Agora Partnerships
Model & Strategy
Agora Partnerships was founded on the belief that entrepreneurship and innovation are the key drivers of human progress. Unleashing the potential of entrepreneurs who are building purpose-driven businesses that create value for every stakeholder is essential to overcoming critical global challenges.
Agora provides entrepreneurs who are intentionally building businesses that solve social and environmental challenges in Latin America with the resources they need to grow. They accomplish this primarily through their flagship program, the Agora Accelerator, a four-month program designed to provide entrepreneurs access to the knowledge, networks, and capital they need to succeed.
Ben Powell became convinced of the power of small business to fight poverty as an entrepreneur in Mexico, where he co-founded CityGolf Puebla, a miniature golf course and family entertainment park. While a student at Columbia Business School in 2005, he launched Agora Partnerships with the help of nearly 20 Columbia students and Ricardo Teran, an entrepreneur from Nicaragua, home of the organization’s first office.
Ben was an examiner in the International Affairs Division of the White House Office of Management and Budget and has worked at Ashoka on its Full Economic Citizenship initiative. Ben received the I-Qube award for innovation, inspiration and impact from Dalberg Global Advisors, and the Social Venture Network Innovation Award. He is a top 40 under 40 development leader in Washington, D.C. and is part of the Aspen Network for Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE).
IMPACT
By offering products and services that serve the needs of the poor and create jobs in low-income communities, social entrepreneurs are driving positive change across the globe. Many of these companies lack the resources needed to grow their business and impact. Agora Partnerships provides entrepreneurs with knowledge, network, and capital to unleash their potential.
Since the launch of the Agora Accelerator in 2011, Agora Partnerships has provided in-depth consulting to 243 companies working in 21 countries across Latin America. In 2019, Agora launched a three-stage competitive Growth Program tailored to entrepreneurs’ needs, including theme-specific boot-camps, 1:1 consulting and access to curated investment opportunities, and began new Train-the-Trainer programs.
Collectively, Agora alumni companies have created over 5,000 jobs, exceeded USD $100 million in capital raised, certified 12 B-Corporations, and worked towards all of the Sustainable Development Goals, improving about 6M lives and saving 900,000 tons of CO2.
Agora Partnerships News
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📣 ¡Grandes novedades para los líderes comunitarios! ¡Facebook anunció el lanzamiento de la edición 2021 del program… https://t.co/LKB6h1iHbR
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☝️ ¿Tienes un emprendimiento que aporta a la reducción de emisiones de CO2? 📚El SME Climate Hub se ha asociado co… https://t.co/uMVZJXlgql
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RT @IMPAQTOec: “La #inversión tradicional es mover dinero hacia el futuro que uno predice, mientras que la inversión de #impacto es mover d…
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☝️ ¿Tu Organización o Colectivo lucha por una sociedad más justa y con derechos para la población migrante en Colom… https://t.co/2ff5HXi2PB
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Applicat ions for the 7th cohor t of the @yunusandyouth Global Fellowship Program are now OPEN! For young social en… https://t.co/4rV8r9Wq0y
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🚀Si eres un emprendedor consciente, desde Mayma Humanidad Emprendedora y Balloon Latam te acompañan. Te invitamos… https://t.co/VXlL6zfTIA
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🚨 ¡Seguimos buscando a nuestro/a próximo/a Gerente de Impacto e Innovación Social! Para más información sobre el p… https://t.co/1orIjZrzZs
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El esfuerzo diario es el que construye sueños y genera valor. 🎉 ¡Feliz día de los trabajadores!
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RT @ColibriEfecto: 📢🎙️En el #podcast de hoy hablamos con Cecilia Foxworthy, CEO de @Agora2030 , Verónica Briceño, Coordinadora de la red @K…
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🎧 Escucha el Podcast "Red de Impacto LATAM - El poder de crear en comunidad" Cecilia Foxworthy, CEO de Agora Partn… https://t.co/L4LCHX6hMp
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🚀 Participa en el “Latin American Business Summit” dirigido a líderes, empresarios y emprendedores de la región.… https://t.co/ymeWuiVEQ6
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🚨We reinvented our Impact! We keep reinventing ourselves to accelerate entrepreneurship in the region in the best w… https://t.co/bJa1klYOTX
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🚀 We keep reinventing ourselves to continue accelerating the growth of entrepreneurs in the region. Learn how we pl… https://t.co/4DY3xtBe7u
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#OportunidadLaboral ¡Estamos buscando a nuestro/a próximo/a Gerente de Impacto e Innovación Social! Para más infor… https://t.co/JS78r3hgrB
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#DíadelaTierra 🌎 El cambio climático es un hecho y cada acción es valiosa para la mitigación y adaptación a este. L… https://t.co/4R1NfqIX2D
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Cecilia Foxworthy, CEO de Agora nos presenta la nueva estrategia de la organización para acelerar nuestro impacto y… https://t.co/vhIrHsV5Pz
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🌎La Dirección de Ambiente junto con @EpicoGye organizan un evento virtual con extraordinarios panelistas nacionale… https://t.co/9FIhcnYovI
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🎉 Felicitamos a Sinba por se finalistas del SDG Finance Geneva Summit 2021. Sinba han demostrado ser de las empres… https://t.co/dDHWnjHRHd
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🍃 We keep reinventing ourselves to continue accelerating the growth of entrepreneurs in the region. Learn how we… https://t.co/ASA2JXkGTo
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Acompáñanos este 21 de abril en el🔴Facebook / LinkedIn Live de presentación de nuestro Plan Estratégico. 👉Cecilia… https://t.co/9kidUgBvnK