What is Micro-Enterprise

Tonight, children will go to sleep hungry. And mother’s and father’s will worry about how to maintain a roof over the heads of their families. In developing nations, systemic poverty makes educational and work opportunities much more difficult. So, many people decide to take their destiny into their own hands. Meaning, they create micro-enterprise jobs for themselves. And in doing so, they support their families.

How a Shoe Drive Fundraiser Helps Others

In impoverished countries, hundreds of thousands of people decide to become micro-entrepreneurs. That is, they become small business owners. So, when you when you collect gently worn, used and new shoes, you help them. You see, the shoes you collect become inventory for micro-entrepreneurs. Shoes With Heart and our sister brands, Funds2Orgs and Sneakers4Funds, ship the shoes worldwide.

Our micro-enterprise partners sell the shoes in their local communities for commerce and profit. Small-family owned enterprises make up the vast majority of businesses in developing countries. And because of poverty, many have to create their own opportunities. So, your shoe drive fundraiser becomes a part of an essential commerce ecosystem.

To read more about “Why Shoes?” click here to download our white paper titled, “Why Shoes? The Story of Mico-Enterprise”.

Micro-Enterprise At Work