Spark Thomasville's beginnings have been featured in a blog post by Harry T. Jones, a prominent local businessman, author, and the founder of Cultivating Impact. His business is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs create legacy businesses that make a lasting difference in their communities.
His post answers the question, "How do businesses, leaders, and whole communities end up living cruise-control lives on roads headed to unknown destinations?"
Jones gives a three-pronged answer:
We are not aware.
We are not intentional.
We are stuck in the rut of doing every day what was done before.
Jones' insightful article chronicles how Thomasville leaders leveraged their influence to begin Spark Thomasville in the wake of tragedy.
"Thomasville leaders see the tragedy as a wake-up call. It is an opportunity to act. They agree to take on the third pillar of Robert Lupton's formula for successful community transformation: economic viability. They come alongside an organization already "building business incubators for the underestimated" in thirteen other cities called StartSpark.
The result is SPARK Thomasville, a nonprofit dedicated to developing and equipping aspiring entrepreneurs who live in economically disadvantaged communities. In twelve-week cohorts, low-wealth individuals launch their businesses, having received the insights, relationships, and tools needed to turn their ideas into action."
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Join me in celebrating the investment of generous and caring entrepreneurs like Harry T. Jones in Spark Thomasville.
Warmly,
DeShay Williams
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