We’re thrilled to announce that our CEO Dave Shaffer has been named a semifinalist for the second year in a row in Ernst & Young’s 2012 Entrepreneur of the Year® Awards.
Of the 2011 Finalists last year, Dave was unique in representing one of the very few nonprofit organizations honored for its entrepreneurial thinking. …
Want to know how to drive the economy through social enterprise? DePaul Industries’ CEO Dave Shaffer, a 2011 Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year finalist, will be a featured speaker at this year’s Social Enterprise Ecosystem and Economic Development (SEEED) summit.
The SEEED summit is a national conference that celebrates the growth of social enterprise, with a particular focus on its role as an economic development driver. Held on March 16-17, 2012 at Brown University, it brings together experienced leaders from around the country to share best practices in the rapidly growing field of social enterprise. Dave will be speaking about the DePaul Industries integrated social venture model of employing people with disabilities by driving business success, and will be joined by other high-profile speakers from organizations in the social enterprise sector, such as Ashoka, Keen Design Studio, Network for Good, and Social Enterprise Alliance.
Interested in attending this one-of-a-kind conference? Register now >>>
Want to learn more about the “marrying of market forces and social change?”
Watch this brief introductory video about SEEED 2012:
