Using Business to Create Social Change

At the monthly West Hartford Women in Networking meeting, in addition to introductions and small group discussions, we will have a guest speaker

Transforming our world through social enterprise - Founder and CEO of reSET, the Social Enterprise Trust and the owner of The Walker Group, one of New England’s largest technology services firms, Kate Emery will describe her campaign to make Connecticut a hub of social enterprise. Starting with a small cadre of dedicated friends she helped to build an ecosystem to encourage and support the development of social enterprise. Her efforts resulted in the passage of legislation in support of social enterprise, the development of curriculum and programs on social enterprise for colleges and universities, the establishment of a social enterprise investment fund, and the creation of an incubator to provide space and services to nascent social entrepreneurs. She will share with the audience secrets to success, lessons learned, and how building a supportive environment will be key to ensuring that social enterprise goes mainstream.
Cost: $2
To RSVP: houseforyou2@gmail.com