We look forward to this time of networking and collaborating with our partners in Asia as social entrepreneurs from around the world gather to learn from one another and from our training sessions. At least 4 entrepreneurs will pitch their business plans before a panel of business leaders for investment in an exciting shark tank like event.
December 6, 2017
2:30 – 3:45 PM PST
December 6, 2017
2:30 – 3:45 PM PST
Dave is CEO and co-founder with his wife Tasha, of Village Artisan.They are lovers of Jesus, adventure, and those who have never heard of Him. This passion took them to India, embedded them in a community, and birthed Village Artisan. By His grace, Village Artisan is a growing fair trade company that empowers women, brings dignified work to men and raises families out of the cycle of poverty.
They currently have 2 sites and over 150 employees. As it keeps growing he sees his role as an opportunity creator for those who are starting out. With this in mind, they have started the Village Artisan network. This is the network of folks who are building on the social enterprise model they created to enter new needy communities in North India. Teaching, training and deploying people to new locations, sometimes within the Village Artisan network and sometimes outside, is a way to multiply the impact of the model they began.
We had a wonderful event in Seattle-Tacoma sharing about Social enterprise and Impact Investing. Our Speakers Gloria Nelund, CEO of Trilinc Global and Dr Kim Tan serial entrepreneur and Co-founder of Transformational Business Network were inspirational and spoke from a wealth of experience in the field.
Our shark tank like event called ‘Eagles Nest’ had three presenters: Janice pitched for a Furniture Business in PNG, Blake for a Crossfit Gym in Kona and Rob who for a ferry in Nigeria. After some deliberation from our panel of experienced business leaders, Janice was received a loan to start the furniture making business in Papua New Guinea. We wish her all the very best in this new venture!
