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SUMMARY:Benefit Corporations (B-Corps): This New Business Model Helps You Foster Corporate Social Responsibility and Have Ridiculously Engaged Employees!
DESCRIPTION:B-Corps are the hot ticket if you want to be green\, socially responsible and have ridiculously engaged employees. Only 35% of U.S. employees report they are satisfied at work. Engaged employees are fully absorbed by\, and enthusiastic about\, their work and companies. Businesses with high employee engagement inspire their team\, furthering the organization's goals. Learn from Benefit Corporations (B-Corps) how this new business model is working magic for their employees and their success at achieving goals.\n\n\n\nKeynote Speaker:\n\nHelen Russell\, Co-Founder and CEO\, Equator Coffee\n\nHelen Russell is the co-founder and CEO of Equator Coffees & Teas\, Inc. in San Rafael\, CA. Under her leadership for more than twenty years\, Equator has grown from a small roaster and wholesale supplier into a national brand known for its values-driven approach\, award-winning coffee\, and impactful action around issues of environmental sustainability and economic empowerment. Helen led Equator to become the first coffee roaster in California to earn Certified B Corporation status and a reputation as an early champion Fair Trade practices and direct relationships.\n\nFor 12 years in a row\, Equator has remained on The San Francisco Business Times' list of the Top 100 Women-Owned Businesses\, and in 2016\, became the first LGBT Certified business to win SBA Small Business of the Year for the State of California. After two decades in the wholesale business\, Helen guided Equator towards deepening its relationships with the local community by opening three retail locations in the Bay Area.\nPresented in Partnership By:\n\nBarowsky School of Business Institute for Leadership Studies\n\nNorth Bay Leadership Council\n\nSan Rafael Chamber of Commerce\n\nStanton Chase\n\nMarin Small Business Development Center
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:B-Corps are the hot ticket if you want to be green\, socially responsible and have ridiculously engaged employees. Only 35% of U.S. employees report they are satisfied at work. Engaged employees are fully absorbed by\, and enthusiastic about\, their work and companies. Businesses with high employee engagement inspire their team\, furthering the organization&rsquo\;s goals. Learn from Benefit Corporations (B-Corps) how this new business model is working magic for their employees and their success at achieving goals.<br />\n<br />\n<strong>Keynote Speaker:</strong><br />\nHelen Russell\, <em>Co-Founder and CEO</em>\, Equator Coffee\n\n<p><span style="font-family:inherit\; font-size:13px">Helen Russell is the co-founder and CEO of Equator Coffees &amp\; Teas\, Inc. in San Rafael\, CA. Under her leadership for more than twenty years\, Equator has grown from a small roaster and wholesale supplier into a national brand known for its values-driven approach\, award-winning coffee\, and impactful action around issues of environmental sustainability and economic empowerment.&nbsp\;Helen led Equator to become the first coffee roaster in California to earn Certified B Corporation status and a reputation as an early champion Fair Trade practices and direct relationships.</span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-family:inherit\; font-size:12px"><em>For 12 years in a row\, Equator has remained on The San Francisco Business Times&rsquo\; list of the Top 100 Women-Owned Businesses\, and in 2016\, became the first LGBT Certified business to win SBA Small Business of the Year for the State of California. After two decades in the wholesale business\, Helen guided&nbsp\;Equator&nbsp\;towards deepening its relationships with the local community by opening three retail locations in the Bay Area.</em></span></p>\n<strong>Presented in Partnership By:</strong><br />\nBarowsky School of Business Institute for Leadership Studies<br />\nNorth Bay Leadership Council<br />\nSan Rafael Chamber of Commerce<br />\nStanton Chase<br />\nMarin Small Business Development Center
LOCATION:Dominican University of California Creekside Room 100 Magnolia Ave.\, (Corner of Magnolia and Palm Avenues) San Rafael\, California 94901
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URL:http://business.srchamber.com/events/details/benefit-corporations-b-corps-this-new-business-model-helps-you-foster-corporate-social-responsibility-and-have-ridiculously-engaged-employees-09-20-2016-13427
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