Starting a business is easy. Come up with an idea, settle on a name, and take a stroll and your checkbook to your Secretary of State's office. Over 3 million people in the United States do exactly this.
Building a sustainable business is hard. Hire (and retain) the right people. Execute your operations plan. Successfully market and acquire new customers. Become profitable. Do all of this without running out of money or going crazy. Over 65% of startups fail within the first five years.
A couple of entrepreneurs from Raleigh are going to change this.
By building Rippple, a platform enabling communities to support entrepreneurs with their time, money, and skills, we help entrepreneurs:
Access goods and services
Rippple is about believing that businesses have a compelling opportunity to give back to their communities by building the local economy and creating local jobs. Rippple is also about believing in the power of the community, because no one can do it alone.
Rippple is a better way to fund and support entrepreneurs.