Spark Tank: Where Innovation Meets Opportunity
Launch your social enterprise into the world.
What is a social enterprise?
A social enterprise is a business that uses a market-driven approach to address unmet needs or solve social or environmental problems.
Social Enterprise is a category of business that seeks to address community problems in non-charitable ways. However, is it a business or is it a non-profit; is it a mix of both? This video helps explain the nuances and gives practical models of such.
Spark Tank Process
We will walk you through the process of putting together your proposal, pitching the idea with the opportunity to gain investment, and putting together your business plan to start creating an impact.
Spark Tank Timeline
March 18, 2026
Social Enterprise Workshop (English)
May 22, 2026
Taller para Negocios Sociales (Social Enterprise Workshop Spanish)
September 4, 2026
Deadline to submit proposal
September 25, 2026
Practice Pitch
October 9, 2026
Pitch Semi-Finals
October 23, 2026
SPARK TANK PITCH DAY!
November 13, 2026
Start-Up Fest
January, 2027
Launchpad Course
Spark Tank Updates
Watch Two Spark Tank Winners Turn Their Funding into Impact
Meet Two of This Year’s Winners from The 2025 Spark Tank Pitch Fest On April 10, we gathered at the Warkentine Culture and Arts Center
Owner of Valley Adobe Uses Spark Tank Award Money to Build New Brick Facility
At the Center for Community Transformation, we are committed to empowering local entrepreneurs who contribute to the growth of our communities. One notable example is
2024 Start-Up Fest Was a Success!
On June 13th, the Center for Community Transformation hosted the 2024 Start-Up Fest, a small business expo at Fresno Pacific University’s Warkentine Culture and Arts Center.
Stuck and not sure what to do next?
Reach out to learn how we can help you Pitch, Prove & Prosper.
