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SUMMARY:Fresno Pacific University Center for Community Transformation Spark Tank EXPO
DESCRIPTION:Social enterprises use business to transform communities\, and four new ones will be announced at Spark Tank EXPO. Admission is free and the public is encouraged to attend\, but registration is suggested. Among the premiums available\, Hope Now for Youth will provide lunch for the first 150 people (paid for by the CCT). Awards will total $25\,000 and the 2023 winners will share their models of addressing and solving problems through social enterprise. Each business successfully completed the CCT's Social Enterprise Academy on a full scholarship from the Lilly Foundation. Spark Tank is the Valley's only social enterprise event\, boasting a start-up success rate double the national average\, with 58% generating revenue three-plus years after start-up.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Social enterprises use business to transform communities\, and four new ones will be announced at Spark Tank EXPO. Admission is free and the public is encouraged to attend\, but registration is suggested. Among the premiums available\, Hope Now for Youth will provide lunch for the first 150 people (paid for by the CCT). Awards will total $25\,000 and the 2023 winners will share their models of addressing and solving problems through social enterprise. Each business successfully completed the CCT&rsquo\;s Social Enterprise Academy on a full scholarship from the Lilly Foundation. Spark Tank is the Valley&rsquo\;s only social enterprise event\, boasting a start-up success rate double the national average\, with 58% generating revenue three-plus years after start-up.
LOCATION:Warkentine Culture and Arts Center on the main Fresno Pacific University campus\, 1717 S. Chestnut Ave.\, Fresno
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DTSTAMP:20260420T230507Z
URL:https://business.fresnochamber.com/events/details/fresno-pacific-university-center-for-community-transformation-spark-tank-expo-11913
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