We believe having a local team and an ongoing presence in the countries where we work is critical to maintaining the truly engaged partnership we have with our portfolio of social enterprises, to understanding the opportunities and realities of local markets, and to identifying high-impact social enterprises.
Central & Eastern Europe
NESsT opened our first office in Europe in Budapest, Hungary, in 1997. We now have offices and a growing local team supporting our portfolio of social enterprises across five countries: Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia.
Latin America
NESsT opened our first office in Latin America in Santiago, Chile, in 1999. We now have offices and a growing local team supporting our portfolio of social enterprises across five countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador and Peru.
North America
NESsT International is a tax-exempt IRS 501c3 nonprofit organization incorporated in 1997 in Baltimore, Maryland (USA). We opened our first representative office in California in 2002. Now based in San Francisco, the representative office and team supports NESsT global communications and investor relations efforts.
United Kingdom
NESsT UK Limited is an independent, charitable company registered with Companies House and the Charity Commission in the United Kingdom. Our NESsT UK Board and volunteers support investor relations efforts with our UK-based supporters.










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