We'll kick off our evening's presentations with Craig Hill, Vice President and B Corp Banking Director at Beneficial State Bank, teaching us about what it really means to be a B Corp. In this presentation, attendees will learn:

• An overview of the history of the movement and phases of growth with B Corps,
• What it means to be a B Corp
• The different between a Benefit Corp and a B Corp
• A dive into the certification process and the various areas of the assessment (a convenient area to use the bank’s experience and structure to illustrate)
• Resources that exist to aid in certification, along with best practices should you consider certifying
• Zoom in a bit to the Oregon market and Portland-Metro in particular, talking about B Local PDX and the various events and programming offered to all, even not certified B Corps
• Bring the idea central to day to day operations, including in selecting partners like banks and other service providers

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