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A special program designed to support for-profit start-ups with a social mission, scale their business and make a bigger impact on the world.
A special program designed to help social enterprises scale their business and make an even greater impact.
Program Details
Inspired by the Highest Global Standards in Social Responsibility
Our standards are inspired by BCorporation, a global certification of for-profit businesses who meet the highest standards of "verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability, and aspire to use the power of markets to solve social and environmental problems."
We hope support them in their mission helping to create more BCorp. Certified organizations.
To learn more about BCorp. and their incredible mission, please visit the BCorp website ↗
Here are some of the standards you must meet
Governing Documents
You organization needs to have a clear social and/or environmental mission set out in its governing documents.
Social Cause
- Your organization must invest portion of its resources in a social cause that yields measurable results.
Impact
Your organization must generate a measurable social and/or environment impact through it's for-profit initiatives.
Transparency
- Your organization must publicly report it's social and environmental performance, and have a system for transparency.
For-Profit
Your organization must present a viable business opportunity and be registered as a for-profit company (not a charity or non-profit).
All BCorp Certified Organizations with PENDING status are automatically approved in the program. Take the BCorp Impact Assessment Today >>
Our goal is to help you make the greatest impact possible.
Here's what's included in our program:
Social Enterprise Launch Plan
We will help you prepare an action plan to get your organization off the ground and moving in the right direction.
HELD Course Access
Access to the Honest Empires Leadership Development (HELD) course will teach you how to become a leader and focus on your objectives without getting bogged down by the nitty-gritty details of technical implementation.
Access to Mentorship and Coaching
You will have access to leaders in your industry to guide and support you. Your success is our success. We will help you scale your business and make a meaningful impact every step of the way.
Why do we treat social enterprises differently?
A social enterprise is a different class of business. It exists not only to sell products and generate profits, but to use those products and profits to make the world better.
It motivates employees and attracts customers by drawing them into a compelling mission, in which every action and decision is aligned with a meaningful social goal.
Honest Empires are founded on – and fueled by – this drive to make contributions to the societies around them. In short, we’re here to help and support entrepreneurs who actively work to improve the world.