You've got a great product but how do you sell it? This workshop will show you the foundations that [more]
OEN Workshop: Sales 101: What Every Entrepreneur Needs to know about Sales
People that will benefit from this workshop are:
So, you are ready to start hiring. Is that an independent contractor or an employee? What are the le [more]
OEN Workshop: Employment Law Basics 2012
According to Business Incubation Works, "Business incubators reduce the risk of small business failu [more]
OEN Webinar: Life in an Incubator Series: AudioName
According to Business Incubation Works, "Business incubators reduce the risk of small business failures. Historically, NBIA* member incubators have reported that 87 percent of all firms that have graduated from their incubators are still in business." In this webinar series, OEN will explore the ups and downs of starting a company in an incubator.
What really happens within start up incubators? Do they help companies become successful or at least get over certain challenges? What type of companies and people find the incubator experience to be a positive? Are there downfalls to going through the experience? These are just a few of the questions you can ask Sheetal Dube who has started her successful company in an incubator.
Want to submit your questions ahead of time? Email them to Larry Williams at larryw@oen.org for the next session.
*National Business Incubation Association
Speaker Bios: Sheetal Dube
Sheetal is a seasoned user experience professional turned entrepreneur. She has a passion to transform ideas into sustainable businesses. After winning Startup Weekend Portland in 2011, Sheetal quit her day job to launch her first startup Audioname. In just a few months she mastered the art of quick iterations to launch Audioname Pro, a freemium subscription based product for professionals. During this time she successfully also raised $25K in seed capital from Portland Seed Fund and won a $10K grant from the Bend Venture Conference.
Revenue and profits are, of course, the lifeblood of any business. One of the primary goals for entr [more]
OEN CEO Roundtable: Why Doubling your Revenue every year is critical: and how to do it
Managing Directors, Angela Jackson and Jim Huston are on the hunt for the 3rd class of the Portland [more]
OEN PubTalk™ - Pitch to the Portland Seed Fund
OEN Webinar: Life in an Incubator Series: 4-Tell
What really happens within start up incubators? Do they help companies become successful or at least get over certain challenges? What type of companies and people find the incubator experience to be a positive? Are there downfalls to going through the experience? These are just a few of the questions you can ask Ken Levy who has started his successful company in an incubator.
Speaker Bio: Ken Levy
Ken is CEO and cofounder of 4-Tell, which has been growing at 18% month over month since January 2011. Ken has 25 years of technology experience. He quickly synergizes diverse technical and market data into new, useful products and patents. Ken used this unique ability to start four companies, sell one company’s IP to Digimarc, become VP of Technology of a hardware startup, develop real-time software as early as 1987, and create 78 issued patents and 152 published applications worldwide. During his five years at Digimarc, Ken helped create a global licensing program, positively affected many standards for Digimarc, led an international team with Philips, and developed a secure ID architecture that became part of a US law. Ken has BS, MS, MSEE, and PhD degrees, finishing his PhD in less than three years with 13 publications and a 4.0 GPA. In summary, Ken is intrigued by new technology, emerging markets and people’s behavior, and uses his creativity to turn this passion into revenue-generating technology.
Need to learn how to develop a solid business plan? This seminar is for you. Join OEN at OTBC to att [more]
OEN Business Plan Development Seminar - June 2012
Need to learn how to develop a solid business plan? This seminar is for you. Join OEN at OTBC to attend the OEN Business Plan Development Seminar. It reviews all components of an effective, compelling business plan. You'll learn from a seasoned OEN expert why certain information is important and how your audience will evaluate what you present. Besides learning what is critical to include in an effective business plan, you'll take away valuable handouts and a listing of key resources.
Registration is required, and space is limited to 15 entrepreneurs.
Link to map: http://www.otbc.org/directions
OEN Member: $32Non-Member $70
Learn the: Who, What, When, Why, Where, & How of Sell-side Mergers and Acquisitions! Come ask yo [more]
OEN Workshop: What you need to know about Sell-side Mergers and Acquisitions.
Topics will include: Am I ready? What is accomplished with a valuation? What advisors will be required and why, and what you should expect from them? How to plan for the unforeseen. When and what should be disclosed? How not to say too much. How to do due diligence on the buyers.
Speakers:
Michael S. Crawford, Sr. Partner & Managing Principal, at The Merger Expert, Inc who is a sell-side M&A firm exclusively. Michael began his M&A career in 1983 and has 41,000 hours of M&A experience. For the first 12 years he was on the buying side of transactions for large private, and latter, publicly-traded, companies. In 1995, he founded a full-time, sell-side exclusively, M&A firm specializing in companies with $3-40 million in revenue.
Bruce Slater, Partner, The Merger Expert, INC. has over 69,000 hours experience within the consumer products manufacturing industry for three FORTUNE 500 Global companies. Bruce's M&A experience includes actively participating on the successful acquisition team at BLOUNT International for 14 years.
The world of benefits is changing. This webinar will provide an overview of the basics of implementi [more]
OEN Webinar: Everything you wanted to know about Employee Benefits but were afraid to ask
The world of benefits is changing. This webinar will provide an overview of the basics of implementing a group benefit program, the many different plan options available and the benefits to offering a group program. You will gain a better understanding of the basic benefit concepts and explanation of terminology, state and federal laws and programs available. We will share helpful hints on low or no cost solutions, plan comparison examples and ideas on how to be a better consumer in the health care arena. We will end on the most up to date information on health care reform legislation and information on industry trends.
When not working, you will find Tracy actively volunteering in the community. She is on the board of the Portland Pearl Rotary where she received the Transformer Award for energy, dedication and integrity. She is a mentor for two Salvation Army White Shield teens and an active member of the Pearl District Business and Neighborhood Associations. She volunteers on the Membership Committee of OEN and helps entrepreneurs with human resources and employee benefits. You can also find Tracy running the Portland trails and local races in the community.
OEN Business Plan Development Seminar - September 2012
Register today for the OEN Tom Holce Entrepreneurship Awards dinner! Early bird pricing for th [more]
OEN Tom Holce Entrepreneurship Awards 2012
Register today for the OEN Tom Holce Entrepreneurship Awards dinner! Early bird pricing for the event ends on Wednesday, August 15th, at midnight.
Earlybird Pricing
Pricing after August 15th
OEN Business Plan Development Seminar - November 2012