BUSINESS News:
- First Startup Weekend Event to Recognize Social Entrepreneurs
SANTA FE – Alan Webber, co-founder of Fast Company magazine, entrepreneur, business man and former candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor, keynotes the second annual Santa Fe Startup Weekend, Sept. 19-21 at the Santa Fe Business Incubator, 3900 Paseo del Sol in Santa Fe.
In addition to traditional business startups, the Santa Fe Startup Weekend organizers offer specialized coaching, mentoring and other services for participants interested in socially minded startups.
“Social entrepreneurship encompasses ideas from triple bottom line businesses to non-profits, from environmentally-conscious products to new sustainable methods of production,” said Sean O’Shea, co-organizer of Santa Fe Startup Weekend and Program Director at the Incubator. “Social enterprises place a firm emphasis on tackling social problems, making positive impact as important as financials to the bottom line.”
Grace Brill from Los Alamos Connect and Shandra Clow from the Fineman Center are both participating and the organization is actively recruiting additional coaches and mentors from Los Alamos for StartUp Weekend.
Santa Fe Startup Weekend welcomes anyone to participate, regardless of age or experience. A $75 registration fee includes seven meals throughout the weekend, gifts from Startup Weekend global sponsors and a chance to compete for a prize package valued at more than $1,700. Register at www.santafe.startupweekend.org or contact Sean O’Shea at 505.424.1140, email soshea@sfbi.net.
Sponsor for Santa Fe StartupWeekend is New Mexico Angels.
About SFBI and Santa Fe Startup Weekend:
Molly Cernicek, Founder and CEO of SportXast, characterizes Startup Weekend as a “game changer that turned a cool idea into a real business.” She met Brett Kokinadis, now SportXast’s COO, and won the Santa Fe Startup Weekend grand prize package in March 2013. Eighteen months later, SportXast has an official iPhone app, 10 employees, numerous recognitions and media appearances, and funding in excess of $600,000. SportXast is a client company of the Santa Fe Business Incubator.
The Santa Fe Business Incubator, www.sfbi.net, home to 19 client companies and three partner organizations, has helped more than 125 companies create more than 1,000 jobs.