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Ithaca couple use Haitian connection to build sustainable business model in upstate

Stephane Jean-Baptiste and Yve-Car Momperousse at home in Ithaca, New York
Jim Day/WXXI
Stephane Jean-Baptiste and Yve-Car Momperousse at home in Ithaca, New York

Many new startup companies end up running their new business out of their homes, and that's the case for Stephane Jean-Baptiste and Yve-Car Momperousse who live and work in Ithaca, New York.

Their sustaining business model relies heavily on their relationship with the land and people of Haiti.

They’re aiming to be both successful and socially-responsible entrepreneurs, and help re-build the island nation devastated by the 2010 earthquake.