Structuring, Funding and Marketing

a Benefit Corporation

Hands-On Workshop co-hosted by

Net Impact LA and B Revolution,

with the Hub LA and

Pepperdine University Graziadio School of Business

and Management.

Saturday, August 4th

9 a.m. to noon

Venue Change:  Due to unforeseen construction delays, The Hub has rented a space on the second floor of Willow Studios for us to use for the workshop tomorrow. Willow Studios is just a few blocks south of the Hub location near downtown LA.

Willow Studios is located:
1333-1335 Willow Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013

Willow Studios is on the corner of Willow Street and Santa Fe St.  Parking is in a lot off Santa Fe St.   Enter the lot through the gate near Villains Restaurant (between Willow Studios and Villains)

This half-day workshop begins with a seminar by three B Revolution Consulting experts, followed by intensive hands-on, small-group workshops.

Seminar:

·     Legal Structure for Social Enterprise

o   For-profit or non-profit?  Hybrid or joint venture?

o   Benefit corporation? L3C?  Flexible Purpose Corporation?

o   Corporate governance for mission-driven enterprises

o   How to manage your board of directors

·      Early-Stage Finance for Social Enterprise

o   Early-stage capital and the impact investing trend

o   Business planning and financial modeling

o   How to locate and pitch to an impact investor

o   Term negotiation

·      Marketing and Strategy for Social Enterprise

o   B Corporation certification process and optimization

o   Branding for B Corporations

o   Developing a marketing strategy for sustainable business

o   Optimizing your value chain for customer, employee, and community relationship management

Three 30-minute intensive workshops:

·      How to structure your social enterprise

o   Intensive 30 min workshop to help you understand the legal implications of business model selection, and the available legal structures for social enterprise business models

o   Go home with a thorough understanding of the legal issues facing your social enterprise

·      How to finance your social enterprise

o   Intensive 30 min workshop to let you gain expert input on the market research, financial modeling, and capital needs of your social venture

o   Understand the early-stage impact capital landscape and what it takes to raise capital for your social enterprise

·      Marketing and Strategy for Social Enterprise

o   In this 30 min workshop, Professor Bikel will walk participants through B Revolution’s proprietary value chain optimization process, helping you identify new market opportunities and internal efficiencies

o   Understand the B Corporation certification process and how you can use it to brand and find new market opportunities for your social enterprise

Your Benefit Corporation Experts

Dirk Sampselle

Founder of B Revolution Consulting, former member of the B Lab policy team, author of B Lab’s benefit corporation legislative memorandum, 2013 Dean’s Scholar JD/MBA Candidate at Pepperdine University, and founder of Citizens for Social Justice, 501(c)3.

Jacquelyn Hunter, MBA

Co-Founder of B Revolution Consulting, Investor’s Circle Venture Fellow, Founder of the Thunderbird Angel Network, and early-stage capital expert who has placed over $10M in new ventures and coached hundreds of entrepreneurs through the capital solicitation process.

Robert Bikel, MBA

B Revolution Marketing and Strategy Consultant, Assistant Professor of Business and Sustainability at Pepperdine University, expert in multi-attribute decision analysis (MADA) for sustainable business strategy, and graduate of Harvard University.

Light Refreshments provided by Pepperdine University Graziadio School of Business and Management.


$50 per person*

*Discounts offered to Net Impact Supporting Members,  Certified B Corps employees and Hub LA members

Event Hosts:

Net Impact LA - A community of changemakers using their jobs to tackle the world's toughest probems. "We put our business skills to work for good...it's possible to make a net impact that benefits not just the bottom line, but people and planet too."  

B Revolution Consulting - Helps Social Enterprises by combining cutting-edge business plannng tools with impact measurement techniques to maximize profitability while creating valuable, mission guided impact.

Hub Los Angeles - A place for purpose-driven professionals to meet, work, learn and connect.  Membership opportunites available.  Hub LA Launches in September. 

Pepperdine University Graziadio School of Business and Management - Founded on the core values of integrity, stewardship, courage, and compassion, Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business and Management has been developing values-centered leaders and advancing responsible business practice since 1969. Student-focused, experience-driven, and globally-oriented, the Graziadio School offers fully accredited MBA, Master of Science, and bachelor’s completion business programs.