Shades of Green Network Relaunches in NYC
Our friends and collaborators Peter van Geldern and David Marks have re-launched their Shades of Green Network (SGN) this week. SGN is a network of advisors and investors who are focusing on building green businesses in the New York metro area. Their network has professionals of all disciplines (accountants, lawyers, grant writers, marketers and more), and engagement begins with a gap analysis that helps early-stage entrepreneurs figure out their next steps on the path to a sustainable enterprise. Once a business is ready, SGN has an investor network with venture capitalists, angel investors and other forms of private equity.
With their recent partnership with Business Catapult, SGN is connected to the national entrepreneurial community. This fall, they are connecting entrepreneurs in their network who are seeking external capital to the Angel Capital Summit, with a focus on the sustainable enterprise track.
SGN also has the unique distinction of being the first node in the broader w1sd0m network. Like buying the first fax machine, this status has little social benefit in the beginning, and as the w1sd0m network grows, their contribution to our evolution and roots in the Big Green Apple will pay huge and mutual dividends.
During the relaunch, SGN retains their popular online radio show, where Business Catapult CEO Dave O’Brien and I have been repeat guests. In today’s show, we talked about the Angel Capital Summit, w1sd0m and building networks of sustainable enterprise in New York and around the world.
