Category Archives: Social Entrepreneurship

Making a profit and making a difference

Breaking News: The Impact Angel Group is Becoming Part of Investors’ Circle

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Elizabeth Kraus

I am thrilled to announce that the Impact Angel Group is going to become a part of Investors’ Circle (IC), the largest and most active early-stage impact investing network in the world. This change will connect our nearly 50 Impact … Continue reading →

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How to Actually Integrate Impact into the Portfolio – 5/21 in Boulder

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Elizabeth Kraus

There has been a lot of talk about the definition and theory of impact investing, but how does one actually become an impact investor? Join us in Boulder on 5/21 to find out!! Click here to REGISTER For blog readers, use … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day | Save Two Women – Support a Startup – Order by Tonight

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Elizabeth Kraus

Looking for a last minute gift for Mother’s Day? These super cute purses sold by Fort Collins, Colorado-based ayzh, will save two lives, support a local startup and look great on mom. Should be a no-brainer. Order by tonight to make … Continue reading →

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Funding Your Dream | 5 Tips for Entrepreneurs

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Elizabeth Kraus

Today we have a guest post from one of our favorite entrepreneurs, Leslie Kimerling, co-founder and CEO of Double Helix LLC, a nano-optics company bringing 3D and super-resolution imaging technologies to the bioscience and advanced industries markets. Leslie attended a … Continue reading →

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The Impact Angel Group’s New and Improved Definition of Impact

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Elizabeth Kraus

The Impact Angel Group has been doing a lot of thinking about this thing called “impact”. What is the impact that we want the group to have going forward? How narrowly defined and focused on impact do we want our … Continue reading →

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We’re Hiring Startup Marketing Talent and Firms

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Elizabeth Kraus

The Impact Angel Group is searching for marketing talent to refer to our promising entrepreneurs. We are especially looking for people/firms who are willing to work for equity and deferred compensation, but have a few paid opportunities as well. Opportunities … Continue reading →

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Impact Investing | Kimbal Musk’s Words of Wisdom

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Elizabeth Kraus

I attended the Impact Investing Collaboratory in Boulder last week and the keynote speaker was Kimbal Musk — serial entrepreneur (first company Zip2, was acquired by Compaq in 1999) and investor/advisor in companies like PayPal (acquired by Ebay), Tesla Motors (Publicly listed: … Continue reading →

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How Do We Define “Social Impact” Investing?

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Elizabeth Kraus

Social impact investing is a new and evolving industry, but one thing is clear – It’s impossible to clearly define “social impact”.

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