SVN Innovation Awards featured on Small Business TV

The Small Business Television Network Featured SVN’s 2009 Innovation Awards on today’s newscast. Click the following link to see the segment:

http://www.sbtv.com/DailyNews/20090601

SVN Innovation Award Applications due June 15, 2009

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: 2009 SVN Innovation Awards After 22 years inspiring a community of 500 entrepreneurs, investors and nonprofit leaders working together to build a more just and sustainable economy, Social Venture Network (SVN) is looking to honor and support the “next generation” of social entrepreneurs with the 2009 SVN Innovation Awards. Winners of the 2009 Awards will be honored during a special ceremony at the 2009 SVN Fall Conference this October, will receive a year-long membership in SVN, waived registration and $1500 in travel and hotel expenses to attend the Fall Conference, waived registration for the 2010 SVN Member Gathering, recognition on SVN’s website for a full year, publicity in other media outlets in late 2009 and early 2010, and advice and mentoring from members of the SVN community.

To be eligible, applicants must currently hold positions as C-level executives (CEO, President, Executive Director, etc.) at a business or nonprofit having a positive social or environmental impact, and their organization must be less than five years old. The Awards are open to both current SVN members and individuals who aren’t members of SVN. To learn more about the Awards or to download an application, please visit www.svn.org/awards .