An idea, a passion, an observation: Any one of these can change your life and, depending on how you handle it, many other lives as well. Take Kyle Berner: He combined his own desire for comfort – flip-flops – with the desire to create social change. Voila! Feelgoodz Flip Flops was born.

Business Incubators Increase Nonprofit and For-profit Odds of Success

by Geri Stengel on Jun 30, 2009 - 11:46am

Business Incubators Motivated by Purpose New York Women Social Entrepreneurs (NYWSE) nonprofits professional development small businesses social entrepreneurs technical training Women Entrepreneurship

Every organization can use a pied piper – a leader who inspires people to follow. New York Women Social Entrepreneurs (NYWSE) has two: Natalia Oberti Noguera, director, and Allison Lynch, incubator manager. They recruited me to screen applicants for the program, provide training, and be a mentor.