business Accounting
How ‘Happy Family’ Became Healthy Baby-Food Pioneers
This organic baby food startup got acquired and took on some of the biggest players in the market.
Building a Business
A Look Into Entrepreneurial Approaches to Social Change
In partnership with the Case Foundation, we kick off a weekly series profiling entrepreneurs who are pioneering social change, as well as the investors who are backing their ambitious efforts.
By Jean Case