Join us for Thrive! Lake County's
2012 Kick-off Workshop and Webinar
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When: January 30, 2012, 5:30 pm, Where: Featherbed Railroad B&B, 2870 Lakeshore Blvd., Nice, CA and via Webinar Suggested Donation: $5 for Thrive Members, $10 for non-members to defray expenses.
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New "Triple Bottom Line" Business Network to Hold
Workshop on January 30
Thrive Lake County, a new socially responsible business network, will hold a workshop on January 30, 2012 from 5:30p m to 8 pm at both the Featherbed Railroad Bed and Breakfast on 2870 Lakeshore Blvd. in Nice, and online via webinar.
"Real Prosperity Starts Here" is the organizing principal for Thrive Lake County, a grassroots movement made up of business owners, non-profit leaders, and individuals who support a move away from Wall Street capitalism and towards a Main Street market economy. Thrive Lake County emphasizes a local cooperative approach that focuses on the "Triple Bottom Line”: creating business economic success, a healthy environment, and fair and just relationships with all people. This "people, planet, profit" social entrepreneurship is recreating communities and livelihoods around the world.
Thrive Lake County is a member of BALLE: the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (http://livingeconomies.org). BALLE is North America's fastest growing network of socially responsible businesses, comprised of over 80 community networks in 30 U.S. states and Canadian provinces representing over 22,000 independent business members across the U.S. and Canada.
The January 30, 2012 Thrive Lake County workshop agenda includes:
Carol Cole-Lewis, Director of the Lake County Time Bank and Internet Marketing consultant, who attended BALLE training this year: "According to BALLE research, over 4 billion dollars of Lake County citizens’ assets are invested in wall street financial instruments alone. If we were to redirect even a fraction of that investment to locally-owned ventures, we could significantly improve our local economy."
Denise Rushing, Northshore District 3 County Supervisor, and business development entrepreneur, attended a BALLE training in 2009 and again in September of this year. Rushing explains, "The only way we can achieve real prosperity here in our County is if we look to ourselves to co-create solutions. Many local groups have a piece of this puzzle. Thrive Lake County will not only provide a forum for connection, but will also look towards nurturing current and new businesses seeking to solve our most pressing community needs."
There is a requested donation of $5 for Thrive members and $10 for non-members to defray expenses.
(members contact Carol for the discount code)
Thrive Lake County, a new socially responsible business network, will hold a workshop on January 30, 2012 from 5:30p m to 8 pm at both the Featherbed Railroad Bed and Breakfast on 2870 Lakeshore Blvd. in Nice, and online via webinar.
"Real Prosperity Starts Here" is the organizing principal for Thrive Lake County, a grassroots movement made up of business owners, non-profit leaders, and individuals who support a move away from Wall Street capitalism and towards a Main Street market economy. Thrive Lake County emphasizes a local cooperative approach that focuses on the "Triple Bottom Line”: creating business economic success, a healthy environment, and fair and just relationships with all people. This "people, planet, profit" social entrepreneurship is recreating communities and livelihoods around the world.
Thrive Lake County is a member of BALLE: the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (http://livingeconomies.org). BALLE is North America's fastest growing network of socially responsible businesses, comprised of over 80 community networks in 30 U.S. states and Canadian provinces representing over 22,000 independent business members across the U.S. and Canada.
The January 30, 2012 Thrive Lake County workshop agenda includes:
- An introduction to Thrive Lake County and the international BALLE movement,
- A new look at community financial "leakage" (money leaving Lake County) and resulting opportunities,
- Case studies describing how prosperous Lake County businesses achieve success through their "triple bottom line" approach, and
- A look at ways attendees might use BALLE tools and processes to improve their own triple bottom line.
Carol Cole-Lewis, Director of the Lake County Time Bank and Internet Marketing consultant, who attended BALLE training this year: "According to BALLE research, over 4 billion dollars of Lake County citizens’ assets are invested in wall street financial instruments alone. If we were to redirect even a fraction of that investment to locally-owned ventures, we could significantly improve our local economy."
Denise Rushing, Northshore District 3 County Supervisor, and business development entrepreneur, attended a BALLE training in 2009 and again in September of this year. Rushing explains, "The only way we can achieve real prosperity here in our County is if we look to ourselves to co-create solutions. Many local groups have a piece of this puzzle. Thrive Lake County will not only provide a forum for connection, but will also look towards nurturing current and new businesses seeking to solve our most pressing community needs."
There is a requested donation of $5 for Thrive members and $10 for non-members to defray expenses.
(members contact Carol for the discount code)
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To sign up for the January 30th meeting online webinar, click here:
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Picture: The Share Exchange, a collaborative business development space in Santa Rosa, is an example of what Thrive! Lake County could become.
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