PTW13 Lunchtime Series: Philly as the Social Entrepreneurship Hub

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During this hour-long presentation, you'll hear updates from representatives of the city's new $1m Philadelphia Social Enterprise Partnership (http://technical.ly/project/philadelphia-social-enterprise-partnership/), from the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics, Wharton Social Impact Initiative and GoodCompany Group, a social entrepreneurship accelerator. We'll also hear from B Lab, a nonprofit organization dedicated to using business to solve social and environmental problems, Investors Circle, a network of angel investors who seek financial, social and environmental returns on their investments and Home Care Associates, a company that both employs and serves folks from low-income communities, and provides training and ownership opportunities for their employees.

11:45am -- Arrival 12:05pm -- Welcome and Overview of Philly Social Enterprise community 12:10pm -- Homecare Associates, Karen Kulp 12:16pm -- Investors Circle and social enterprise investment 12:22pm -- BLabs and triple-bottom-line-certification 12:30pm -- PSEP (Wharton, Urban Mechanics, GoodCompany) 12:45pm -- Questions/Discussion/Next Steps 1:00pm -- Get out the door.