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Asset Building

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The Help Black Entrepreneurs Need When They Need It.

Building a business is hard. Building a business as a black entrepreneur can be even harder. That’s why Higher Purpose Co.® works to provide our entrepreneur members with the education, capital, and support they deserve.

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Narrative Change

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The Story Doesn’t End Here.

We intend on changing the narrative by creating content that presents truthful, positive, and compelling narratives about black families, entrepreneurs, and communities.

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Advocacy

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A Community Advocate.

It’s no secret that black people fall systemically behind their counterparts economically, educationally, and socially. Higher Purpose Co.® advocates for economic balance and policies that improve the quality of life for Black residents.

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Our Impact

Solutions-based organizing and community wealth building amplify our theory of change to aggressively tackle generational poverty, structured inequality, and institutionalized racism in the state of Mississippi. To make sure we are strategic in this effort, we implement a membership experience program evaluation to obtain responses and data directly from our membership. Check out the numbers below:

Analysis performed by Kalya Baker, Founder and Principal of RYSE Local Ventures

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Stated their greatest business accomplishment was keeping their businesses open during the pandemic.

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Stated their biggest changes to improve their business was separating personal from business finances.

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Who increased assets, opened a new bank account — Savings or Business Checking Account.

I encourage everyone to become a member. There are so many educational meetings on marketing, business credit, business loans and grants, education on taxes and accounting. Thank you Higher Purpose Co.® for making a difference in a Mississippi Delta that struggles to change.

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Through programs such as, but not limited to: The Business Growth Grant, Business Academy Modules, and our member meetings, we learn about proper steps on business, and also self care. I’m honored to be a member among fellow business owners.

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Higher Purpose Co.® has been a great support system for us, and whenever I have questions about anything or thoughts, I can contact Tim or Angela, the Business Fellowship Coordinator, and they always provide me with the answers I need.

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Higher Purpose Co has been extremely supportive by connecting me with various resources such as brand development, entrepreneurs, and financial resources.

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Our Core

Our core segments:

Black Entrepreneurs • Farmers • Artists

From our core segments, we focus on these industries — Food & Agriculture • Beauty • Housing • Education • Health • Transportation • Art — to help our core segments make sure they have access to various financial resources, network opportunities, and business growth through marketing & branding. We do this through offering a variety of programs, events, summits, and sessions. Check them out below.

Honoring the Memories of Our Beloved Higher Purpose Co. Business Members

In the midst of life’s journey, we pause to reflect and honor our beloved business members of the Higher Purpose…

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Emmett Till Free Admission Day on July 25 at the Two Mississippi Museums

In celebration of Emmett Till’s birthday, the Two Mississippi Museums—the Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum—will…

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Higher Purpose Membership Enrollment is Open for Business Membership

We’re thrilled to announce that the Higher Purpose Business Membership Application is now open to Mississippi entrepreneurs, farmers, and artists!…

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Pitch Competition Applications Are Now Open!

The pitch competition application for CoBuilders is now open and will remain open until Friday April 14th. Co.Builders is a…

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Higher Purpose Co. Hosts Book Signing with Dr. Tim Lampkin Co-Author of America’s Path Forward

Clarksdale, MS 一 (March 27, 2023) Join us for a book signing and community discussion of “America’s Path Forward”, a…

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Co.Builders Accelerator: Higher Purpose Co. Facilitates Pitch Competition

Higher Purpose Co. is a regional partner in the Co.Builders Accelerator Program, a twelve-week intensive course designed to support and…

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Mission

Build community wealth with Black residents in Mississippi by supporting the ownership of financial, cultural, and political power

What We Do

We build community wealth by focusing on business development, strategic real estate investing, and social enterprise initiatives.

Values

Integrity • Equity • Teamwork
Innovation • Growth

Donate

Become a one time or monthly donor for Higher Purpose Co. Read some of the testimonials from our donors, and why they believe in our mission. We'd love for you to be apart of something great!

We are incredibly proud to partner and support the work of Higher Purpose for a number of reasons. What we thought was really powerful was not just Tim's leadership, but it's really important to support a young black-led organization who is doing this work.

Mekaelia Davis, Program Director Inclusive Economies

Surdna Foundation

I learned of Higher Purpose Co from Facebook. I saw that a few of my friends were attending some of their events. I love that they help entrepreneurs get the tools and resources they need to have a successful business.

ShuCora Walker

A part of Higher Purpose Co's mission is to empower, even create business people, primarily younger people, minority and rural people. Those are populations that are left out of the economic environment, and reaching out to those groups and helping them be successful business people is really important and that is why I support Higher Purpose.

Cathi Watkins