SSU Enterprise Center May 1, 2014
Social Enterprise: Doing Well and Doing Good
AN UNCONVENTIONAL PATH
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KARISIMBI PARTNERS IS…
¡ Carter Crocke*, Ph.D. § Microso+ Marketer -‐>Entrepreneur -‐>Management Scholar § Core Competencies: Strategy; Marke6ng; Ethics
¡ Dano Jukanovich § Westpoint -‐>Wharton -‐>AT&T -‐>Home Construc@on CEO § Core Competencies: Opera6ons; Finance
¡ Greg Urquhart § Westmont-‐> Technology Sales -‐>Microso+ Execu@ve § Core Competencies: Sales Leadership; HR Development
….and now including four full-‐@me Rwandan, Kenyan and American employees…. and seeking more
WHO & WHAT IS KARISIMBI PARTNERS?
KARISIMBI PARTNERS IS… Our VISION…
To alleviate poverty, shape industries and inspire leaders… one business at a @me
Our METHOD… To establish excellent, effec@ve and sustainable management capacity for high-‐impact Rwandan
ventures
Our MOTIVATION… The love of Christ compels us to use our best where
the need is greatest
KARISIMBI PARTNERS IS…
¡ Tallest peak in “Land of a Thousand Hills” ¡ A partner for reaching new heights…
• Socially-‐mo@vated… but business-‐minded § ‘Serious’: commiUed to living and working alongside Rwandan businesses for years § Strategic-‐level (even interim) management • Dedicated to world-‐class experLse § Local, regional and Interna@onal background • PracLcal owner/manager perspec@ve
Winners!
8 STUDENT VENTURE FINALISTS:
ARISEThe$ARISE$Africa$Project$(TAAP)$is$a$non$profit$organization$that$seeks$to$reduce$the$prevalence$of$STDs/STIs$in$Nigeria$and$surrounding$African$nations�$by$increasing$the$number$of$youths$that$get$tested$for$the$disease(s)$annually.
Wake*Up*World Wake$Up$World$is$an$iPhone$alarm$clock$that$donates$pennies$when$you$snooze.
Global*Children’s*VisionGlobal$Children’s$Vision$connects$migrant$families$that$are$living$apart$by$providing$the$necessary$resources$to$enable$healthy$communication$between$left$behind$children$and$their$parents.
The*Worble The$Worble$ventures$to$create$a$dualNdurometer$skateboarding$wheel$that$allows$access$to$a$variety$of$new$surfaces.
Continuing*Ed.*at*Gordon*College
Offering$enriching$Liberal$Arts$nonNcredit$classes$for$adults$in$the$communities$surrounding$Gordon.
Cool*Cow*Ice*Cream Retail$ice$cream$as$a$means$of$reconciliation$and$development$in$Rwanda
Sankofa*DesignsSankofa$Designs$provides$high$quality,$modern$and$fashionable$Ethiopian$clothing's,$artifacts,$sculpture$and$Jewelry.$Our$goal$is$to$provide$treatment$options$to$children$with$Tuberculosis$of$the$spine.
Handy*HyFTech Committed$On$Bringing$Accountability$To$The$Food$Industry
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