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About us

Founded in 2016, Caravanserai facilitates the ability of individuals from marginalized, under-resourced communities to launch for-profit businesses and nonprofit organizations that generate financial security, economic mobility, and systemic change.

Our rigorously structured process provides entrepreneurs who face discrimination and barriers – racial, ethnic, gender, sexual orientation, economic, cultural, and/or linguistic – with access to culturally respectful mentorship, needed resources, and a supportive, creative network of peers.

Our programs are free and accessible to all. We can also customize and/or develop new programs to meet client requirements.

Our mission

To facilitate the ability of individuals from marginalized and under-resourced communities to launch for-profit and nonprofit organizations, generating financial security, economic mobility, and systemic change.

Our vision

Aspiring entrepreneurs have ready access to the resources, opportunities, and supportive network needed to achieve their goals and thereby strengthen their communities.

Our values

Integrity

We hold ourselves to the highest professional and ethical standards. We are transparent in our business practices.

Accountability

We take responsibility for reliably fulfilling our obligations and commitments.

Compassion

We are motivated to help and serve others. We value the importance of listening and appreciate perspectives that are different from our own.

Collaboration

We are committed to collaboration, both within our organization and with outside partners.

Sustainability

We are committed to enhancing the sustainability of the communities we serve.

Innovation

We are continually inspired to design and implement improved approaches to fulfilling our mission.

Access to Opportunity

Our organization understands, respects, and values the full spectrum of human

differences. We are advocates for opportunity for advancement and the fair treatment

of all.

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Integrity

We hold ourselves to the highest professional and ethical standards. We are transparent in our business practices.

Accountability

We take responsibility for reliably fulfilling our obligations and commitments.

Compassion

We are motivated to help and serve others. We value the importance of listening and appreciate perspectives that are different from our own.

Collaboration

We are committed to collaboration, both within our organization and with outside partners.

Sustainability

We are committed to enhancing the sustainability of the communities we serve.

Innovation

We are continually inspired to design and implement improved approaches to fulfilling our mission.

Access to Opportunity

Our organization understands, respects, and values the full spectrum of human

differences. We are advocates for opportunity for advancement and the fair treatment

of all.

Connect with us

Integrity

We hold ourselves to the highest professional and ethical standards. We are transparent in our business practices.

Accountability

We take responsibility for reliably fulfilling our obligations and commitments.

Compassion

We are motivated to help and serve others. We value the importance of listening and appreciate perspectives that are different from our own.

Collaboration

We are committed to collaboration, both within our organization and with outside partners.

Sustainability

We are committed to enhancing the sustainability of the communities we serve.

Innovation

We are continually inspired to design and implement improved approaches to fulfilling our mission.

Access to Opportunity

Our organization understands, respects, and values the full spectrum of human

differences. We are advocates for opportunity for advancement and the fair treatment

of all.

Connect with us

Celebrating our unique name

For millennia, merchants who traversed trade routes such as the Silk Road stopped at caravanserai – way stations that provided shelter, safety, and the opportunity to exchange goods, cultures, and ideas with fellow travelers. Today, Caravanserai supports our own communities’ diverse and determined entrepreneurs along their journeys to business success.

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