Kevin Moforte- Umass Social Entrepreneurship Day 2015
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Ourmission:Toempowerfamiliestorisefrompoverty
throughsocialbusiness
STARTUP1: A soap factory in Las Malvinas, Santo Domingo, D. R.
450+families
LasMalvinas,SantoDomingo
So,whyisLasMalvinaspoor?
Lessthan20% ofadultscompletedhighschool
+35%unemployment
55%ofdropoutsdid sotofindwork
LasMalvinas,SantoDomingo
Canbusinesshelpsolvetheseproblems?
Whatwehavedoneinthepast
Whatwehavedoneinthepast
Whatwehavedoneinthepast
Weareready
Raiseagenerationof(Christian)socialentrepreneurs
Startbusinessesthatempowerpoorfamiliesandcommunities
OurGoals
Allnatural– Handmade- Dominican
Customers
Whysoap?
Next Steps:Funding andgrowing
1. Finishfactory,startproductionfortouristseason(December2015)
2. Finddistributionchannels,newclients3. LaunchUpwardVenturesinDR(Jan.2016)4. EstablishEsperanzaSoapsinUS
THANKS!
4136584885
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www.upward-ventures.orgwww.esperanza-soaps.com
