Exciting times, friends: it’s an election year!
The Sustainable Business Network has big goals for our next Mayor & City Council Members. Their campaign, the Good Economy Challenge, is trying to persuade candidates to embrace a more sustainably-focused, local economy.
So what’s the SBN’s grand plan? (Hint: it’s a good one.)
The stats are in: According to SBN’s Full Policy Paper,
Philadelphia’s small businesses form the backbone of our local economy. 98% of Philadelphia businesses are small businesses (defined as fewer than 50 employees), and 54% of jobs are created by small businesses.
1. Small Business:
2. Procure Local:
3. Green City, Clean Waters:
4. Solar Homes:
5. Social Enterprise:
Sounds groovy, right?!? And you’re so pumped that you want to get involved. Good news – you can do so from the comfort of your laptop or smartphone, in person and email.
Here’s how:
Good Economy Challenge: Twitter Chat
We’re co-hosting a Twitter Chat with Sustainable Business Network, Forsei Consulting & Generocity on Wednesday, April 8th at noon. We’ll ask the candidates to answer the tough questions about the 5 issues above – in 140 characters or less. 😉
Follow along with the hashtag #GoodEconomyPhilly.
Get off your smartphone) and join the candidates talk about the Good Economy Candidate Forum on April 25th!
We’ll be live tweeting the event (as will Generocity) so you can catch the important parts, too.
C’mon friends: Let’s make sustainable, small businesses a win for Philly.
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