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Composting Pickup Service

Anna Lionas

February 28, 2023 |

The Food Fix |

Podcast |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

In Philadelphia, subscribers pay a monthly fee to Bennett Compost to have the company collect their food waste weekly and compost it so it doesn’t wind up producing greenhouse gases in the landfill.

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How a women and immigrant-led marketplace is surviving Covid

Frances Nguyen

February 07, 2023 |

Prism |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

The La Cocina Municipal Marketplace supports immigrant women entrepreneurs who graduated from the La Cocina Business Incubator by providing them with a space to sell their goods and services. Since forming in 2005, the business incubator has helped 140 entrepreneurs open for business. And the Marketplace — which opened in 2021 — allowed these business owners to continue to make profits by selling takeout-only food amid gathering restrictions caused by the pandemic.

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The vegan leather made from India's waste flowers

Sushmita Pathak

December 19, 2022 |

BBC |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, Kanpur

Phool, a startup in India, makes a plant-based leather alternative using flower petals discarded from Hindu temples after rituals to feed microbes that grow the material. The product, named Fleather, keeps flower waste from contaminating rivers and is a sustainable, biodegradable alternative to animal leather.

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Mitigating internal displacement, one skilled woman at a time

Folakemi Ajala

December 01, 2022 |

Social Voices |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria

The Skilled Women Initiative provides training around mindset, technical skills, entrepreneurship, and marketing to women living in Nigerian camps for people who have been internally displaced due to Boko Haram. The program trains roughly 500 women each year and past participants say they are now able to better afford expenses such as sending their children to schools.

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Eating Crayfish

Cassidy Hough

November 29, 2022 |

The Food Fix |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Minnesota

Northern Waters Crayfish LLC. catches the invasive rusty crayfish in Minnesota and sells it for consumption to control the growing population.

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How investments in Black businesses can help close KC's racial wealth gap

Mili Mansaray

November 25, 2022 |

The Kansas City Beacon |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

Generating Income For Tomorrow, or GIFT, works to foster economic prosperity and wealth in Kansas City’s Black community by providing grants to Black-owned businesses. Since its launch, GIFT has distributed $687,000 to 42 Black businesses and GIFT recipients have so far created more than 60 new jobs.

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Entrepreneurship Fund Boosting Livelihoods of Rwandan Youths

Umutoni Beatha

November 07, 2022 |

The Bridge Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Rwanda

The Toolkit program run by the Business Development Fund in Rwanda is helping young entrepreneurs fund their startups. Once a candidate applies for and receives funding by pitching their business idea, they receive a grant for half the cost and a loan for the other half. Loan repayment begins with no interest after a three-month grace period.

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Cannabis cloud kitchen helps entrepreneurs break into the industry

Carrie Graham

November 02, 2022 |

el Don |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Santa Ana, California

My Green Network is a “cannabis cloud kitchen” that offers a shared-use facility for those looking to enter the cannabis industry launch their small businesses. It also provides business needs like legal advice, meeting space, storage, distribution and help applying for state and local permits.

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Making a Desk with 10,000 Recycled Chopsticks

Michaela Haas

September 22, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia

ChopValue is a B Corp. that sells furniture and other household items made of used, bamboo chopsticks collected from local restaurants. This process keeps chopsticks out of landfills while offering a sustainable alternative to harvesting virgin materials.

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Silicon Valley Discovers an Age-Old Child Care Hack: The Neighbors

Alisha Haridasani Gupta

August 31, 2022 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Otter connects those in need of childcare with nearby stay-at-home parents who can provide it. The business has gathered millions in investments to continue its growth and, since its start in 2020, has relaunched in San Francisco serving about 250 parents with about 12,000 on standby waiting for Otter to become available in their area.

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