Posts by Daly Marquard

Ten Thousand Villages is an incredible business that is making a significant impact on the lives of the people it serves. Ten Thousand Villages collaborates with artisans in underdeveloped and under-resourced communities to help them earn higher incomes by selling their products through its website. The organization has been operating for over 75 years and…

There’s this cafe in downtown Boone, NC, that has intrigued me for years. F.A.R.M. Cafe offers an alternative twist of what a business can be and how the restaurant industry functions. Its name, Feed All Regardless of Means, isn’t just a slogan; it’s the structure the entire cafe is built on. Instead of fixed prices,…

Most apparel brands are built on an extractive model, extracting materials, labor, and profit. Parks Project offers a different vision: business as restoration. Rather than simply selling park-inspired clothing, Parks Project directs a portion of every purchase toward conservation efforts in national parks. The company partners with organizations that fund trail restoration, environmental education, and…

I have been familiar with Kayoong for many years, as my family is friends with its founder. Kayoong is a Senegalese non-profit founded by American missionary and expatriate Kari Masson. The organization employs young women and single mothers from difficult backgrounds, providing them with stable work. Kayoong specializes in handcrafted products made from waxed fabric—a…

Redemptive entrepreneurship starts with a simple the belief that business can be a force for good. It doesn’t have to choose between profit and purpose and instead combines the two to be a part of fixing what is broken. Seven Weeks Coffee a company who is doing just this. At the heart Seven Weeks Coffee…