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This fall, Harvard Business School launched its first Impact Investment Fund Course after a successful pilot in the Spring of 2021. The fund expands access to affordable, flexible financing for Black, Brown, and Immigrant-owned businesses in the greater Boston area that have historically faced barriers to capital, with the dual goals of making profits and creating social change. [...]
Before HBS it was challenging for me to be totally authentic at school and work because I was afraid that people would “discover” that I was mistakenly admitted or hired. I hid my identity as a first-gen low-income student and professional. My EC (second) year I did one of the scariest things of my life: I shared with the whole HBS community my life story – pure, raw, and emotional. [...]
Learning about racial injustice in a classroom and meeting with those who are experiencing and working on the issue are two different things. This class had the perfect balance of both and was a rare opportunity to have meaningful conversations and, for me, explore what allyship as a future business leader can look like. [...]
As an avid beauty consumer with a desire to work in the industry, I sought a better understanding of where consumers obtain information, who they trust to provide information, and how beauty influencers deliver information. Through primary research – over 500 customer surveys and in-depth interviews with industry professionals – I examined the topic of “disruption of information channels in the beauty industry” as an Independent Project. [...]
"Nice talking to you as well!" I hung up the phone and looked out the window of my company’s conference room, high above midtown Manhattan. I had just finished a call regarding my acceptance to HBS with Matt Segneri, Director of the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative, and it was an impactful one. [...]
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