HP 2015 Sustainability Report

Introduction

Environment

Society

Integrity

About this report

Create opportunities in underserved communities

Lack of access to adequate support and capital are major barriers to success for aspiring entrepreneurs and micro and small businesses. HP partners with governments and education institutes on programs that foster global entrepreneurship and economic opportunity for the underserved. HP LIFE: Learning Initiative for Entrepreneurs More than 74 million young people worldwide are jobless or underemployed, many of them lacking the skills required by today’s employers or marketplace. HP LIFE (Learning Initiative for Entrepreneurs), a global e-learning program, provides baseline business and IT skills free of charge for aspiring entrepreneurs, students, and small businesses. Through this initiative, we are driving progress toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals about education and learning opportunities. HP LIFE is available in seven languages and used in more than 200 countries and terri- tories. It offers 25 e-learning microcourses in core business areas including operations, marketing, finance, and communications. Users have 24/7 access to the platform so they can learn at their own pace and schedule. We also partner with local skills educators to facilitate face-to-face training in countries such as the United States, Myanmar, Tunisia, and India, where seven mobile “Future Classrooms” were deployed in rural areas. In late 2015, HP LIFE moved to EdCast , a social knowledge network that offers cloud- based learning for world-class institutions, enterprises, governments, and nonprofits. As a result, HP LIFE users will have access to new and enhanced learning opportunities from across the EdCast network. The program will also attract users through new part- nerships rather than direct outreach, further extending its influence. Our partners will benefit from having new ways to engage the network of HP LIFE learners, and to easily share up-to-date information. How skills helped build a dream business HP LIFE entrepreneur Ada Bustamante made a bold choice to start her own business. The mother of four from El Cerrito, California, United States, left her restaurant job to start Clean World Better Living, a residential and commercial cleaning company. Early on, Ada struggled with the organizational and administrative side of the business. By studying HP LIFE courses online for free, she learned how to better organize and manage her time, set fair prices, and develop a web page. She has since hired an employee and spends more time with her children. In Ada’s words, “I think about the future. I’m going to follow my dreams. HP LIFE e-learning helped me find tools that I really needed to run my business.”

HP LIFE entrepreneur Ada Bustamante (left)

Watch Ada tell her story here .

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