Corporate Social Responsibility - Partner With Start Small Think Big

Corporate Partnerships

We connect entrepreneurs with our community of corporate partners and skill-based volunteers so small businesses have the network and resources they need to grow on their own terms. Be a corporate partner that creates connection, witnesses growth, and is a part of change. Start Small Think Big makes space to redefine success together.

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Corporate Partner Impact

in pro bono services provided

2,587

skill-based professional volunteers in 2021

934

Jobs supported, serving local communities and economies

Change is A Collaboration, Collaborate With Us

Grow our network of skills-based volunteers

Engage and inspire employees by inviting them to partner with small business entrepreneurs, and share their skills in marketing, finance, or law. When your employees share skills with an entrepreneur, they connect with possibility, mutual growth, partnership, and skill exchange.

Charitable Donations

We partner with volunteers across legal, finance, and marketing services to offer assistance and expertise to thousands of entrepreneurs every year. But to do more, we need your company’s support. Your donation will support our mission to advance equity and inclusion in entrepreneurship.

Supplier Diversity

Purchase goods and services from the small business community. We partner with entrepreneurs to bring corporate gifting, workshops and masterclasses, catering opportunities, and more to your company. Your support helps ensure a generation of small businesses survive and thrive.

Law Firm Interest

Benefits of Corporate Volunteering

Corporate Social Responsibility Strategies

Our CSR programs add value to your diversity and inclusion initiatives by connecting your organization and employees to thousands of entrepreneurs who help create sustainable cities nationwide.

Community Impact

Small businesses are the heartbeat of communities and enclaves across the country. When your skilled staff provides marketing tips, financial planning advice, or pro bono legal services, you help BIPOC entrepreneurs, women, LGBTQIA+ entrepreneurs, immigrants and other small businesses grow and directly impact their neighborhoods and those who rely on the jobs, services, and products they supply.

Professional Development

Our volunteer programs position your corporate talent to guide, mentor, and nurture entrepreneurs who rely on their expertise. Connections like this encourage your team members to embrace their leadership skills and feel empowered in using their skills for good.

Increase Employee Engagement

Your employees already have a sense of purpose, but ensuring that your team has a continued valued emotional connection to their work is crucial. Focus on increasing staff engagement, productivity, and team morale.

Public Relations

Position your company in the best light and attract positive media attention when you engage in community activities that support local small businesses.

Talent Acquisition

Attract new employees and qualified talent seeking to work with companies that give back and support issues and communities that are important to them.

Small Business Owners and Volunteers
Volunteering with Start Small Think Big

Corporate Partner Testimonials

PayPal

“We are proud to partner with Start Small Think Big, to provide access to financial resources, advice, and mentorship to their community of passionate and hardworking small business owners. Our employee volunteers are inspired by their work with these small business owners to advance productive collaborations and professional development, while also driving social impact and support for underrepresented small businesses in their communities.”

– Franz Paasche, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, PayPal

Blackstone Charitable Foundation

“The Blackstone Charitable Foundation is committed to helping increase diversity, equity, and inclusion across the firm, our portfolio, and the communities in which we operate. It’s been an honor to partner with Start Small Think Big to help transform our commitments into impact through corporate volunteering. By partnering with Start Small Think Big, we've been able to engage our staff and provide them with meaningful professional development opportunities, all while assisting small business owners who lack the resources needed to grow their businesses. Start Small Think Big makes giving back easy and rewarding - any organization looking to help advance equity in entrepreneurship should consider volunteering with them."

– Amy Stursberg, Executive Director of the Blackstone Charitable Foundation

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

"When the pandemic struck in 2020, small businesses around the country were confronted with shutdowns and downturns in sales. Simpson Thacher partnered with Start Small Think Big and other legal community members to provide rapid response assistance with applications to grant and loan programs and guidance on different pressing legal needs.Start Small Think Big enabled our attorneys to feel connected to their communities as they worked tirelessly to help struggling businesses. Start Small Think Big’s community of small business owners is a constant source of inspiration and motivation by sharing their unique and diverse stories behind their businesses and demonstrating a determination to overcome obstacles as they launch and grow."

– Joe Kaufman, Partner, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

BVA

"Before working with Start Small Think Big, BVA’s team was looking for a way to give back to the community through our service offerings. Start Small Think Big provides our employees with the opportunity to use their unique skillsets in order to help businesses that truly deserve it. We love working with their small business owners, and it helps create a genuinely impactful volunteering experience for our staff."

PayPal

“We are proud to partner with Start Small Think Big, to provide access to financial resources, advice, and mentorship to their community of passionate and hardworking small business owners. Our employee volunteers are inspired by their work with these small business owners to advance productive collaborations and professional development, while also driving social impact and support for underrepresented small businesses in their communities.”

– Franz Paasche, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, PayPal
Blackstone Charitable Foundation

“The Blackstone Charitable Foundation is committed to helping increase diversity, equity, and inclusion across the firm, our portfolio, and the communities in which we operate. It’s been an honor to partner with Start Small Think Big to help transform our commitments into impact through corporate volunteering. By partnering with Start Small Think Big, we've been able to engage our staff and provide them with meaningful professional development opportunities, all while assisting small business owners who lack the resources needed to grow their businesses. Start Small Think Big makes giving back easy and rewarding - any organization looking to help advance equity in entrepreneurship should consider volunteering with them."

– Amy Stursberg, Executive Director of the Blackstone Charitable Foundation
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

"When the pandemic struck in 2020, small businesses around the country were confronted with shutdowns and downturns in sales. Simpson Thacher partnered with Start Small Think Big and other legal community members to provide rapid response assistance with applications to grant and loan programs and guidance on different pressing legal needs.Start Small Think Big enabled our attorneys to feel connected to their communities as they worked tirelessly to help struggling businesses. Start Small Think Big’s community of small business owners is a constant source of inspiration and motivation by sharing their unique and diverse stories behind their businesses and demonstrating a determination to overcome obstacles as they launch and grow."

– Joe Kaufman, Partner, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
BVA

"Before working with Start Small Think Big, BVA’s team was looking for a way to give back to the community through our service offerings. Start Small Think Big provides our employees with the opportunity to use their unique skillsets in order to help businesses that truly deserve it. We love working with their small business owners, and it helps create a genuinely impactful volunteering experience for our staff."