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Jenny Kassan joins Change Catalyst Online platform Change Catalyst helps women around the world to start, scale and fund world-changing ideas. The curriculum, mentoring, and investing are all online, letting entrepreneurs participate from anywhere in the world.
Jenny Kassan has joined Change Catalyst as a mentor.
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Story of a Repentant Angel by Jenny Kassan, CEO
Mike Michalowicz, author of the book Profit First, sold his multimillion-dollar computer forensic investigations business to a Fortune 500 firm. He then decided to become an angel investor. Here is what happened next:
I decided that investing in a dozen brand-new start-ups was the best way to use my windfall. After all, it was only a matter of time before my entrepreneurial genius rubbed off on these promising companies. . .
Then, I started writing checks-five thousand to one person, ten thousand to another, every month more checks, and still more . . . There was never enough revenue to cover the ever- increasing mountain of bills. […]
Read the full post here.
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DPO Boot Camp Participant Profile: My Trail Company by Andy Bamber, Business Development Manager
The great outdoors. You might be thinking you’re heading out into it au naturel, unburdened of the cares of the material world and that stuff we call money. But chances are, before you’ve even stepped foot on Mount Shasta or breathed the cool, crisp air of Yosemite, you’ve already spent several hundreds of dollars on outdoor apparel and equipment to make your time more “enjoyable.” You’re also likely to be carrying gear that could approach 100 pounds, and has more design flourishes than useful features. […]
Read the full post here.
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Maker’s Common: connecting food and community through a DPO by Andy Bamber, Business Development Manager
The folks behind San Francisco’s Mission Cheese, a renowned cheese shop and eatery, have just launched a Direct Public Offering to finance a new venture called Maker’s Common. Like Mission Cheese, the focus of the establishment will be on creating an inviting gathering place for neighborhood residents to enjoy artisanally produced cheeses, charcuterie, beer, and, as always, mandatory cheer and good spirits. […]
Read the full post here.
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Upcoming Events |
California Co-op Conference Sacramento, CA May 1-2, 2015 The California Co-op Conference will celebrate cooperatives by sharing successes and providing attendees with the most effective ways to strengthen and expand the cooperative movement. Conference workshops will reveal how cooperatives revitalize and fortify local economies by creating jobs, housing, and locally owned businesses. Attendees will learn how to start, develop, and strengthen their own cooperatives.
Cutting Edge Capital’s CEO Jenny Kassan will be speaking at the event.
Please refer to the conference website for more information. |
Bay Area B Corp Leadership Development (BLD) Conference Berkeley, CA May 5, 2015
Exclusively for certified B Corps, the second annual BLD Conference will bring together Bay Area B Corps to share best practices and learn how to better use the B Corp certification as a platform for improving individual and organizational leadership. The all-day event will feature 9 action-oriented workshops, providing access to the values-aligned experience, insight, and networks of the Bay Area B Corp community.
Cutting Edge Capital’s Jenny Kassan will be speaking about financing for B Corps at the event.
For more information about the event, click here. |
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As a certified B Corporation and Alameda County Green Business, we are dedicated to the sustainability of our clients, staff, community, and the environment. We invite you to visit our website to learn more about who we are and what we do.
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