ENTREPRENEURS IN RESIDENCE

The New Ventures team at Unitus is seeking highly motivated social business entrepreneurs to participate in our Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) program for 2008.

EIRs at Unitus spend up to one year launching their venture with the deep support of socially-committed business professionals who have a passion for alleviating poverty through microfinance. The EIR program will provide strategic support to entrepreneurs dedicated to building social businesses that can scale to improve the income generation potential for millions of disadvantaged people in India or Sub-Saharan Africa. The program will include work space, resources for travel/activities, and opportunities to network with and learn from our microfinance partners around the world.

Ideal candidates for the program will meet several of the following criteria:

  • Commitment to improving the lives of disadvantaged people in emerging economies
  • Focus on specific ideas for furthering income generation among the world’s poor
  • Experience building scalable, highly successful organizations
  • History of innovation and creativity
  • Strong desire to operate and grow a social business
  • In-market experience in India or Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Strong relationships and references


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Interested people should please send an introductory email including CV or resume and a short summary of their business concept to eir@unitus.com. Individuals inquiring after June 15, 2008 may no longer be eligible.

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