TBN trustee Andrew Carruthers talks about the role of the Transformational Business Network, how it operates, the impact we have together, and how you can get involved in transforming communities and lives.
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14. Initiate projects: 05/23/11 Touch Nature creates jobs for single mothers in Nepal through the manufacturing of handmade natural skin and body care products, allowing them to take care of and educate their children. TeamStart helps Palestinian entrepreneurs develop high potential businesses with links to Israeli technology companies
15. 05/23/11 05/23/11 ToughStuff is a business established by a TBN member that provides low cost solar powered light, radio batteries and mobile charging, distributed via thousands of village entrepreneurs Establish businesses:
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17. Train: 05/23/11 TBN members developed a practical 4 day course on setting up a business that has created hundreds of businesses in Africa and Asia, and trainees are delivering the course to others
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20. 05/23/11 Advocacy & support for the Impact Investing Universe: Revolving Loan Funds Investment Companies SME Banking MicroFinance Private Equity/VC Asset Management/ Fund of Funds Shift360
Thank you Gavin – comment Introduce myself – a TBN trustee and a SME VC It’s a great privilege to have you all here – YOU are TBN, but for those of you who know little about our network let me introduce ourselves
Inspire people like yourselves to engage with sponsoring enterprise Facilitate the network Promote the growth of impact activities
Hopefully you will have heard some inspiring stories
But the same is going on in Cape Town …..
In practical terms, what do members get up to?
I team, 2 weeks, 8 TBN members, led to the creation of 200 businesses in 1 year. 3/10 trainees develop a successful business within a year, another 3/10 turn a failing business to a successful business (defined as able to support a family).
Here are some of the organizations that members have worked with to support the growth of the impact investing universe:
Here are other relationships that form we have in the network
Not to mention: the benefits to the environment The number of children educated The tax revenues raised The improved housing conditions etc.
So, if you are not already a member, let me give you a few reasons why you should be…..