Fighting Poverty With Entrepreneurship

Armando Batista, Kapow creator, pouring one of his fruit and veggie concoctions.

Social entrepreneur Jessica Jackley talks entrepreneurial potential around the globe, even in the world’s poorest countries. She’s the co-founder of Kiva, the first online microlending platform for the working poor. In Clay Water Brick: Finding Inspiration from Entrepreneurs Who Do the Most with the Least, she argues that entrepreneurship can be a powerful force for change and shares lessons learned from successful businesses around the world. She’ll be joined by local entrepreneurs Marcia Brown, who started an e-commerce supplying quality hair extensions and hair products, and Armando Batista, who created Kapow, which provides customers a healthy way to eat fruits and veggies through a jam.