Cultivating Capital
Cultivating Capital
Cultivating Capital is a business consulting firm that helps small businesses become more sustainable and socially responsible. Founded in 2012, Cultivating Capital is a Certified B Corporation that specializes in helping companies achieve B Corp certification and recertification. B Corps are businesses that meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose.
Services
Cultivating Capital offers a range of services to help businesses align their values with their operations and impact. These include:
- B Corp Consulting: Cultivating Capital guides businesses through the B Impact Assessment, a comprehensive tool that measures a company's impact on its workers, customers, community, and environment. Cultivating Capital helps businesses identify areas of improvement, implement best practices, and prepare for the verification process. Cultivating Capital also helps existing B Corps maintain and improve their certification over time.
- B Impact Collective: Cultivating Capital hosts the B Impact Collective, an online community that brings together B Corp enthusiasts, whether they are certified, considering certification, or otherwise supporting the movement. The B Impact Collective offers access to exclusive resources, events, and networking opportunities for members.
- Sustainable Business Practices: Cultivating Capital helps businesses adopt sustainable business practices that reduce their environmental footprint, increase their social impact, and enhance their brand reputation. These include marketing, business planning, and strategy development.
Team
Cultivating Capital is led by a team of experienced and passionate professionals who have diverse backgrounds and expertise in the fields of business, sustainability, and social impact. The team includes:
- Carolina Miranda: Founder and CEO of Cultivating Capital, Carolina Miranda is a business consultant and coach who has helped hundreds of businesses become more sustainable and socially responsible. She is a certified B Corp consultant and a B Leader, a trained facilitator of the B Corp movement.
- Jamie Oulton: B Corp Consultant at Cultivating Capital, Jamie Oulton is a former co-owner of Namaste Solar, a Certified B Corp that provides solar energy solutions. She has a deep understanding of the B Corp certification process and the benefits of using business as a force for good.
- Rebecca Magee: B Corp Consultant at Cultivating Capital, Rebecca Magee is a former leader of mission-related strategic initiatives at EILEEN FISHER, a Certified B Corp that designs and sells women's clothing. She spearheaded the company's B Corp certification in 2015 and has extensive experience in integrating values across programs and operations.
- Cindy Curtis: Operations Manager at Cultivating Capital, Cindy Curtis is a business design thinker who has designed and implemented people-first systems that support the triple bottom line. She manages the operations and processes of Cultivating Capital and ensures the quality and efficiency of the services.
- Amanda Yohn: Executive Assistant at Cultivating Capital, Amanda Yohn is a responsible land steward and an ethically conscious consumer who has worked for various organizations in the nonprofit and for-profit sectors. She provides administrative and logistical support to the team and the clients of Cultivating Capital.
Contact
To learn more about Cultivating Capital and how they can help your business become more sustainable and socially responsible, you can visit their website², follow them on social media, or send them an email at info@cultivatingcapital.com. You can also schedule a no-obligation consultation with them to discuss your goals and needs. Cultivating Capital is based in Berkeley, California, but works with clients across the country and around the world.