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by Mindy Frye Dec 11, 2023

Impact investors can support small businesses by aligning investment funds with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), 17 goals aimed at ending poverty, protecting the planet, and ensuring prosperity for all by the year 2030. In many cases, just one investment supporting small business can also support multiple SDGs. In this way, impact investors can contribute to creating inclusive and resilient economies, fostering innovation, and promoting sustainable communities through the economic engine of small business.

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