# For-Profit Venture Accelerators Good Company Incubates Businesses with a Social Mission By Rebecca Byers | Published 2013-05-30 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/good-company References: [forbes](http://www.forbes.com/sites/annefield/2012/04/20/one-stop-incubators-hatching-social-enterprise-startups/) & [goodcompanygroup.org](http://goodcompanygroup.org/) Good Company is a Philadelphia-based social incubator that only accepts for-profit ventures with a social impact focus into its [accelerator program](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/career-accelerator), while they also encourage applicants to be a part of a team. Good Company promotes sustainable business models that can provide attractive social and financial returns for [private investors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/findinvestor), and only accepts applicants who agree to be evaluated on a triple bottom line basis. Areas of interest that Good Company is particularly interested in include educational reform and impact, green technology, [social platform creation](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/global-startup-ecosystem), healthcare reform and impact, and job creation for difficult to employ populations. [StartSomeGood](http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/startsomegood), previously covered on SocialBusiness.org, is an example of a graduate of Good Company's incubation program. **Contact Information** Good Company [website](http://goodcompanygroup.org/) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.8/10 - Popularity: 23% | Activity: 53% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) > [Social Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialbusiness) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Social Impact Ventures:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in creating for-profit ventures with a social impact focus. - **Sustainable Business Models:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in developing sustainable business models that provide social and financial returns. - **Triple Bottom Line Evaluation:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in evaluating businesses based on social, environmental, and financial criteria. ### Who This Affects Most - **Education:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in addressing educational reform and creating impact in the education sector. - **Green Technology:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in developing and promoting green technology solutions. - **Healthcare:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in healthcare reform and creating impact in the healthcare industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Social Responsibility-Aligned Corporate Marketing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/goodbrand-impact.md) - [CPG Goods-Focused Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/accelerator-program1.md) - [Women-Centric Accelerator Programs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-good-stuff.md) - [Hunger Relief Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hunger-relief.md) - [Hispanic-Focused Business Opportunities](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/greenhouse-accelerator-program.md) - [CPG-Startup Supporting Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-pop-up-grocer-fund.md) - [Early-Stage Brand Programs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-founders-program.md) - [Purpose-Driven Brand Contests](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/publicity-for-good1.md) - [CPG-Focused Service-For-Equity Models](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crave-ventures.md)