Tag Archives: Women’s Bean Project

Women’s Bean Project launches new jewelry line

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

By Amber Alarid, JVA Consulting While widely known for its delectable gourmet foods such as soups and baking mixes, Women’s Bean Project has also run a successful jewelry line since 2009. Set up as a social enterprise, the jewelry is … Continue reading →

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Shopping that benefits Nonprofit Street

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

by Janine Vanderburg These days I want James Carville to come back and shout his famous phrase from every virtual street corner: It’s the economy, stupid! Because it is. The continued lackluster economy has hurt small businesses and those they … Continue reading →

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Local social enterprises offer unique gifts with a purpose

Posted on November 24, 2010 by

by Collin Lessing, JVA Consulting With the holidays just around the corner, JVA Consulting is excited about the gift opportunities offered by local social enterprises. Here are a few of our favorite Colorado organizations that are embracing social enterprise and … Continue reading →

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The “miracle animal”: Social Enterprise Alliance launches Colorado Chapter!

Posted on November 17, 2010 by

JVAers Guadalupe Torres and Janine Vanderburg joined a group of 30 social entrepreneurs at the Women’s Bean Project on Friday, November 12 to launch the Colorado chapter of the Social Enterprise Alliance (SEA), the 700-member organization that brings together the … Continue reading →

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Social enterprise headlines recent roundtable

Posted on July 15, 2009 by

At the recent Progress Group Responsible Economy Roundtable, held at Mi Casa Resource Center in Denver, social enterprise professionals and nonprofits using social enterprise to help their clients got together to discuss what the “Responsible Economy” is, strategies for how … Continue reading →

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