What is a social enterprise?

Social enterprises are businesses whose primary purpose is addressing a social or environmental challenge rather than focus solely on creating profit for owners or shareholders. But that doesn’t mean we cut corners on our craft.

When you buy coffee and goods from Loam Coffee Roasters we’ll share with you how your purchases are helping incubate startups and creating jobs in overlooked communities.

HERE'S OUR SOCIAL ENTERPRISE PLAN IN ACTION

We're excited to share with you the steps that Loam Coffee Roasters is taking to fulfill its mission to invest in incubating startups and creating jobs in overlooked communities.

STEP 1 - ROAST AND SELL COFFEE TO RAISE FUNDS

We are a for-profit business, meaning we care deeply about our bottom line. The more successful we are with our bottom line, the more money we’ll have to fund our initiatives in southern Arizona. This means selling specialty coffee and Loam Coffee Roasters merchandise and gear. We are initially roasting coffee in Portland, Oregon.

STEP 2 - ESTABLISH A COFFEE ROASTERY AND CAFE SPACE IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA

The second step in our business plan is to open a cafe and coffee roastery in southern Arizona. Why? To create space in the town for a commercial venture, hire locals, and begin roasting coffee to cater to and serve communities throughout Arizona and the Southwest. That means we’ll be roasting coffee in Oregon and Arizona once we’re up and running. Also, to have a cafe and a public face to meet more of our neighbors throughout the Copper Basin.

STEP 3 - CREATE A LOCAL STARTUP INCUBATOR

The end goal of Loam Coffee Roasters is not simply about coffee. Instead, it’s about creating jobs. It’s also more than that. We don’t naively assume it’s our role to swoop in and begin selling specialty coffee, and everything will be solved. What lights our fires are helping, training, and funding everyday people (like us) who have a dream to start and run their own businesses. That’s why we’ll help incubate and catalyze new startups in the Copper Basin.