Women's Bean Project Analysis

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“Once we hire each woman, we want to ensure our services are so effective and far reaching that she is the last in her family to need us,” says Tamra Ryan, CEO of Women’s Bean Project and board chair for the Social Enterprise Alliance.
Back in 1989, Jossy Eyre felt a deep longing to do something meaningful for the homeless women and help them understand their self-worth. The seed of the Women’s Bean Project (WBP) was planted. Jossy shelled $ 500.00 out of her own purse to kickstart the endeavor which was so dear to her. Little did she imagine that in a decade and a half this humble initiative of her would hit and eventually surpass one million dollar in operating revenue.
By its silver jubilee in 2014, WBP already transformed the lives of