Startup Now! Oregon
Because we Believe in Oregon Entrepreneurs!
| Group type: | Club |
| Focus: | Business Plans |
| Organizer: | Non-profit |
| Funding: | Corporate Sponsors, Government Grants, Self-generated Revenue, University Support |
| Industries: | Biotech, Cleantech, Computing, Education, Entertainment, Financial, Food and Drink, Gaming, Health, Information Technology, Internet, Lifestyle, Media, Mobile, Nanotech, Real Estate, Retail, Sports, Travel |
| Location: | Oregon |
| Website: | http://younoodle.com/groups/startupnoworegon |
ABOUT US
We support a thriving community of entrepreneurs that love Oregon, need investment, pledge to return capital to the state and grow jobs locally.
Our first event on March 19th, 2009 drew approximately 300 people, received over 200 Oregon Entrepreneur Pledge Forms and had over 75 two-minute presentations - see the attached video.
Our second event on April 7th, 2009 in Medford/Ashland drew approximately 75 people, received over 30 Oregon Entrepreneur Pledge Forms and had over 20 presentations.
So what's next?
- we are in dialogue with the Oregon State Treasurer's office regarding the creation and management of this fund
- we are working with media regarding the rationale behind smaller investments in start-up companies, the newest research on the returns for these types of investments and the potential job creation impact of such a strategy.
We won't stop until a fund for Oregon's best entrepreneurs is established.
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Paul Mace
BA and MA in English and Creative Writing from San Francisco State University. Currently working as President and Principal Architect at NavAware, Inc.
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Telugu Dreams
Telugudreams.com is an Online Community for Telugu people living anywhere in the world. Provides information on telugu online movies, news, matrimony, videos and cinema news. News, AP Politics, Entertainment, Cinema, Technology
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Flora Richards Gustafson
BA in Christian Ministries from George Fox University, Freelance Writer for CarWoo! in 2010, Demand Media in 2010, MadFish SEO since 2008, create and maintain agency website at Youth Outreach since 2005.
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FriendsCall.Me
[Acquired by Knowem.com] FriendsCall.Me helps you organize your profiles and manage your personal brands... which is a fancy webspeak way of saying "making sure the name you use on line is yours everywhere you want it to be...
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eSingularity Prize (ePrize)
Establishing an insentive prize to bring about the development of FOSS autonomous e-learning platforms for the smart devices.
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Zumeo.com
Professional social network for college grads built around career discovery and relevant job match.
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If anyone is interested in bringing FoundupWeek 2011 to Oregon next year we need a sponsoring group. Contact me.
The William James Foundation has announced 8 competitions that together provide $100,000 in cash and in kind support for sustainable entrepreneurs. Entrants can be of any age or from anywhere in the world. First round deadline is December 4th. Details at: www.williamjamesfoundation.org/press.
I'm looking for some validation that this is a legitmate site before posting much. Please, whomever is for real, send a message. Once validated, I will post my entire start up profile.