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SBDC Social Enterprise Center Announces 2015 WorkshopsDecember 16, 2014 Does your business have a social mission? Is your business venture motivated by more than profits? Do you want to start a “triple bottom line” business, to pursue both social impact and financial self-sufficiency? The SBDC at SUNY Buffalo State provides assistance for entrepreneurs seeking to directly address social and environmental problems through their business. Social Enterprise 101 Social Enterprise 101 will introduce you to SBDC’s Social Enterprise Center and to the following four areas of training: Social business planning Legal form for social entrepreneurs: the NYS Benefit Corporation and Cooperative Corporation Social and environmental impact measurement and reporting Financing your social enterpriseJanuary 23, 2015, 1-2 PM March 27, 2015, 1-2 PM May 22, 2015, 1-2 PM Location: Cleveland Hall 205, SUNY Buffalo State, 1300 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222 Measure What Matters The SBDC at SUNY Buffalo State is proud to introduce the BALLE Quick Impact Assessment, a free online tool to help you improve your social and environmental impact, and begin to “measure what matters.” Assess how your company performs against best practices on employee, community, and environmental impact. See how your company stacks up against thousands of other businesses. Create a plan to improve your company’s practices, and help your staff implement them easily with Best Practice Guides.February 27, 2015, 1-2 PM April 24, 2015, 1-2 PM June 26, 2015, 1-2 PM Location: Butler Library 318, SUNY Buffalo State, 1300 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222 Parking: Request a free parking permit when you register. Register: Both workshops are free and open to the public. To register, contact Andrew Delmonte, Social Enterprise Coordinator, at (716) 878-4030 or email delmonas@buffalostate.edu.
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