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2009 Fall Progress Report
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August 2009 |
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Social Venture Network Selects Agora as Finalist for Innovation Award
Agora Partnerships is proud to announce that Ben Powell, Managing Partner, is a finalist for the Social Venture Network (SVN) Award. The SVN Award is designed “to inspire and support the next generation of innovative, socially responsible business and nonprofit entrepreneurs.” The winner of award receives the support of the SVN Network which brings together over 500 thought leaders, nonprofit executives, and investors. Agora is honored to be a finalist for this important award. New Investment to Grow Nicaragua’s Biotech Industry Agora Venture Fund is excited to announce its investment in Grupo Bioscientifica, an investment that will contribute to the development of a biotech industry in Nicaragua. “Grupo Bioscientifica is an exciting company that will give farmers the chance to make up to five times their current income, and significantly contribute to the growth of a high-tech industry that can retain talented scientists and lab technicians in the hemisphere’s second poorest country,” said Ben Powell, Managing Partner of Agora Partnerships. Read the full press release online and learn more about Grupo Bioscientifica and Agora’s contribution to a growing industry in Nicaragua. Agora Welcomes New Development Director
We are pleased to announce an addition to our team: Liz Sessler, Director of Business Development. Liz will engage with all of Agora’s supporters and assist Agora with expansion throughout Central America. She joins Agora from Calvert Foundation where she worked for three years as their Senior Marketing Associate. Liz earned her degree in Public Policy Analysis from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Liz would love to hear from you about how Agora can grow it's community of people committed to fighting global poverty and inequality by increasing opportunity for small business entrepreneurs. Liz's email is "esessler at agorapartnerships.org" Agora Partnerships Celebrates First Annual Community Weekend In Nicaragua Last month Agora Partnerships welcomed business leaders, investors, and entrepreneurs to its first annual community weekend. The long weekend was an opportunity to introduce the Agora community to the projects and businesses Agora supports. Agora Partnerships co-founder, Ben Powell, noted that “the weekend was a great chance to show people what it means to support entrepreneurs on the front line of poverty, that are overcoming difficult challenges everyday to make a real impact in their community.” In addition to meeting some of Agora’s entrepreneurs, visitors were able to participate in a focus group on the needs of woman owned small businesses. The project, which is an extension of Agora’s efforts to create a community among women entrepreneurs, was kicked off with a keynote speech given by Maria Rivas, Nicaragua’s Former Minister of Tourism.
The weekend included a gala that brought together the Agora community in Nicaragua. The event also recognized Lissette Cuadra as one of Agora’s outstanding employees. Board member Ezra Friedman said this about his weekend in Nicaragua, “the community weekend was a great opportunity to see the positive impact Agora is having, on the lives of the entrepreneurs we assist. The energy and enthusiasm of the Agora staff and volunteers ensured that we had a great time getting to know Nicaragua.”
Agora Partnerships is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to attacking poverty and building wealth in developing countries through socially responsible entrepreneurship. Agora Partnerships provides talented entrepreneurs in emerging markets with the tools, networks, and financing necessary to launch successful, socially responsible businesses - the kind that can create decent long-term jobs. We seek to create opportunities for talent to flourish in environments normally characterized by closed social networks and inefficient markets. Our mission is to identify the leadership talent of the developing world and unleash it. |
In This Issue Agora Selected as a Finalist for SVN Award Agora Invests in Biotech Industry Agora Hires New Development Director Agora Celebrates First Annual Community Weekend Join Our Community Forward to a Friend
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