Community driven entrepreneurship | Tony Selvaggio | TEDxTampaRiverwalk

Tony Selvaggio believes in socially responsible entrepeneurship, and his company, Scrap on Spot, is a living testament to that conviction. Identifying a social need, a moral purpose with which to serve out communities, he says, is just good business.
Tony Selvaggio is a 28 year old entrepreneur born and raised in Venezuela. He is the founder of Scrap On Spot and e-Smart Recycling. Tony has an extensive background in business development, business management and over seven years of experience in the recycling industry. He’s learned how to identify and create value where others see trash, and works to provide a tangible benefit for the community and make goods available to people in secondary markets and other countries at accessible prices.A society moves forward, he says, by working together.
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