Wouldn’t it be great if you not only had a great idea for a business, but you also had a group of like-minded folks (and even potential investors) you could present your idea to?
Now you can. Smart-ups is a new entrepreneurial support group for start-ups in the Willamette Valley. A local chapter of Portland-based Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN) and co-founded by Caroline Cummings (also CEO and co-founder of OsoEco), Smart-ups hosts regular pub talks where local entrepreneurs get 12 minutes to pitch their business plan to an audience of peers and investors.
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Would you like to present your business plan to your peers and to potential investors? Pub Talks will be held throughout the year in the Willamette Valley. The next Smart-ups pub talk will be held The Oregon Electric Station from 5:30 – 7:30pm on Tues., Oct. 14. Presenting businesses have already been selected, but you are welcome to attend and get an idea of how the Pub Talks format works.
To learn more about Smart-ups and upcoming Pub Talks, see smartups.org
Our most recent pub-talk was a great success – 101 people attended! The winner of the 12-minute business plan pitch was Take Shape (Springfield) and the winner of the 1-minute pitch was Score 4 Reading (Eugene). Visit http://www.smartups.org for more info…
Thanks Anthony for blogging about us!
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| October 30, 2008 at 8:47 pm |
Glad to hear it went well, Caroline! Congrats to the winners – I hope I can make the next one!