Some 38 percent of businesses in the United States are owned by women. Many of those women owners, however, struggle with growing their businesses.

Starting a business from scratch is not easy, but a new and unique business accelerator is creating a “win-win” for both community entrepreneurs and college students seeking to become innovators and entrepreneurs.

Sales interns at OWP Pharmaceuticals in Naperville spent their summer experiencing the start-up culture of a social enterprise.