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New Center for Impact and Innovation inks lease at Pioneer Square’s historic Masins furniture building

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For nearly 80 years, the Masin family sold couches, tables and other fine-furniture from its Pioneer Square location. But now — following the closure of the store last fall — a new type of entrepreneurial undertaking is coming to the quirky space at 220 Second Avenue South. The Center for Impact and Innovation — a… Read More…

Doing well by doing good: Winners from the Social Innovation Fast Pitch event

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More than 600 people turned out last night in Seattle to listen to business plans from entrepreneurs who are trying to the make the world a better place. And some of those startupers walked away with a little cash in their pockets. The first annual Seattle Social Innovation Fast Pitch competition, organized by Social Venture… Read More…

Social Innovation: Goldilocks and doing well by doing good

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So a lot of our readers have been kvetching about the tightwads in the Seattle investment scene, but after spending Monday morning surrounded by mentors and judges, reviewing pitches for 16 businesses trying to make this world a better place, I’m glad I live in this corner of the universe. Here are a few of… Read More…