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First Light’s Investment in Village Capital at Work A class of entrepreneurs at the Idea Village in New Orleans selected three fellow entrepreneurs to receive investment funding through the Village Capital program. Click on each of the enterprise names below to hear their stories, as they describe their experience with the Village Capital program. Feelgoodz LLC Feelgoodz: sells “eco-flops”; recyclable, 100% natural rubber flip-flops and is seeking to become the 1st fair-trade certified rubber product in the US. Jack and Jake’s Local and Organic Farms A chain of grocery stores that sell local/organic foods. Each product in the store is measured in “food miles”—distance from place-of-production to store—with a goal of a maximum radius of 65 miles. Drop the Chalk Drop the Chalk has developed a program that tracks data, discipline, and educational performance for teachers. Their target market is high-performing charter schools in low-income areas. |
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