Visit Some of the Bay Area’s Top Entrepreneurship Hot Spots!
Learning about social entrepreneurship at the HUB
On September 3, 2013, Bar Area Green Tours will partner with SOCAP13 to offer the first Social Entrepreneurship tour in San Francisco. This inside look will showcase some of the top Bay Area social enterprises, highlight their positive social impact and provide you with the unique opportunity to get the “insiders” view of these innovative ecosystems.
The journey begins in San Francisco. Participants will meet with cutting edge business leaders, and explore innovative incubating facilities while walking through this burgeoning neighborhood filled with outstanding social enterprises. This tour is presented in collaboration with the Social Capital Markets Conference: SOCAP13 and is a rare opportunity to connect and network with some of the most influential social entrepreneurs in California.
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5M Project – a creative four-acre development designed to catalyze the innovative ideas that build the economy and strengthen communities. Where artists, makers, students, changemakers, entrepreneurs, local food, and technology are coming together.
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The HUB Bay Area – a co-working and community space that offer members the tools, resources, and opportunity needed for creative collaboration and impact. Through workshops, peer-education, networking events, and affordable equipment rentals.
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Tech Shop – A prototyping studio on a mission to democratize access to the tools of innovation. Packed with cutting-edge tools, equipment, and computers loaded with design software featuring the Autodesk Design Suite.
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Intersection of the Arts – Working with more than 50 partners across Intersection helps foster urban development that embraces diversity of thought, life experience, and culture as essential to positive economic and social change. Working with artists, makers, entrepreneurs, social change agents, and technology innovators to unlock resources in silos and disciplines by offering fellowships, fiscal sponsorship, incubation, performances, exhibitions, workshops and public art projects.
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Panel Discussion with innovative business leaders. Panelists will share insights and anecdotes about their own experiences, share why they do what they do, what positive social impact they are working for, what are their mission and vision. Panelists include:
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Mike Hannigan, Co-Founder of Give Something Back Office Supplies
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Robert Girling, Professor at Sonoma State University
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Janet Lees, Senior Director at SF Made
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Breanna DiGiammarino, Social Innovation Vertical Director at Indiegogo
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What: Social Entrepreneurship Tour – in collaboration with SOCAP13: Walking Tour of the Innovative Ecosystem of San Francisco
When: September 3, 2013 from 8:30 to 10:30am
How Much: $39
Info & Tickets: info@bayareagreentours.org