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 SJF Represented at White House Energy Briefing
SJF's David Kirkpatrick and Jeff Wolfe from SJF portfolio company groSolar attended the White House Office of Public Engagement's Regional Energy Leadership Briefing to discuss energy and climate legislation. The briefing included speakers from the Council on Environmental Quality, White House Office of Energy and Climate Change, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke, Assistant Secretary of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the Department of Energy Cathy Zoi, and Special Advisor for Green Jobs Van Jones.
The 80 attendees included labor leaders, religious leaders focused on environmental stewardship, state legislators, veterans groups, and clean energy companies. One of the messages SJF and groSolar conveyed was that much of the federal stimulus and energy financing is currently focused on 'upstream' technology and manufacturing firms. More needs to be done, they said, to open up the downstream small business commercial and project finance markets that will more rapidly drive demand, job creation and carbon reduction.
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Great Turnout at August REBN-RTP; Next REBN NYC Oct. 1
SJF Ventures and the Council for Entrepreneurial Development co-hosted a meeting of the Renewable Energy Business Network - Research Triangle Park Chapter in Raleigh, NC on August 25. There were more than 150 attendees, including entrepreneurs, investors, and service providers. John Morrison, Assistant Energy Secretary at the NC Department of Commerce, gave an overview of the status of stimulus fund and other grant disbursements in North Carolina. The next REBN-RTP event will take place in October; check the REBN-RTP website for details. SJF also organizes the New York chapter of REBN, which will hold its next meeting October 1 and will feature panelists addressing the topic of "Cleantech Stimulus Funding: Progress? Accessing $? What's Next?" Contact Arrun Kapoor at akapoor@sjfventures.com for more information on this event. |
| Kirkpatrick in SJF NYC Office for Fall
SJF Ventures Co-Founder and Managing Director David Kirkpatrick will spend the fall in SJF's NYC office with Senior Associate Arrun Kapoor, and will return to the Durham office in January 2010. Managing Director Alan Kelley, formerly of NYC, has launched SJF's San Francisco office. |
SJF Employee Financial Stability Webinar Offers Solutions
On July 14, SJF hosted an Employee Financial Stability Webinar. Offering best practices and other useful information designed to help businesses assist their employees during the current economic recession were Janet Raffel of JE Raffel & Associates; Alison Yonas of Latino Community Credit Union; Larrey Riddle of MACED; and Karen Clay of Ryla. Anne Claire Broughton of SJF Advisory Services moderated the event. Read more ... |
Coming Events for SJF Team
David Kirkpatrick will keynote the Southern Growth Policy Board's Green Business Forum in Raleigh Oct. 23; he will also speak at the "Transforming Challenges and Opportunities with Impact Investment" Workshop at Fort Mason, CA Sept. 3, as well as serving as a judge for the NREL Clean Energy Forum in Denver, CO Nov. 3-5. David Griest will attend the Cleantech Forum in Boston Sept. 8-10 and Three Rivers Venture Fair in Pittsburgh Sept. 15-16. Griest and Cody Nystrom will attend GridWeek in Washington, DC Sept. 22-23, and both will attend the Natural Products Expo East in Boston Sept. 24-25. Nystrom will speak at a Financing Green Business session at OFN Oct. 29 in Charlotte. Bonny Moellenbrock is will speak at the Women's Leadership Summit at Meredith College in Raleigh Sept. 25 and is also serving on the Investors' Circle Sustainable Products Selection Committee for their fall Conference and Venture Fair in DC Nov. 15-17. Anne Claire Broughton will moderate a session on Financing Green Business at the OFN conference in Charlotte Oct. 28-30 and will attend the Sustainable North Carolina Business Council's annual awards event Nov. 11 in Raleigh. Elizabeth Taylor will attend Winning Workplaces' annnual conference in Chicago Oct. 1-2. Arrun Kapoor will attend Ardour Capital's Seventh Annual Energy Technology Conference Sept. 10-11, the Social Capital Markets Mixer Sept. 15, Agriculture 2.0 on Sept. 17, the 2009 National Venture Summit & Growth Capital Forum Sept. 24, and the Bootstrapper conference Oct. 1 (all in New York). He will also speak at the NJ Venture Association's Elevator Pitch Olympics Oct. 23 in Whippany, NJ. |
SJF Offsets 2009 Carbon Emissions
SJF is now carbon neutral for the 12-month period ending in July 2010. The offset, purchased through NativeEnergy, Inc., will help finance the building of the Greensburg Wind Farm as part of the rebuilding of Greensburg, KS from tornado damage in 2007. The Town of Greensburg is rebuilding as a "green city" with support from local businesses and state and federal governments. Click here to read the press release. |
 Opportunity Finance Network Fall Conference
October 27-30, Charlotte, NC, Westin Hotel
The theme of OFN's annual conference for the CDFI industry is "Stabilization and Growth," with the goal of ensuring that the industry is stronger at the end of the current economic crisis than it was at the start. SJF's Cody Nystrom and Anne Claire Broughton will participate in a session Oct. 29 on Financing Green Business. To register and learn more about the conference click here. |
 Investors' Circle Fall Conference and Venture Fair
November 15-17, Washington, DC, The Willard
Investors' Circle is a premier meeting place for social entrepreneurs, investors, business professionals, foundations, non-profits, and those passionate about creating a sustainable economy. SJF's Bonny Moellenbrock is serving on the Sustainable Products Selection Committee. Read more and register. |
Winning Workplaces Presents The ROI Great Workplaces  Conference Chicago, October 1-2, 2009
Winning Workplaces' 2009 Conference, "The ROI of Great Workplaces," will feature the thirty-five finalists and the fifteen Top Small Workplace winners.These companies, with revenues under $200 million, were selected by Winning Workplaces for their outstanding workplace best practices and sound financial performance. SJF's Elizabeth Taylor will attend. Register prior to September 10 and receive a $100 discount off the registration; use code TSW09SJF. Click here to register for the conference. |
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About SJF |
SJF Ventures is a venture capital fund that focuses on cleantech, business services, web-enhanced services, and consumer brand companies. The fund works with experienced management teams that are driving exceptional growth and positively impacting the world. SJF Ventures specializes in companies with revenues of $1 million to $20 million seeking equity capital of $1 million to $5 million. SJF manages two funds which have invested in 29 companies that now have aggregate revenues of $500 million, 128 facilities, and 4,600 employees. SJF Advisory Services is an affiliated nonprofit that provides entrepreneurial assistance, trainings and research. Over the last ten years, SJF has assisted 1,500 entrepreneurial companies through workshops and direct advisory services. SJF has offices in Durham, NC, New York, and San Francisco and invests throughout the U.S. www.sjfventures.com High Growth. Positive Impact. | |
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