Hillary Johnson
Five years ago, Amber Chand's only experience as a businesswoman had been running a museum gift shop. Instead of a career in business, she had earned a master's degree in anthropology. A sense of social responsibility stems in part from her heritage. She grew up a member of the South Asian diaspora in the East African nation of Uganda. That background instilled in her a sense of self-reliance and entrepreneurship. Where most individuals with a mission to foster social change might have gravitated toward the nonprofit sector, Chand went a different way: With her brother-in-law Dick Sabot, she co-founded Eziba, an artisan handicrafts retail company with the explicit mission of providing a market for entrepreneurs from around the world. With Sabot's help, Chand raised $40 million in venture capital.
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Five years ago, Amber Chand's only experience as a businesswoman had been running a museum gift shop. Instead of a career in business, she had earned a master's degree in anthropology. A sense of social responsibility stems in part from her heritage. She grew up a member of the South Asian diaspora in the East African nation of Uganda. That background instilled in her a sense of self-reliance and entrepreneurship. Where most individuals with a mission to foster social change might have gravitated toward the nonprofit sector, Chand went a different way: With her brother-in-law Dick Sabot, she co-founded Eziba, an artisan handicrafts retail company with the explicit mission of providing a market for entrepreneurs from around the world. With Sabot's help, Chand raised $40 million in venture capital.Read the full story here.