[SPN-Discussion] Info Session for Sustainable Businesses:Becoming a Certified B Corp

[Santiago Perez]

Hello everyone,

The Baruch Small Business Development Center extends you the opportunity to
meet with representatives from B Lab, the organization that oversees B Corp
Certification, to discuss the benefits and process of getting certified and
of registering as a Benefit Corporation.

There are currently over 650 B Crops in 19 countries and 16 industries,
including everything from giants like Patagonia, Ben and Jerry’s and
Seventh Generation to small businesses looking to both do well and do good.
Some of the benefits of certification include:

   1. Improved firm-wide sustainable practices
   2. Significant in-network discounts from other B Corps, as well as from
   many vendors such as Salesforce.com, QuickBooks, NetSuite etc.
   3. Marketing benefit of being a 3rd party verified sustainable firm
   4. Access to capital from Impact Investors through the GIIRS platform
   5. HR benefit of being recognized by prospective employees as a good
   place to work
   6. Recognition for being a truly sustainable enterprise

Join us for this great opportunity to meet with those at the center of this
new sector of the economy and to network with fellow sustainable
enterprises and aspiring entrepreneurs. To learn more about B Corporations,
visit www.bcorporation.net .

Thursday November 29
Baruch Small Business Development Center,
55 Lexington Av, Rm2-140
To RSVP for the roundtable discussion at 1pm, click
here<http://blsciblogs.baruch.cuny.edu/fieldcenter/2012/11/15/becoming-a-certified-b-corp-info-session/>

Best,
Santiago Perez
Business Development Counselor
at the Midtown Manhattan
Small Business Development Center
6463776197
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