What happens when entrepreneurs get the right mix of guidance, confidence, and capital? For five Canadian business owners, this unique combination has turned everyday challenges into meaningful progress. From plant-based ramen and inclusive charcuterie to eco-luxury barware and strength-centered fitness spaces, this year’s Equal Slice Grant winners are building more than businesses—they’re building impact. Through a partnership between the ICCC program and Pizza Hut Canada, these founders refined their strategies, sharpened their messaging, and gained new momentum with a $20,000 CAD grant. Each story is a reminder of what’s possible when determination meets the right kind of support. Read More

In a new report, the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) shows how important small businesses are as job creators in 10 of America’s largest cities and their under-resourced inner cities.  The report, updates and expands on ICIC’s 2016 report  on the subject. Read More

In 2014, Kim Zeuli was honored to speak at an inspiring convening of over 400 California leaders committed to tackling poverty in their communities. The Southern California Association of Governments and the Southern California Leadership Council organized The Fifty Years into the War on Poverty Summit to cultivate a broad coalition of stakeholders to help find solutions to poverty in their region. Read More

Impact investing is a double bottom line investment approach that looks to generate a competitive rate of return while investing funds into projects that will have a positive social, economic or environmental impact. There are now at least $114 billion worth of impact investing assets under management, according to a recent survey conducted by the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), a group of charities, banks, foundations, insurance companies and asset managers dedicated to increasing impact investing. Read More