==YouthTrade== is a project of Y.E.S. (Youth Entrepreneurship and Sustainability). YouthTrade is a social movement created to connect entrepreneurs under the age of thirty-five to retailer markets. For these entrepreneurs' products to be YouthTrade certified they need to have a higher purpose and uphold the triple bottom line of people, the planet and profit. The idea for YouthTrade was inspired by Conscious Capitalism. While at a CC conference, CEO Poonam Ahluwalia was inspired and had the idea of YouthTrade, Poonam has a close relationship with some members of the CC board. YouthTrade was founded in 2011 and is located in Cambridge, MA.
1. YouthTrade
2. Mission
3. Members
4. Entrepreneurs
5. Retailers
6. Countries
7. Media Sources
==Mission== YouthTrade was started to provide young entrepreneurs with access to markets that accelerate the growth of their business and to serve as a broker between youth-made products and participating Conscious Capitalism companies and other consumers. YouthTrade is designed to promote youth entrepreneurship and mission-driven businesses that are working to bring about a sustainable economic and environmental future. [1]
Entrepreneurs edit
- B Condoms - Baking for Good - Bandar Foods - Biena Foods - Bixby Co. - Cisse - Cocomama Foods - EarthFrendz - Global Village Fruits - LifeCycle - Mission Root - Farmer's Crate - Njabini Appparel - Off the Cob - Perfect Fuel Chocolate - Project Repat - Proxy Apparel - Raaka - Shady Oak Organics - Shea Yeleen - Susty Party - The Biochar Company - True Herban - Yellow Leaf Hammocks
YouthTrade is currently in 28 Northeast Regional Whole Foods Markets.
Media Sources edit
- [2] - [3] - [4] - [5] - [6] - [7]
References edit
- ^ http://qfuse.com/s/youthtrade/our-mission
- ^ http://articles.boston.com/2012-05-26/business/31850474_1_young-entrepreneurs-products-new-businesses
- ^ http://www.indianewengland.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&AudID=756E039087DD4B24942F6FF552F26C64&tier=4&id=7AB9D512B2614BFDBD96604763F97652
- ^ http://www.chron.com/business/press-releases/article/Whole-Foods-Market-and-Youth-Trade-to-Host-Young-3363226.php
- ^ http://globalwa.org/2012/07/youth-entrepreneurship-sustainability-a-conversation-with-poonam-ahluwalia/
- ^ http://www.forbes.com/sites/marissafeinberg/2012/07/09/green-spaces-idea-bounce-hank-fieger/
- ^ http://www.chron.com/business/press-releases/article/Whole-Foods-Market-and-Youth-Trade-to-Host-Young-3363226.php