NETI Announces Fellowship Inaugural Cohort
BII and other organizations from across the small business ecosystem of New England and New York State join the inaugural NETI Fellowship […]
BII is Selected to the Impact Assets 50 2024 as an Emerging Impact Manager
BII is excited to announce it’s selection to the ImpactAssets 50 2024 (IA 50) as an Emerging Impact Manager. Please read the press […]
BII Included in Solidarity Economy Funding Library
Thank you to the New Economy Coalition (NEC) for including BII to the Solidarity Economy Funding Library. Read below to learn more. […]
Trapped in the Status Quo
BII CEO Betty Francisco was quoted in a BBJ review of 46 of Massachusetts' largest corporate charitable foundations, which found that while most are led by women, the companies themselves are overwhelmingly headed by men.
BII Receives a BostInno 2023 Fire Award
Multiple BII Portfolio Companies were recognized for raising investment interest and funds, launching new products, bringing in new customers, growing their Boston footprint and supporting the local community and innovation ecosystem.
Nonprofits as impact investors: Aligning our finances with our mission
In a new op-ed in Boston Business Journal, BII CEO Betty Francisco and Eric Leslie, founder and lead organizer of Union Capital Boston, discuss how investing in an impact fund that is aligned with a nonprofit’s mission, as UCB did with BII, can be a way to enhance its impact while achieving financial returns to support other programs.
Investing in Small, Diverse Businesses Is Good for the Economy
This article by The Good Men Project highlights BII’s Fund II and its impact on women and POC entrepreneurs with insights from […]
‘Brewed in Mass’ highlights Hyde Park’s own Latino-owned brewery
The owners of Roundhead Brewing talk about opening their brewery, building community and making beer with a Peruvian flair. Only a handful […]
Partnership empowers local businesses of color
Western Mass. media covered the opening of a new BII satellite office in Springfield, hosted by the Latino Economic Development Corporation. CHICOPEE, […]
Boston Impact Initiative Fund tiene como misión invertir en negocios de comunidades minoritarias
El Planeta, a BII portfolio company, profiled BII as it nears its 10th anniversary celebration, with input from the Latino owners of Synergy Contracting and Roundhead Brewing.
A $20 million fund encourages investing for “ordinary people”
The minimum for these lower- and middle-income residents, or “non-accredited investors,” is $1,000. That’s a lot of money for the average person, but it’s far smaller than typical venture capital fund minimums, which range from $500,000 to $5 million or more.