A principios de este mes, nos conectamos virtualmente con las fundadoras de Mujeres Positivas, Laurilim Rosado Martinez y Olga Mendoza, ubicado en Central Falls. Trabajan con la ciudad de Central Falls y los socios locales de atención médica para desarrollar recursos de atención médica preventiva disponibles para pacientes con cáncer y sobrevivientes. Desde COVID-19, han[…..]
Providence, R.I. (July 30, 2020) – Social Enterprise Greenhouse (SEG) announced today that 15 new social ventures have graduated from its COVID-19 Response Incubator program. The seven-week virtual program, which started in June, focused on addressing social and public health challenges that have emerged as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. Participants identified a specific problem[…..]
SEG is thrilled to welcome 15 social ventures to our COVID-19 Response Incubator! Our cohort of entrepreneurs will meet for 7 weeks to develop ideas for addressing the various social/public health challenges that have emerged as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. As the challenges of 2020 continue and deepen, we need more innovative ideas[…..]
After an intensive 5-week program of business development, they are now ready to take their ventures to the next level – new workspaces for artists, coding in every classroom, clothing resale to support the environment, invasive plant identification, capacity and strength building for underserved communities, theft protection for avionics, and so many other mission-driven endeavors. Alex, Tiffany, Amy, Nicole, Nycole, Kilah, Kelly, Heather, sam, Phyllis, and Leah – we’re excited to see what you accomplish next!
We’d like to thank these SEG volunteers and staff members who served as speakers for our Virtual Incubator workshops:
New Incubator program seeks social entrepreneurs with ideas for addressing challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic Providence, R.I. (May 14, 2020) – Social Enterprise Greenhouse (SEG) announces the launch of its new COVID-19 Response Incubator, a seven-week virtual incubator targeting the social and public health challenges that have emerged as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.[…..]
Meet Sandra Enos, the creator of Giving Beyond the Box. As a recently retired sociology professor, and participant of both the SEG Incubator in 2019 and now our 2020 Impact Accelerator, Sandra knows the value of teachable moments. Describing what she now calls her doable moments, she shared with us what it’s been like to[…..]
We need entrepreneurial innovation, energy, and creativity more than ever right now. So we’re delighted to share the news that SEG’s first-ever Virtual Incubator launched on May 4 with a cohort of 13 participants! They will be meeting online via Zoom twice a week for five weeks, developing ideas for starting their own businesses to[…..]
¡Felicitaciones por su éxito! On February 19, SEG graduated our first ever Spanish-language Incubator cohort! Ten participants attended workshops twice a week for five weeks to build their skills in marketing, business modeling, and financial planning. On the last day of their program, they used all their new tools and presented their ventures to an appreciative audience. We are grateful to our expert volunteers who served as workshop instructors and coaches over the past month – and we especially thank Navigant Credit Union for providing a welcoming space where our entrepreneurs could learn together!
And congratulations to all our Newport-area Incubator grads, who presented their social ventures to an audience of friends, family, and city leaders at Innovate Newport on March 2. From community building and economic development to literacy coaching, affordable acupuncture, and art for everyone, our Incubator helped move their great ideas forward. We’re excited to see what they do next!
