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SUMMARY:Small Business = Sustainable SF
DESCRIPTION:CLICK HERE TO REGISTER\n\n\n\n\n\nSmall Business = Sustainable SF\n\nCities = Resources + Infrastructure + People and Culture\n \n\nPresented by Impact Hub SF\, SOCAP 365\,\n\nthe SF Chamber of Commerce's Small Business University Series\n\n \n\n\n\nIn order for the environment and culture of San Francisco to thrive\, we need successful small businesses in our City. How do we ensure that happens? What policies and government systems support established and emerging small businesses? How do we advocate for small business and make sure that they can thrive in San Francisco? How can we protect and promote a healthy economy?\n\nJoin us to learn about the current political climate in San Francisco\, and what organizations such as Kiva and la Cocina are doing to support the long-term success of small businesses in San Francisco.\n\n \n\nSpeakers\n\nJim Lazarus\, Senior Vice President of Public Policy\n\nSan Francisco Chamber of Commerce\n\n\n\n\n\nHe will highlight the current political climate and how small businesses play a role.\n\nGeetika Agrawal\, Senior Program Manager\, La Cocina\n\n\n\nAs Senior Program Manager at La Cocina\, Geetika runs the business incubator program at La Cocina\, overseeing each stage of the client's growth here from recruitment\, growth to exit out of the kitchen into their own spaces/production spaces.\n\nSpencer Larkin\, Kiva Zip\n\n \n\nAbout Sustainable SF\n\n\n\nSustainable SF\, a public engagement and social impact business accelerator based at Impact Hub San Francisco builds solutions for a sustainable San Francisco with collaborators from government\, businesses\, nonprofits\, community-based organizations\, individuals and foundations.\n\nAbout La Cocina\n\nThe mission of La Cocina is to cultivate low income food entrepreneurs as they formalize and grow their businesses by providing affordable commercial kitchen space\, industry-specific technical assistance and access to market opportunities. We focus primarily on women from communities of color and immigrant communities. Our vision is that entrepreneurs gain financial security by doing what they love to do\, creating an innovative\, vibrant and inclusive economic landscape.\n\nAbout Impact Hub San Francisco\n\n\n\nImpact Hub San Francisco is a coworking & events space for a membership community of entrepreneurs\, activists\, creatives\, and professionals taking action to drive positive social and environmental change. Impact Hub has more than five years of experience developing education and hackathon programs and supporting social entrepreneurs.\n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER
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\nSmall Business = Sustainable SF
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\n \;\n\nPresented by Impact Hub SF\, SOCAP 365\,
\nthe SF Chamber of Commerce&rsquo\;s Small Business University Series
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In order for the environment and culture of San Francisco to thrive\, we need successful small businesses in our City. How do we ensure that happens? What policies and government systems support established and emerging small businesses? How do we advocate for small business and make sure that they can thrive in San Francisco? How can we protect and promote a healthy economy?
\n\nJoin us to learn about the current political climate in San Francisco\, and what organizations such as Kiva and la Cocina are doing to support the long-term success of small businesses in San Francisco.
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\n\nSpeakers
\nJim Lazarus\, Senior Vice President of Public Policy
\nSan Francisco Chamber of Commerce
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\nHe will highlight the current political climate and how small businesses play a role.
\n\nGeetika Agrawal\, Senior Program Manager\, La Cocina
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\nAs Senior Program Manager at La Cocina\, Geetika runs the business incubator program at La Cocina\, overseeing each stage of the client&rsquo\;s growth here from recruitment\, growth to exit out of the kitchen into their own spaces/production spaces.
\n\nSpencer Larkin\, Kiva Zip
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\n\nAbout Sustainable SF
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\nSustainable SF\, a public engagement and social impact business accelerator based at Impact Hub San Francisco builds solutions for a sustainable San Francisco with collaborators from government\, businesses\, nonprofits\, community-based organizations\, individuals and foundations.
\n\nAbout La Cocina
\n\nThe mission of La Cocina is to cultivate low income food entrepreneurs as they formalize and grow their businesses by providing affordable commercial kitchen space\, industry-specific technical assistance and access to market opportunities. We focus primarily on women from communities of color and immigrant communities. Our vision is that entrepreneurs gain financial security by doing what they love to do\, creating an innovative\, vibrant and inclusive economic landscape.
\n\nAbout Impact Hub San Francisco
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\nImpact Hub San Francisco is a coworking &\; events space for a membership community of entrepreneurs\, activists\, creatives\, and professionals taking action to drive positive social and environmental change. \;Impact Hub has more than five years of experience developing education and hackathon programs and supporting social entrepreneurs.
\n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER
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LOCATION:Impact Hub San Francisco 901 Mission Street San Francisco CA 94103
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URL:https://business.sfchamber.com/events/details/small-business-sustainable-sf-12-03-2015-4868
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