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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🎉 Felicitamos a sinba por ser reconocidos como una de las Empresas B Best for the World ™ 2021, por sus esfuerzos e… https://t.co/Se4HDYwGJd
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¿Quieres aprender sobre la inversión de impacto? Kaya Impacto y Efecto Colibrí están lanzando el tercer capítulo de… https://t.co/zyrDQYQJcG
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🚀Súmate a la tribu visionaria de mujeres maravillosas 🙋♀️que están liderando la transformación social y ambiental… https://t.co/DIvy2TRtCy
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🚨 Participa en el 2021 TPRIZE CHALLENGE. El reto de TPrize 2021 busca soluciones tecnológicas en América Latina y e… https://t.co/4yq9FLnsN4
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¡Te presentamos el #DesafíoKunan2021, el gran premio anual para emprendimientos sociales y ambientales! Si tienes u… https://t.co/JPodczKTKv
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🚨 ¿Buscas financiamiento para tu emprendimiento de impacto?🚀Benefíciate del Fondo Delta de Agora Partnerships y Wor… https://t.co/UXxtkkWpAB
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¡Súmate a los cafecitos en Centroamérica! Se conversará junto con expert@s en inversiones de impacto sobre cómo ca… https://t.co/Mzv4J95UTj
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📣@YoEmprendedorCR y Agora Partnerships te invitamos a participar de la mejor experiencia de negocio, desarrollar tu… https://t.co/4P1AO8FXyG
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🚨 ¿Necesitas financiamiento para crecer y escalar el impacto de tu emprendimiento? 🚀 Postula al Fondo Delta y rec… https://t.co/FEMH9rhueY
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🚨 Recibe Asistencia Técnica con Lente de Género. Las PECs seleccionadas recibirán servicios de asesoría con lente d… https://t.co/tuVA8x08kM
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¿Quieres recibir hasta USD 50,000 de capital flexible? ☝️ El Fondo Delta es para ti. Si tu emprendimiento está d… https://t.co/aT8836ynde
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ÚLTIMOS DÍAS. 🚨 Si tu emprendimiento trabaja para reducir la pobreza, el hambre, mejorar la educación o las condici… https://t.co/1Zbruykf9H
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🎉💙 ¡Nuestra organización obtuvo el Sello de Transparencia Platino 2021! Ahora todos pueden ver nuestra estrategia,… https://t.co/HdCuIgYUdY
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🚨 ¿Buscas capital de trabajo para tu negocio?🚨 Aplica al Fondo Delta. Este fondo ofrece capital flexible de bajo c… https://t.co/gXZt7Aq4M0
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🔎 Descubre Simple Agri, una plataforma en la nube que promueve la agricultura sostenible, para mayores niveles de p… https://t.co/EZSwvVRyS1
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📣 Te invitamos a leer la entrevista💬 que @ColaborativoNET le realizó a nuestra CEO Cecilia Foxworthy, donde se habl… https://t.co/JBbZq2HMkJ
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¿Quieres aprender sobre la inversión de impacto? @KayaImpacto y @ColibriEfecto están lanzando el primer podcast en… https://t.co/T9yFq3uGWr
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RT @ES2_Latam: #EVENTO ¡No te pierdas el programa de webinars de @redimpactolatam “Hacia una Organización de Impacto”! Enfocado en acompaña…
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📣 Social Innomarathon 2021 busca emprendimientos que a través del uso innovador de la tecnología estén trabajando p… https://t.co/lm7GVbwaaz
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💙 Lee esta interesante entrevista con nuestra CEO 👇 https://t.co/TkjCIsqmmz