10,000 Small Businesses and Social Impact Programs
Goldman's 10,000 Small Businesses, 10,000 Women, and One Million Black Women programs — providing business education, access to capital, and mentoring to underrepresented entrepreneurs — serve dual purposes: generating measurable social impact aligned with ESG commitments and creating brand goodwill with policymakers, regulators, and the public that partially offsets the reputational challenges of operating a Wall Street investment bank at scale.