B Curious: Becoming a B Corporation
This workshop aims to help business owners determine whether becoming a B Corporation is for them.
It will offer an insight into the process of becoming one and attendees will hear from a variety of B Corps about the reality of their journey and how the corporation has helped them.
Your host will take you through parts of the B Corp Ambassador Slides and you will discuss how B Corp can help you achieve your overall mission.
If there is sufficient interest, this initial session will evolve into a B Corp Peer to Peer group later in the year.
We recommend you have a look at the B Corp Assessment before attending this session. Check the link out here.
Who is it for?
- Small business owners and sole traders who are exploring ways in which they can have more positive social and environmental impact through their enterprises. (You can become a B Corps as a sole trader or a very small business.)
- People who are curious about B Corps and interested in improving their social and environmental performance of their business and becoming a Certified B Corporation.
- Founders and leaders of small purposeful companies
What will I learn?
- Gain a realistic insight into the B Corp journey.
- Learn how the B Corp movement could help your business achieve its overall mission.
- Learning more about what it takes to become a B Corp.
- An opportunity to have your B Corp questions answered.
The speaker
Gareth Jones - CEO of Town Square
The coworking disrupter, Gareth is leading a UK coworking movement coming soon to a town near you. Town Square Spaces became a B Corporation in 2019 and Gareth is a huge advocate of the B Corp movement.
Facilitator
Lucy Wendon - Community Manager of Perch @ The Eco Business Centre
Town Square is a certified B Corporation, committed to helping people to start and run their own businesses.
In September 2019 they launched a co-working community at the Eco Business Centre, based in the eco village of Elmsbrook, near Bicester.
Find out more at www.thetownsquare.co.uk
For more information about the eScalate programme, visit www.oxfordshirelep.com/escalate