Wednesday, February 28th from 7:30AM - 3:30PM at the Colorado State Capitol

Feel free to attend any or all of the activities in this all-day event

Join Good Business Colorado, Rocky Mountain MicroFinance Institute, Small Business Majority, and B Local for our 2024 Entrepreneur and Employer Day of Action! Speak up for a more equitable, sustainable, and prosperous Colorado together with other employers and entrepreneurs - no experience necessary! We’ll provide all the preparation and support you need to feel confident talking with state legislators about the issues that are important to you, your business, and your community. Activities include:

• Breakfast and orientation

• Morning address from legislator 

• Advocacy training: How to Take Action! 

• Taking Action! Engaging with Legislators in person

• Entrepreneur and legislator networking lunch 

• Afternoon Capitol Action: Testify in Committee (as the legislative schedule allows)

Register to receive additional details and sign up for specific activities. Limited travel stipends available for attendees outside the metro area. Please let us know if you need language or other special accommodations.
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Miércoles, 28 de febrero desde las 7:30 AM a las 3:30 PM en el Capitolio del Estado de Colorado.

Siéntase libre de asistir a cualquiera o a todas las actividades en este evento de todo el día.

¡Únase a Good Business Colorado, Rocky Mountain MicroFinance Institute, Small Business Majority, y B Local para nuestro Día de Acción del Emprendedor 2024! Hable en favor de un Colorado más equitativo, sostenible y próspero junto con otros dueños de pequeños negocios y empresarios, ¡sin experiencia necesaria! Proporcionaremos toda la preparación y el apoyo que usted necesita para sentirse seguro al hablar con legisladores estatales sobre los temas que son importantes para usted, su negocio y su comunidad. Las actividades incluyen:

• Desayuno y orientación.

• Discurso matutino de un legislador.

• Entrenamiento de defensa: ¡Cómo tomar acción!

• ¡Tomar acción! Interactuar con legisladores en persona.

• Almuerzo de networking entre empresarios y legisladores.

• Acción en el Capitolio por la tarde: Testificar en Comité (según el horario legislativo lo permita).

Regístrese para recibir detalles adicionales e inscríbase en actividades específicas. Hay estipendios de viaje limitados disponibles para asistentes fuera del área metropolitana. Por favor, avísanos si necesita ajustes de idioma u otras adaptaciones especiales.

Laura Delgado email: laura@rmmfi.org, 303-591-2865

Join your B Corp marketing peers to share knowledge and best practices to best amplify our collective voices for enhanced marketing impact!

About this Event

Are you a marketing professional at a local Colorado B Corp?

Are you looking for a platform to expand your peer network to share knowledge and best practices as well as collaborate on opportunities for shared marketing initiatives to amplify the B Corp social impact message?

If you answered yes to these questions…THEN THIS B LOCAL COLORADO MARKETING GROUP IS FOR YOU!

Join fellow marketing peers at local Colorado B Corps in a kickoff chapter meeting to create community and connection, to drive increased collaboration and collective action for the B movement!

In this initial kickoff meeting, we will outline and co-establish key objectives for the marketing chapter and dive straight into a proposal from Danone North America to activate our powerful collective voices by utilizing a survey tool to get knowledge from shoppers on how the B Corp. Certification can be a driver to prioritize influence / awareness.

We are inviting our B Local community to come together approximately once a month to discuss an article chosen by a Community Conversations facilitator. Think book club, but with only a 10-minute reading commitment! The articles for August are:

• When Brands Take A Stand: Using Your Company's Voice for Good

• Report: Investors call on Nike, FedEx, PepsiCo to cut ties with Redskins over name

Please read the article in advance of the event and be ready to discuss your perspective and ideas. We'll send you an invitation to the Zoom room the morning of the event.

Facilitated by B Local Colorado Board member Laura Isanuk, First Affirmative Financial

PLEASE REGISTER BY CLICKING HERE!

You're invited! Join us on May 12th for a B of Service project with city of Boulder OSMP. Give back to your community by assisting with trail maintenance in our beautiful open space.

We will be will be performing a “maintenance sweep” of Prairie Vista trail which will involve clearing and re-shaping drainage structures and removing encroaching vegetation. This project will involve being able to hike upwards of 2 miles and perform basic tasks with a hand tool (shovel, pick, rake, etc.). Volunteers will need to be prepared with long pants, sturdy shoes or boots and backpack for water and snacks. OSMP will provide extra water, tools, gloves, eye protection and work guidance.

Boulder's Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP) are a very special place. The open space lands teem with native plants and wildlife and are home to threatened and endangered species. They serve as a buffer between Boulder and nearby development. They sustain agriculture uses and add untold benefits to the natural environment - clean air, water, and earth.

The lands shape the urban mosaic of the Boulder Valley and provide residents with passive recreation opportunities. Trails are used by walkers, hikers, bicyclists, horseback riders, dog walkers and other passive recreational uses.

You're invited! Help us celebrate Earth Day this April with a B of Service project at Growing Gardens in Boulder. What better way to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day than to get your hands dirty and spend time with fellow B Corps?

Depending on the weather our group may work in the greenhouse (which can get quite warm) and/or gardens. Please dress in layers so you have the flexibility to work inside or out, wear closed-toed shoes, bring your favorite work gloves (if you have some) and a water bottle.

Growing Gardens is a Boulder-based non-profit organization established in 1998. Growing Gardens mission is to enrich the lives of our community through sustainable urban agriculture. Growing Gardens envisions people experiencing a direct and deep connection with plants, the land and each other. Through its many gardening-based programs, Growing Gardens strives to reach gardeners and would-be gardeners of all ages to work alongside the organization and build community through urban agriculture.

Join with fellow B Corps to spend a morning at A Precious Child for our March B of Service!

A Precious Child provides children in need with opportunities and resources to empower them to achieve their full potential. They collect donated new and gently-used clothing, coats, undergarments, socks, shoes, toiletries, home goods and other essentials and distribute them to children and families in the most need through their Resource Center.

We will work at the Donation Center to help process incoming community donations and prepare them for the kiddos and families!

Every B Corp has an opportunity to use their certification to tell the story of how they're using business as a force for good. Join us for an engaging conversation about B Corp marketing best practices and how to promote the amazing work your company does as a B Corp. Learn how Danone North America has made the most out of marketing their B Corp certification, and connect with other local B's to discuss how to cross promote your work.

Please bring your own lunch, or plan on purchasing one at the Danone cafe when you arrive. Parking and location details are on the registration page. We look forward to seeing you there!

Agenda:

• 11:30-noon: Gather and Network

• Noon-12:15: Danone North America: B Corp marketing best practice example

• 12:15-12:30: How to find and use B Lab's shareable assets

• 12:30-12:45: Small group brainstorm - How to cross promote best practices with the greater B Corp community

• 12:45-1:00: Q&A, wrap up

Join your fellow B Corps to volunteer and connect with your colleagues at The Growhaus in Denver! The GrowHaus is an indoor farm, marketplace, and educational center in Denver's Elyria-Swansea neighborhood. Their mission is to create a community-driven, neighborhood-based food system by serving as a hub for food distribution, production, education, and economic development. We will be volunteering for their Cocsechando Salud program.

What to expect:

As part of the Cosechando Salud team, we will help sort produce, prepare a meal, and maintain The GrowHaus' food prep space during their weekly Cosechando Salud (Harvesting Health) cooking class and free food pantry.

What to bring/wear:

• Reusable water bottle

• Closed toe shoes

• Comfortable, appropriate clothing free of rips or tears

• Long hair tied back

• Signed Waiver