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Henry's story

As an avid traveler, I had always wanted to give back to the communities that hosted me but never found an easy way to do so. I figured I could solve this problem by creating a souvenir tourist could buy and have part of the proceeds benefit a local nonprofit in the place the souvenir represented. I thought it was important to have the souvenir designed by someone from the community as well, and so we started partnering with local artists to do so. While I didn’t necessarily get into business, I’ve found that business has provided me with the most effective way of solving the social problems I set out to tackle after completing my master's in Humanitarian Aid.

On the more personal side, I found it difficult to replicate the same sense of purpose and service I had in the military within the private sector. Pursuing entrepreneurship has allowed me to both reclaim this sense of purpose and fully leverage the skills I developed in the military that don’t necessarily translate to “normal” employment. In that regard, it helps too that my co-founder is a fellow veteran that I served with. Working to bring this new idea to life has been so powerful as we’ve recreated the same sense of camaraderie and determination that we had while serving together.


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It will help this entrepreneur upgrade equipment and expand their business.



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About Outpatch L3C

Industry: Services
Years in operation: 3 years - 5 years
Website: outpatch.org

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