Street Business School (SBS) is Colorado-based nonprofit organization on a mission to end global poverty by equipping women to become thriving entrepreneurs, lifting their families to a vibrant future.
Our distinctive value lies in the SBS entrepreneurial curriculum, tailored for women in poverty, and shown through independent research to more than double incomes, without literacy or numeracy prerequisites. The curriculum is practical and immediately actionable.
The SBS partnership model sets us apart, marrying our expertise as entrepreneurial skills trainers with our partners’ first-hand community knowledge for magnified impact. Upon graduation, partners enter an engaged network of like-minded entities where insights, innovations and successes are shared, creating a global platform for mutual growth.
From our base in Boulder County, we have impacted over 82,000 women by partnering with 299+ organizations in 37 countries.
The change we spark in the lives of SBS graduates:
"There is something burning inside me. When I remember where I came from and where I am now, I feel a fire!" Victoria Kabange
"I am now a changed woman… I no longer cry. I am able to pay school fees for my children. Thank you for supporting me to be able to attend SBS" Nalumoza Scovia
"The support given to me in terms of coaching and mentoring has really changed not only my business but also my attitude towards life!" Florence Wanyana
Street Business School franchise partners speak about how together we are inspiring a path out of poverty:
"Let us use this innovative program to completely break down the long-in-existence traditional stereotypes that have downgraded women in our communities and help them gain confidence, acquire skills and get empowered" Coach Ezekiel, Scope International
"I have never seen a tenacity to break from poverty and dependence so strong amongst the women we serve like we see it now after the SBS trainings" Coach Evans, Kesho Kenya
"I believe that the training will have a great impact in my community, country and the world" Coach Loiruck, Indigenous Education Foundation of Tanzania
To end global poverty by equipping women to become thriving entrepreneurs, lifting their families to a vibrant future.
Street Business School began as a pilot initiative of the Colorado & Uganda-based organization BeadforLife. While BeadforLife had made significant strides in assisting women in generating income, it became clear that these women needed more than the skills to create a single product reliant upon foreign markets. They needed a comprehensive toolkit of skills, knowledge, and, most importantly, the confidence to independently pursue their businesses in their local communities.
Recognizing the necessity for a self-sustaining approach to poverty alleviation, the Street Business School curriculum was born. Its mission is to empower women living in poverty to not only increase their income but also reclaim control over their lives and elevate themselves and their children out of poverty. Today, Street Business School is expanding its impact by partnering with organizations worldwide, providing them with the tools and knowledge to deliver the SBS entrepreneurial curriculum in the communities they serve. To date, SBS has reached over 82,000 women by partnering with 299+ organizations in 37 countries.
Street Business School has grown into a global force for change, illuminating the path for countless women to rise from the darkness of poverty and become luminaries for all of those around them.
Organization name
Street Business School
other names
SBS
2018
Tax id (EIN)
83-1055723
Category
Human Services
Organization Size
Large Organization
Address
PO Box 20848Mailing
PO Box 20848Boulder County, CO, US
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