Past Participants
Browse the social enterprise ideas of our past participants and finalists below.
2016 Participants
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Soberbars
Promoting sobriety in the community through entertainment.
WIN WORKPLACE SOLUTIONS
Workplace Solutions for Breastfeeding Mothers
LUSH BAZAAR
Fashion that inspires and empowers
SOPHIE STARGAZER BOUTIQUE
Ethically-made fashion & gifts for the stylish woman
EBENEZER WHOLISTIC FOODS
A Raw Vegan Food company focused on hiring refugees.
BOOTCAMP900
Affordable health and fitness opportunities and employment for ex-offenders
MELANIN ESSENTIALS
Ethically-produced personal care and beauty products for women of color
5 LOAVES FOOD COMPANY
Supplying healthy, local food for early childcare facilities
BENCH MARK B-FIT
Empowering and training at-risk youth to become personal trainers
2015 Participants
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Create Karma
wellness training series to promote health and community
Legacies
visual story-telling archive of lancaster county residents
Make 717
a community space for artisans, machinists, & designers
Nulife's
reusing textile waste to create unique clothing and accessories
Revolution
breaking down employment barriers for women experiencing homelessness
The Stroopie Co.
a cookie bakery that actively employs refugees
Far Far Away Books
a mobile book-seller for low-income neighborhoods
Redify
selling fair-wage products to support educational programs for youth
2014 Participants
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The Common Wheel
a community bike center
Earthbound Artisan
landscapes in harmony with nature
Lancaster Transplant
a resource for new people in a new place
Record Eraser
pardon and expungement services
Will and Whimsy
handcrafted loungewear with a mission
Lemon Drop Inn
a social enterprise youth hostel
Solar Shepherd
a nomadic animal grazing system
2F5L (2 Fish 5 Loaves)
a pay what you can food truck
What is Crowdfunding?
Crowdfunding is a great chance for the whole community to get involved in the Social Enterprise ideas being incubated through The Pitch. From August 24 through September 14 you will have the opportunity to support the 2016 ideas through your own donations, providing much needed start-up capital to grow these impactful businesses while at the same time “voting with your dollars” to help determine which of the 5 ideas will move on to the Live Pitch. Keep on the lookout for more information about the crowdfunding stage of the competition as the date approaches!
The Benefits
- Community Involvement
- Capital
- Visibility
- Expanded Customer Base
- Confirmation of Public Support
