Oakland Grown is Farley's Non-Profit of the Month for December, and the venue is generously donating 20% of sales to OG/SBA during the happy hour, to benefit the movement to support our local independent businesses and build a vibrant local economy.
 

• Come celebrate Oakland's local businesses

• Visit with the OG/SBA crew

• Enjoy hot drinks, beer, wine, yummy soups, delicious grilled paninis, salads and more

• Pick up an OG shopping bag and the new 

Oakland Grown Indie Business Gift Card for yourself, friends or family members

• Learn about the Oakland Holiday Gift Guide
 

Please view the Facebook event listing here. Oakland Grown (a program of the Sustainable Business Alliance) encourages people to consciously support unique locally-owned independent businesses and artists that have their roots in Oakland. Farley's opened originally on San Francisco's Potrero Hill in 1989. The goal of the owners of this inviting venue is to create a focal point for the community where everyone feels comfortable and welcome. The character of Farley's mirrors the uniqueness of the people it attracts, allowing for a genuine and distinctive experience for everyone who visits.

Join us at Swan's Cohousing Market in Oakland for business networking and lunch with sustainability-minded entrepreneurs. Lunch is from noon to 1:30 pm. Besides listening briefly to our speaker, in our new interactive format we will meet in small groups to discuss an interactive and stimulating question of mutual interest. There will also be time to visit informally with other attendees, to hear about who they are and what they are working on or would like to manifest.

 

Speaker: Vi Ngo will be presenting from Rubicon Programs Inc., a 36 year old East Bay non-profit providing access to jobs and other services, focusing on the first aspect of the triple bottom line: social equity. Rubicon provides referrals of local, qualified individuals and helps empower people and businesses economically. Vi and her colleagues help organizations and businesses save money in their hiring process and take advantage of tax credits and wage reimbursement for training a new employee. Her presentation will show how. Vi has worked in employment development programs in both southern and northern California; her area of expertise is in providing free staffing services to any one that's hiring.

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