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Across the world, small business owners are committed to tackling big challenges. We are on a mission to fight against catastrophic wildfire to clean up the short commute. Dude manufacturers building materials using single use plastic. Period poverty and food waste and hunger and social exclusion. The Global Citizen PayPal Small Business Impact Awards were designed to celebrate businesses that use commerce as a force for good. Impact is at the forefront of what we do. We want to make a difference, serving people and planet. Inaugural honorees are redefining what entrepreneurial success looks like. Winning this award will amplify our mission. It means that a small, mission driven business can make a difference, proving that purpose can be just as powerful as profit. We really want to inspire the shift on the global scale. Do we want to protect communities? Our goal is access, access, access because small businesses don't just drive. Economies they drive equality, social change, dignified jobs and opportunities, diversity and quality of life.