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Urban Solutions: Sustainability Tools for Small Business Workshop

August 20, 2008 - 3:00am
Visit Web Site: Urban Solutions
Bayanihan Community Center
San Francisco, Calif.

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Join Urban Solutions and The Idea Hive for a free interactive small business workshop experience. Participants will learn how to identify business opportunities from the environmental, social, and economic challenges of the Bay Area. We will use collaborative tools to create innovative products and services that address local needs. The workshop will bring together sustainability, systemic thinking, and the entrepreneur into an experiential learning lab.

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Owen Lawrence
owen@urbansolutionssf.org
4152186319
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