| The National Social Venture Competition (NSVC)
fosters the creation of businesses that are profitable
or financially sustainable and demonstrate quantifiable
social or environmental benefits.
Grand Prize for Best Blended Value ($25,000)
Tarsian & Blinkley
Designs and manufactures upmarket women’s
apparel and accessories for sale in Western markets
while creating employment opportunities for women
in Afghanistan and Pakistan. UC Berkeley
Grand Prize for Medium-Growth Business ($25,000)
The Maine Highlands Guild
Consolidates local artists, craftspeople, and producers
of traditional products in a networking organization
that promotes and sells member products. University
of Maine
Grand Prize for High-Growth Business ($25,000)
Ferrate Solutions
Produces and distributes a new water treatment chemical,
ferrate, which can potentially treat contaminated
water two to four times more effectively at a much
lower cost than current chemicals. Babson University
Outstanding Social Return on Investment Analysis
($5,000)
Developing Power
Implements hybrid renewable energy mini-grid systems
and builds micro-enterprise capacity in rural villages
of developing countries. University of Michigan
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