Rockefeller Institute To Hold Social Entrepreneurship Boot Camp In July
by June 17, 2015 4:10 pm 220 views
Noble Impact co-founder, Steve Clark, will give the keynote address at the Social Entrepreneurship Boot Camp on Friday, July 17th at 7 p.m at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute. Clark’s will be interviewed by Talk Business & Politics‘ Editor-in-Chief Roby Brock.
The keynote address is free to the public and guests can purchase dinner at the popular River Rock Grill before the event starting at 5 p.m.
“Our desire for the boot camp is to equip these teams of social entrepreneurs with skills and knowledge that will lead to successful social enterprise ventures,” said Dr. Marta Loyd, executive director of the Institute. “By opening the keynote address to the public, we hope to further spark interest in social entrepreneurship as a topic. It’s a powerful concept, and one we think can have a substantial impact on both economic development and efforts to solve social problems in Arkansas.”
Clark is a longtime entrepreneur and in addition to Noble Impact, he has helped found Propak, Inc. and Rockfish, a digital innovation firm.
“Social entrepreneurship is an opportunity for individuals and organizations to scale their impact,” Clark said. “This boot camp is an opportunity to bring together Arkansas’ entrepreneurial and philanthropic communities to pursue sustainable solutions to the problems our communities face.”
Those interested can register for the event here by clicking on the link for registration.