Invest for Impact

Entrepreneurs

There are a few considerations that we look for in our entrepreneurs:

  • A commitment to pursuing a double/triple bottom line mission, preferably with a product/service that directly addresses social or environmental issues and promises financial returns for investors.
  • An operating business with revenues that is currently or recently seeking expansion capital.
  • Willingness to compete in person or virtually at which you will pitch your business to teams of top MBA students and network with a group of 6-10 socially responsible/sustainable impact investors. Both the student teams and investors represent all regions of the country.

Interested in showcasing your socially responsible business at the Invest for Impact Competition?

Email Erin Tuckman

 

Ackerman Center for Excellence in Sustainability

The Ackerman Center for Excellence in Sustainability drives responsible thought leadership and inspired action to accelerate progress in social and environmental sustainability through innovative and profitable business solutions.

We accomplish this by engaging with and connecting stakeholders to empower students, faculty and businesses to create impactful solutions, strengthen resiliency and identify breakthrough opportunities.

aces.unc.edu

 

Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise

The Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise is a nonpartisan business policy think tank affiliated with the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School. Founded in 1985, the nonprofit institute facilitates collaboration between the private, public and nonprofit sectors to build a greater understanding of how entrepreneurship, economic development and global commerce can work for the public good. It leverages best-in-class research to develop market-based solutions to today’s most complex economic challenges; in doing so, the Kenan Institute aims to better the lives of people in North Carolina, across the country and around the world.

www.kenaninstitute.unc.edu

A Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise Event