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Tuesday, October 4 • 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Designing Sustainable Business Models to Address Unmet Societal Challenges: Inspiring Examples from Austin Social Enterprises | 4:00 - 5:30 PM

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Wondering how to have a high-scale, lasting, and sustainable social impact? Come hear stories from and get inspired by Austin social entrepreneurs, presented by CALSO's Tarmac TX accelerator program!

We will discuss how they have worked to find a business model allowing them to serve their target population as well as the challenges they faced / are facing on their way to self-sustainability and ways to overcome these. Panelists include entrepreneurs from Tarmac TX accelerator program, Zoe Schlag, Founder & Executive Director of UnLtd USA, which funds and supports individuals tackling social, environmental and civic problems, and Liz Deering, Founder & CEO of Haven, a community of women social entrepreneurs. PleaseRSVP here.

Tarmac TX is a 9-month free accelerator program that supports social entrepreneurs developing technology-based solutions to improve the lives of millions. It is an initiative of CALSO Community, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower individuals to reach their full potential through workforce development and entrepreneurship programs. For more information about our program and the startups that we support, visit www.tarmactx.com and follow us on Twitter.

Austin Startup Week is supported in part by Capital FactoryTechstarsGalvanize, and Janik Vinnakota LLP. If you see someone from their teams, give them a hug and hi-five!   

Speakers
avatar for Adrianna Cantu

Adrianna Cantu

Co-founder, CEO, Revealix
Healthcare Executive, Wound Care Specialist, Entrepreneur and Rebel with a cause. I am the Founder and CEO at Revealix where we're transforming the iPhone into a diabetic foot expert to tackle preventable diabetic foot wounds and amputations, a $79B problem in US healthcare. I've... Read More →
avatar for Liz Deering

Liz Deering

Founder and CEO, Haven
avatar for Chelsea Elliott

Chelsea Elliott

Executive Director, half Helen
avatar for Amy Looper

Amy Looper

Co-Founder and COO, OneSeventeen Media
COO, Co Founder, OneSeventeen Media - Amy is an early adopter for the B Corp movement since OneSeventeen Media became Texas’ first certified B Corp in 2009. OneSeventeen Media has been recognized as a B Corp Best For The World winner in 2015 and 2016 for using business as a force... Read More →
avatar for Rena Pacheco-Theard

Rena Pacheco-Theard

Co-Founder and CEO, Prepify
avatar for Zoe Schlag

Zoe Schlag

Managing Director, Techstars

Organizers
avatar for Esteban Fabiao

Esteban Fabiao

Director, Tarmac TX, CALSO


Tuesday October 4, 2016 4:00pm - 5:30pm CDT
Galvanize 118 Nueces St, 2nd floor, Austin, TX 78701