Capstone New Orleans began as a nonprofit that grows food on vacant lots in the Lower 9th Ward and distributes it to people in need at little or no cost, and founder David Young soon got the sweet idea to begin selling honey (he’s also a beekeeper) as a way to support the food giveaways. Capstone Raw Honey was a hit with consumers, thrusting Young into the new role of culinary entrepreneur, but as the company began to expand its retail sales, he found himself in serious need of help.

Fortunately, the A. B. Freeman School of Business had developed a buzzworthy service learning course that paired graduate accounting students with social entrepreneurs in need of financial accounting assistance.

Carlos Wilson (BSM/MACCT ’16) led the team that helped Young convert his bookkeeping system to QuickBooks, enabling Young to spend less time combing through his books and more time with his honeycombs.