Welcome to Bpeace
Empowering businesses, transforming communities
Where we work and why
We empower entrepreneurs in crisis-affected and underserved communities,where small businesses ignite resilience and foster peace. By helping create formal jobs, we strengthen local economies, reduce the drivers of migration, and help keep families together.
We champion women’s leadership, cultivate workplaces where women thrive, and elevate youth. Together, we build stronger businesses and more vibrant, stable communities.
Active Locations
In the U.S., diverse-owned small businesses fuel local economies but face outsized barriers to capital, networks, and opportunity. We help these businesses grow and thrive — not just survive — by providing access to expert mentors, essential tools, and corporate partners. Their success strengthens local communities and drives inclusive economic growth.
Despite steps towards stabilization, Guatemala continues to battle pervasive gang violence and extortion. These security concerns remain primary drivers of displacement, particularly affecting youth and contributing to unaccompanied minor migration.
Chronic violence, climate shocks, and food insecurity drive widespread displacement in Honduras. SMEs, which form the backbone of the Honduran economy and job market, struggle to access credit for working capital, workforce expansion, and business growth, impeding overall economic stability.
El Salvador grapples with multifaceted challenges including climate change impacts, natural disasters, health inequities, and food, energy, and economic insecurity. These issues, combined with high youth unemployment and persistent gang violence, fuel migration and hinder sustainable development.
Despite recent economic recovery, minority-owned businesses in the U.S. continue to face systemic barriers and disproportionate challenges. Black, Latino, and Asian-owned businesses still receive significantly less funding than white-owned businesses. While the immediate impact of the pandemic has lessened, its long-term effects continue to disproportionately affect minority-owned businesses. Many are still struggling with decreased revenue, supply chain disruptions, and difficulty accessing relief programs.
El Salvador grapples with multifaceted challenges including climate change impacts, natural disasters, health inequities, and food, energy, and economic insecurity. These issues, combined with high youth unemployment and persistent gang violence, fuel migration and hinder sustainable development.
Despite steps towards stabilization, Guatemala continues to battle pervasive gang violence and extortion. These security concerns remain primary drivers of displacement, particularly affecting youth and contributing to unaccompanied minor migration.
Chronic violence, climate shocks, and food insecurity drive widespread displacement in Honduras. SMEs, which form the backbone of the Honduran economy and job market, struggle to access credit for working capital, workforce expansion, and business growth, impeding overall economic stability.
Former locations
Results by the numbers
We proudly support businesses that create formal jobs, pay fair wages, provide benefits and offer holistic support to their teams.
Revenue contributed to local economies
Women-led Business
Women employed
Lives Improved
Jobs created or maintained
Businesses Advised
Bpeace community
Our country internal economy benefits because we have grown, and this is thanks to Bpeace. The conditions of salaries for our employees got better. The benefits are felt throughout the country. Nobody thinks about migrating. Our country has potential.
We joined Bpeace to improve our organization and grow. The insights from expert volunteers have helped us reflect on areas we hadn't considered. At Caoba Farms, we are like a family, and our goal remains to treat our employees well, ensuring they feel happy and comfortable.
Building economic stability to ensure lasting peace makes so much sense. I'm going on my ninth year volunteering with Bpeace and it never gets old. It is one of the most fulfilling things in my life. I couldn't be more proud of the work Bpeace does in the world.
The work Bpeace completed for USAID Economic Competitiveness Project has been both productive and successful. I look forward to the possibility of continuing our collaboration in the future.
Bpeace is one of a kind. I've been volunteering and supporting Bpeace for 10 years. The initial draw for me was the hands-on impact I felt through volunteering. I literally knew the people who benefitted from my support, which is so rare in nonprofits! Over the years, my initial good impression has been reconfirmed time and time again. The operating model is lean, transparent, pragmatic and effective.
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