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.