Author Archives: Laura Fernandez

Quick update: I have reached out to the folks opening Asheville’s new tech accelerator to collaborate and connect with ours and they are interested.

Removing obstacles to becoming an accredited investor.

The truth about how to get funding to start a business via Business Plan Executive Summary.

Useful 13 min guide for startups starting small business.

Atlanta getting social good accelerator, and other sundry accelerators for good. No time to waste, AVL, let’s do this!

Generation Investment Management just released a white paper called Sustainable Capitalism.

For our Appalachian accelerator of farms, forests, and indigenous culture, a hybrid of Seth Godin’s manifesto and others.

Our social change collective, Prosperity Collective, was just accepted into the GroAction network!

The Long-Term Capitalism Challenge seeks to accelerate the shift toward a more principled, patient, and socially accountable capitalism.

The last several days have been inspiring, canvassing and sharing our concepts with existing programs/accelerators and getting input.

The American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) and Tribal College and University (TCU) are actively engaged in promoting sustainability.

Let’s reflect on how huge and beautiful and complex, and human is our economy.

How does ego differ as a major force of motivation to “do good” from more conventional philanthropy or altruism?

A short film, WNC Outdoors, with Kurt Mann. Presented to Outdoor Industry Association and filmed in its entirety onsite in Graham and Clay counties.

Clay County, NC, in southwest NC and bordering Georgia, hosts a wonderful Cherokee heritage festival.