Social Venture Institutes
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2010 SVI Hollyhock
September 15 - 19
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Since 1996, Social Venture Institutes (SVI) have offered the leaders of socially responsible businesses and innovative nonprofits a forum in which to air their business problems and receive expert advice and mentoring by leading members of Social Venture Network. Founded by Gary Hirshberg, President and CEO of Stonyfield Farm, SVI was designed to provide an interactive and affordable way for socially conscious business ventures to explore ways to succeed.
The combination of high-quality mentors, a confidential and supportive environment, and a practical problem-solving format ensures that participants leave with a rich portfolio of skills, a plan to grow their socially responsible businesses, and a network of contacts to support their journey.
The Format
Speakers and respondents, who are socially responsible entrepreneurs themselves, engage participants in business problems around four themes:
- Business Financing: Raising Equity and Debt Capital
- Are You Properly Packaged? Overcoming Sales and Marketing Challenges
- Managing Organization Change: Human Resources and Management Transitions
- Strategic Growth: Taking the Next Step
Innovative tools and best practices are explored in the following sessions:
- Case studies where participants present a specific challenge and receive invaluable feedback.
- "True Confessions" sessions where speakers share their own business pitfalls and advice on how to avoid them
- Small group business problem-solving sessions
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