Is Going Green Good for Sales? Sustainable Business Council and Stonefield Josephson, Inc. Present September 23rd Panel, ‘Sustainable Sales: Profit with Purpose.’
Culver City, CA, September 11, 2009 --(PR.com)-- What: Stonefield Josephson, Inc., (http://sjaccounting.com), and the Sustainable Business Council of Los Angeles (SBCLA) (http://sustainablebc.org), hosted by the Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum, present a panel of entrepreneurs and experts discussing sustainable sales in the green economy.
Eco-friendly ventures are launching, and existing businesses are exploring the ramifications of sustainability as a business model. All share a focus on leveraging market opportunity while effectively managing costs and ecological footprint. The “Sustainable Sales” panel will explore rationales for launching a green start-up or a green division within a traditional business, as well as debate the long-term viability of these initiatives, with a focus on a number of related issues including:
· Why launch a green business in today’s economy?
· How do you gain buy-in from your company for green business initiatives?
· What are green businesses’ biggest financial challenges?
· Is it more costly to run these start-ups and enhanced businesses?
· How does pricing compare to traditional “non-green” businesses in similar markets?
· How are green start-ups and divisions most effectively marketed?
Save the date; moderator and panelists to be announced shortly.
When: Wednesday, September 23, 2009
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Where: Mayme A. Clayton Library & Museum
http://claytonmuseum.org
4130 Overland Ave., Culver City 90230-3734
Cost: $20 admission, which includes light snack and libations.
Sponsors: Exclusive Founding Alliance: Stonefield Josephson, Inc. under the leadership of its president, Jeff Garrison.
Sponsors: Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum, Summa Marketing Communications, Namaste Interactive, Edge Communications, Inc., O.N.E.: One Natural Experience, Whole Foods Market: West Los Angeles, National & Barrington, and Clif Bar.
About The Sustainable Business Council of Los Angeles (SBCLA):
SBCLA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization acting as a professional networking forum, an information clearinghouse and an industry advocate. The organization serves California businesses and individuals working with sustainable products, services and processes. SBCLA’s goal is to assist members with improving their profits, enhancing their communities, and protecting the environment by educating business professionals on the opportunities represented by technologies and management philosophies that reduce negative and non-renewable ecological impact.
SBCLA Mission:
Serve as a networking forum for businesses and professionals that sustain and increase profitability by being environmentally responsible, creating innovative workplaces and contributing to the environmental, social and economic health of local communities.
Connect business people to each other in order to share and disseminate business and job opportunities as well as other information and resources that empower others to make decisions that benefit a sustainable bottom line.
Provide a consistent source of current information by reporting on the practices and progress of businesses committed to sustainability.
Create a climate that supports and encourages the formation of sustainable businesses as well as the flow of capital to these businesses.
For more information and press pass inquiries, contact:
Molly Lavik
Sustainable Business Council of Los Angeles
310.488.4401 cell
Molly.Lavik@Sustainablebc.org
Ken Greenberg
Edge Communications, Inc.
818.990.5001
ken@edgecommunicationsinc.com
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Eco-friendly ventures are launching, and existing businesses are exploring the ramifications of sustainability as a business model. All share a focus on leveraging market opportunity while effectively managing costs and ecological footprint. The “Sustainable Sales” panel will explore rationales for launching a green start-up or a green division within a traditional business, as well as debate the long-term viability of these initiatives, with a focus on a number of related issues including:
· Why launch a green business in today’s economy?
· How do you gain buy-in from your company for green business initiatives?
· What are green businesses’ biggest financial challenges?
· Is it more costly to run these start-ups and enhanced businesses?
· How does pricing compare to traditional “non-green” businesses in similar markets?
· How are green start-ups and divisions most effectively marketed?
Save the date; moderator and panelists to be announced shortly.
When: Wednesday, September 23, 2009
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Where: Mayme A. Clayton Library & Museum
http://claytonmuseum.org
4130 Overland Ave., Culver City 90230-3734
Cost: $20 admission, which includes light snack and libations.
Sponsors: Exclusive Founding Alliance: Stonefield Josephson, Inc. under the leadership of its president, Jeff Garrison.
Sponsors: Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum, Summa Marketing Communications, Namaste Interactive, Edge Communications, Inc., O.N.E.: One Natural Experience, Whole Foods Market: West Los Angeles, National & Barrington, and Clif Bar.
About The Sustainable Business Council of Los Angeles (SBCLA):
SBCLA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization acting as a professional networking forum, an information clearinghouse and an industry advocate. The organization serves California businesses and individuals working with sustainable products, services and processes. SBCLA’s goal is to assist members with improving their profits, enhancing their communities, and protecting the environment by educating business professionals on the opportunities represented by technologies and management philosophies that reduce negative and non-renewable ecological impact.
SBCLA Mission:
Serve as a networking forum for businesses and professionals that sustain and increase profitability by being environmentally responsible, creating innovative workplaces and contributing to the environmental, social and economic health of local communities.
Connect business people to each other in order to share and disseminate business and job opportunities as well as other information and resources that empower others to make decisions that benefit a sustainable bottom line.
Provide a consistent source of current information by reporting on the practices and progress of businesses committed to sustainability.
Create a climate that supports and encourages the formation of sustainable businesses as well as the flow of capital to these businesses.
For more information and press pass inquiries, contact:
Molly Lavik
Sustainable Business Council of Los Angeles
310.488.4401 cell
Molly.Lavik@Sustainablebc.org
Ken Greenberg
Edge Communications, Inc.
818.990.5001
ken@edgecommunicationsinc.com
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