黑料视频

A good mix of social enterprise professionals, students looking to break into businesses with underlying societal missions, and representatives from higher education institutions helped make a recent regional conference on the topic a success, according to a key organizer from 黑料视频.

Nathaniel Berger, director of the Impact Enterprise Team at OHIO鈥檚 , said the two-day in November attracted more than 160 participants. It was the seventh installment of the event focused on business ventures that are mission-driven and not 100% about profits.

The conference 鈥渋s our region鈥檚 most significant gathering of social enterprises,鈥� Berger said. 鈥淭he conference is about illuminating social enterprises and social entrepreneurship. The celebration of that is targeted at both those who are interested in or are new to learning about social enterprises, as well as those who are already in the thick of it and those who are in nonprofits who do very corollary work.鈥�

The event provided opportunities for networking and featured several breakout sessions with topics ranging from funding channels, organizational culture, business and venture models, best practices and housing, among others.

Among Berger鈥檚 favorite segments were revenue 鈥減itch competitions鈥� for startups and established enterprises that came with cash prizes of $1,000 and $5,000 for the respective winner鈥檚 courtesy of Huntington Bank.

He also noted that the swag bag distributed to conference participants was a nod to sustainability, as they were made locally in Athens with upcycled medical fabric. They were produced through a Sugarbush Foundation-funded project involving OHIO, Rural Action, and OhioHealth, he said.

Berger was one of many organizers of the event, which was hosted by the Shawnee State University鈥檚 in Portsmouth. Others from the Voinovich School included Faith Knutsen, director of Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and Aaron Kirby, senior project manager of the Impact Enterprise Team.

Along with OHIO and Shawnee State, other key organizers included , SOAR, Marshall University, and , Berger said. Sponsors, whose support helped make the event free for participants, included Huntington Bank, , and Marshall University鈥檚 .

鈥淚 think this was one of our most successful years yet,鈥� Berger said. 鈥淚 believe this was the year in which we raised the most sponsorship dollars.鈥�

Organizers are hopeful the event will be held annually, with Ashland, Kentucky eyed for the next possible location.