B Corps represent a movement of purpose-driven entrepreneurs who are proud of their companies’ positive impact, whether it’s improving the livelihoods of their workers, strengthening their community ties, or revolutionizing current green practices! The common thread linking Certified B Corporations®, such as Sustainable Business Initiative members Benefect and REfficient, is that to them, business success is as about more than money: it’s about providing social and environmental benefits as well. And they measure it using the B Impact Assessment.

The Workshop

This workshop will be presented virtually through teleconference. A link to the workshop will be sent to attendees closer to the workshop date. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to reach out to Sustainable Hamilton Burlington.

In this online workshop, attendees will use a free, confidential online tool based on the B Impact assessment, you will learn how to develop new metrics of success by measuring your company’s current impact in the following areas:

• governance
• employees
• community
• environment
• customers

This workshop is intended for entrepreneurs or employees of businesses who want to become more purpose driven and are interested in managing their impact through the B Impact Assessment. The workshop will be ideal for actively profitable businesses that have been running and operating for a minimum of 2 years.

Speaker’s Bio

Carla Heim is Senior Advisor, Social Entrepreneurship at the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), the only bank in Canada dedicated exclusively to entrepreneurs. She works to help grow the national movement of certified Beneficial corporations (B Corps). She also helps BDC’s efforts to support more women entrepreneurs.

Carla has thirty-plus years’ experience in managing, advising and financing businesses. She brings rich, hands-on expertise and insights to help social innovators and women entrepreneurs succeed.