Featured Client:
LATCO International promotes the production of organic and conventional sesame seeds in the rural areas of eastern Bolivia.
Learn more about GBF's partnership with LATCO...
About Us:
The Grassroots Business Fund (GBF) is a global impact investing organization whose mission is to help build and support High Impact Businesses that provide sustainable economic opportunities to millions of people living at the base of the economic pyramid. GBF’s unique hybrid approach blends investment capital and capacity building to High Impact Businesses, which then empower the poor as independent entrepreneurs and consumers of affordable goods and services.
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Featured News
GBF's February 2012 Newsletter: In this newsletter, GBF is pleased to highlight some of the latest news and information on our activities the past several months.
Impact Investing: an interview with Harold Rosen of the Grassroots Business Fund (GBF): The BidNetwork sources and selects business plans of small and medium sized enterprises in emerging markets. They offers tools to the best entrepreneurs, paving the way for them to access finance. Read their interview with GBF here and learn more about the behind the scenes of GBF’s investment process and the challenges of their sector...
Johns Hopkins – SAIS Development Roundtable with GBF: Join Harold Rosen with GBF and John Hopkins SAIS for a roundtable discussion on the future of social enterprise. This event is free and open to the public. Click here for event details...
Impact Investing: an interview with Harold Rosen of the Grassroots Business Fund (GBF): The BidNetwork sources and selects business plans of small and medium sized enterprises in emerging markets. They offers tools to the best entrepreneurs, paving the way for them to access finance. Read their interview with GBF here and learn more about the behind the scenes of GBF’s investment process and the challenges of their sector...
Johns Hopkins – SAIS Development Roundtable with GBF: Join Harold Rosen with GBF and John Hopkins SAIS for a roundtable discussion on the future of social enterprise. This event is free and open to the public. Click here for event details...
