MIchael H. Shuman book talk presented by Bard MBA in Sustainability and Impact Hub NYC . His new book is: The Local Economy Solution

Michael H. Shuman is an economist, attorney, author, and entrepreneur. He’s also an adjunct instructor at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, a Fellow at Cutting Edge Capital and at the Post-Carbon Institute, and a founding board member of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE). He has authored, coauthored, or edited nine books. His most recent book, which just published by Chelsea Green in May 2015, is The Local Economy Solution: How Innovative, Self-Financing Pollinator Enterprises Can Grow Jobs and Prosperity. One of his previous books, The Small Mart Revolution: How Local Businesses Are Beating the Global Competition (Berrett-Koehler, 2006), received as bronze prize from the Independent Publishers Association for best business book of 2006. A prolific speaker, Shuman has given an average of more than one invited talk per week, mostly t o local governments and universities, for the past 30 years. He has lectured in 47 U.S. states and eight countries. He blogs regularly at www.michaelhshuman.com .

About Bard MBA

The Bard MBA in Sustainability is one of a select few graduate programs globally that fully integrates sustainability into a core business curriculum. At Bard, students work in collaborative teams learning how to build businesses and not-for-profit organizations that combine economic, environmental, and social objectives into an integrated bottom line that creates not only healthier businesses, but also a more sustainable world. Graduates of the Bard MBA will transform existing companies, start their own, and pioneer a new paradigm of doing business that meets human needs, protects and restores the Earth's systems, and treats all stakeholders with justice and respect.

This talk is part of a series of events offered by the Bard MBA in Sustainability and Impact Hub NYC.

September 18, 2015: Making Money Matter...Impact Investing to Change the World, with Ben Bingham

October 16, 2015: Green Giants: the six secrets to building a billion dollar, sustainable business,with Freya Williams

November 13, 2015: Achieving & Sustaining Peak Performance with David Bach, M.D.

January 22, 2015: GreenFaith – Religions in Action for the Earth with Rev. Fletcher Harper

February 19, 2016: Business Pollinators: The Next Wave of Economic Development, with Michael H. Shuman

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