Focus on Social Enterprise with Manjit Minhas (Calgary's Dragon on Dragons Den) and the United Way

Nov 9, 2017, 12:30 – 4:00 AM

Join us for cocktails/snacks, community and a discussion about how social enterprise and entrepreneurship can compliment each other. We are honored to host a special event with the United Way of Calgary at the beautiful Gerry Thomas Gallery on November 8th. Our feature fireside chat will be with Manjit Minhas, Co-founder & CEO at Minhas Breweries, Wineries & Distillery and Dragons Den.

In-person event

About this event

Join us for cocktails/snacks, community and a discussion about how social enterprise and entrepreneurship can compliment each other.

We are honored to host a special event with the United Way of Calgary at the beautiful Gerry Thomas Gallery on November 8th.

Our feature fireside chat will be with Manjit Minhas, Co-founder & CEO at Minhas Breweries, Wineries & Distillery and current Dragon on Dragons' Den.

We will also have a presentation by the COO of the United Way of Calgary and Area, Beth Gignac, on how commercial strategies can be aligned to maximize social impact and profits.

Our feature local startup will be Local Laundry, an apparel company that focuses on designs that reflect local communities and who donates 10% of their profits to local charities. 

Check out what happened

Speaker

  • Manjit Minhas

    Minhas Breweries, Wineries & Distillery

    Co-founder & CEO

When

When

Thursday, November 9, 2017
12:30 AM – 4:00 AM UTC

Agenda

12:30 AMCocktails and Snacks
1:00 AMIntroductory Remarks
1:05 AMUnited Way on Social Enterprise
1:20 AMLocal Feature Startup
1:30 AMFeature Fireside Chat
2:30 AMCocktails and snacks

Organizers

  • Kelby Price

    XQ Msg

    Startup Grind Calgary Board Member

  • Jason Wang

    Bennett Jones LLP

    Startup Grind Calgary Board Member

  • Jason Byrne

    Jobs Alberta

    Startup Grind Calgary Board Member

  • Tara McLaughlin

    Paper Crane

    Chapter Director

Partners

United Way of Calgary and Area logo

United Way of Calgary and Area

HustleCo Workspace logo

HustleCo Workspace

New West Video logo

New West Video

12 Poles Photography logo

12 Poles Photography

Minuteman Press Beltline logo

Minuteman Press Beltline

Cake Bake Shoppe logo

Cake Bake Shoppe

Gerry Thomas Gallery logo

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