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OEN, OTBC to launch startup "boot camp"
Oregonlive.com - 5/10/12
 
Chez Gourmet from Marie wins Angel Oregon
Oregon Business Journal - 4/19/12
 
Chez Gourmet from Marie wins Angel Oregon; Tellagnce takes second
Oregonlive.com - 4/18/12
 
Angel Oregon to crown winners Wednesday
Portland Business Journal - 4/17/12
 
Angel Oregon draws heavily on consumer brands for this year's contest
Oregonlive.com - 4/12/12
 
Angel Oregon picks five finalists
Oregonlive.com - 4/3/12
 
Wilsonville entrepreneur starts receipt tracker site
Oregonlive.com - 3/23/12
 
Ladies rule as Angel Oregon finalists
Portland Business Journal - 3/22/12
 
Angel Oregon names final 6 'concept stage' startups
Oregonlive.com - 3/21/12 
 
OEN names Angel Oregon 'concept stage' finalists
Portland Business Journal - 2/29/12
 
Greenroof CEO Vanessa Keitges Named as Female Startup Entrepreneur in Oregon
SkyGardens Blog - 2/16/12
 
Angel Oregon semifinalist hopes judges embrace his effort to create a new building material
OregonLive.com - 2/2/12
 
Business accelerators grow outside of Portland
Oregon Business Magazine - Linda Baker's Blog - 2/2/12
 
Angel Oregon semifinalists named
Portland Business Journal - 1/25/12
 
Startup: Portland-based BikeTrak helps owners track down their stolen bike using GPS technology
OregonLive.com Blog - 1/23/12
 
Oregon venture capital investment totals $286.6 million in 2011, highest level since 2007
OregonLive.com Blog - 1/20/2012
 
Women help power the startup scene
Oregon Business Blog - 1/12/12
 
VC boom leads to startup resurgence
Portland Business Journal - 1/11/12
 
OEN adapts as funding climate improves
Portland Business Journal - 1/6/2012
 
Ore. Growth Fund to Help More Startups in 2012
KTVZ News - 12/2/11
 
 
Startups report progress at PubTalk
The Columbian - 11/7/11
 
MotoCzysz is Venture Northwest's people's choice
Sustainable Business Oregon Blog - 11/3/11
 
MotoCzysz is audience favorite at annual Venture Northwest conference
Silicon Forest Blog - 11/3/11
 
PDC, SAO, OEN... Yahtzee!  Local organizations celebrate Portland startups and entrepreneurs
Silicon Florist Blog - 10/19/11
 
Bend Venture Conference: All About the Pitch
KTVZ.com News - 10/14/11
 
Boot-y call: Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN) lands grant to build startup accelerator "boot camps" statewide
Silicon Florist Blog - 10/14/11
 
Oregon Entrepreneur Network Gains Grant
Northwest Innovation Blog - 10/14/11
 
OEN receives $75k to launch Accelerator Boot Camps
The Portland Business Journal - 10/14/11
 
Local startup to make pitch at entrepreneurs event
The Columbian - 10/14/11
 
OpenSesame Selected for Venture Northwest
OpenSesame Blog - 10/13/11
 
OpenSesame Selected for Venture Northwest
SFGate Press Releases - 10/13/11
 
Calling all entrepreneurs!  OEN wants you!
AboutUs.org Blog - 10/7/11
 
Strategic Planning: Portland's economic-development programs promote business growth
Alaska Airlines Magazine - October 2011
 
Gratitude, Appreciation and Praise
Care2.com Blog - 9/25/11
 
Early-stage funding arrives in Oregon amid renaissance for tech entrepreneurs
Silicon Florest Blog - 9/24/11
 
Elemental Honored with Two Tom Holce Entrepreneurship Awards
Elemental Technologies press releases - 9/22/11
 
Elemental Technologies emerges as big winner at Oregon entrepreneur awards
Oregonlive Blog - 9/22/11
 
Elemental Technologies wins top awards
Oregon Business Magazine High Five - 9/22/11
 
OEN honors Langeler for achievement
Portland Business Journal - 9/22/11 
  
Ray Emcees the OEN Entrepreneurship Awards Tonight
AboutUs.org Blog - 9/21/11
 
OEN Tom Holce Entrepreneur Awards Tonight!
Cresa Partners Blog - 9/21/11
 
PubTalk hosts investors, startups
The Columbian - 9/12/11
 
How to green our region's innovation network
Sustainable Business Oregon Blog - 9/8/11
 
Skip Newberry, economic advisor to Portland's Mayor, named new president of the Software Association of Oregon (SAO)
Silicon Florist Blog - 9/7/11
 
Does your venture need a little more capital?  OEN Venture Northwest 2011 may be the answer
Silicon Florist Blog - 8/19/11
 
Grape Solar is finalist for an Oregon Entrepreneurs Network Award
Solar Oregon - 8/19/11
 
Local entrepreneurs to be in state Pitch-off
Mail Tribune - 8/3/11
 
Portland Seed Fund tests public-private VC model: Could a similar idea take root in Seattle?
GeekWire - 7/22/11
 
Venture Northwest offers benefits beyond capital
Portland Business Journal - 7/20/11
 
Seed Fund recipients devoted to Portland
Portland Business Journal - 7/19/11
 
Building strong leadership teams
Portland Business Journal - 5/19/11
 
Portland startups seek funding in Corvallis
Portland Business Journal - 5/9/11
 
SwaddleKeeper earns GAIN4 investment of $135,000
Hood River Biz Buzz - 4/28/11
 
Portland Seed Fund Woos Seattle, Silicon Valley Investors
VentureWire - 4/25/11
 
Women-owned business on the rise
Vancouver Business Journal - 4/15/11
 
Portland Seed Fund Launches on April 19, 2011
PortlandOnline.com - 4/14/11
 
On the Scene: Entrepreneurs Anonymous
Oregon Business - On the Scene - 4/14/11
 
Improving Your Internship Program
Pamiris, Inc. Blog - 4/11/11
 
Portland startup boosters launch another program to boost entrepreneurship
Silicon Forest Blog - 4/7/11
 
A Business Decision: Sink or Swim
The Register Guard - 4/3/11
 
AboutUs unwraps first paid product
Portland Business Journal - 3/23/11
 
Shazam! Voila! and Alakazam! OpenSesame wins OEN Angel Oregon 2011 and 4-Tell walks away with the crowd favorite
Silicon Florist - 3/17/11

Angel Oregon Conference Names 2011 Winners
The Portlander - 3/17/11
 
Vancouver company's pitch doesn't land the prize
The Columbian - 3/17/11
 
OpenSesame wins Angel Oregon event
Portland Business Journal - 3/16/11
 
Angel Oregon awards $210,000 investment to two Portland Startups, OpenSesame and Soothie Suckers
Silicon Forest - 3/16/11

On the Scene: Angel Oregon 2011
Oregon Business Magazine - 3/16/11
 
Treasurer understands Angel Oregon
Portland Business Journal - 3/11/11
 
Columbia Power Technologies Gets Funding
Northwest Innovation - 3/8/11
 
Angel Oregon names 12 prize finalists
Portland Business Journal - 3/2/11
 
2010 Angel Oregon winner shuts its doors
Portland Business Journal - 3/2/11

Angel conferences pop up around the state
Portland Business Journal - 2/28/11
 
Why an Argentinean serial entrepreneur moved to Portland to run his business
Silicon Florist Blog - 2/3/11
 
Project will invest in state business startups
Newberg Graphic - 2/2/11
 
Angel fund boosts fortunes, economy
Oregon Business Magazine - February 2011
 
Hillsboro, Oregon donates $250,000 to the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network to kick-start new catalyst fund
Montana Associated Technology Roundtables - 1/30/11
 
Age of the Pacific Lecture Series: Linda Weston
PSU Master of International Management Blog - 1/28/11
 
Hillsboro pledges $250,000 for business startups
Hillsboro Argus - 1/28/11
 
Hillsboro donates $250,000 to the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network to kick-start new catalyst fund
Oregonlive.com - 1/28/11
 
Portland Business Journal - Around Town
Portland Business Journal - 12/17/10
 
Giving It Up
Goodness - 12/6/10
 
Pub Talk gets into elevator speeches
The Columbian - 11/19/10
 
Want to profit off of streaming media?  Attend OEN PubTalk tonight.  I mean in person.
Silicon Florist Blog - 11/10/10
 
Business group will hear about investors network
Mail Tribune - 11/10/10
 
4 Venture Capital Highlights for Oregon
Growth Science International, LLC Blog - 11/5/10
 
Mobba's pitch not considered a miss
The Columbian - 11/5/10
 
Columbia Power Technologies wins at Venture Northwest
Silicon Forest Blog - 11/4/10
 
Jobs Watch: What's Next for Business?
OregonBusiness - 11/4/10
 
OEN to host internship workshop
Portland Business Journal - 10/28/10
 
Camus startup company mobba is online marketplace for group buying
The Columbian - 10/28/10
 
Friday Morning's Market Report
MyCentralOregon.com Blog - 10/15/10
 
Innovation to be presented
KOHD News.com - 10/14/10
 
Camas startup a finalist for venture capital funding
The Columbian - 10/14/10
 
Care to venture a guess as to who got picked for OEN Venture Northwest 2010?  Oh.  Fine.  Here's the list then.
Silicon Florist Blog - 10/13/10
 
OEN Selects 2010 Venture Northwest presenters
Portland Business Journal - 10/13/10
 
Angel network flies into Medford
Medford Mail Tribute - 10/9/10

Austins make mark as philanthropists
Portland Business Journal - 9/24/10

Ziba Design's Vossoughi welcomes the challenge of 'do or die'
Portland Business Journal - 9/24/10

Filling a niche brings success for e-mail archiver Smarsh
Portland Business Journal - 9/24/10

A startup with connections
Portland Business Journal - 9/24/10

TrustID helps banks accurately identify phone callers
Portland Business Journal - 9/24/10

Remember Tom Holce, a remarkable entrepreneur
Los Angeles Business Journal - 9/24/10

Rekindling the Spirit of the Small Business Owner
Brown Bag Lunch Chronicles - 9/24/10

Vancouver executive wins entrepreneurship award
The Columbian - 9/24/10

On The Scene: The 2010 OEN Tom Holce Entrepreneurship Awards
Oregon Business Magazine - 9/23/10

OEN honors startups and entrepreneurs at annual awards dinner
Oregonlive.com - 9/22/10

Entrepreneur groups to merge
Portland Business Journal - 8/25/10

Gorge Green Drinks: Green Entrepreneurship
GorgeGrown.com - 8/25/10
 
PubTalk in Hood River Seeking Company Presenters
Oregon Business Magazine - 8/20/10
 
Jobs Watch: Fresh breezes in the Gorge
Oregon Business Magazine - 8/19/10
 
Portland Seed Fund names managers
OregonLive.com - 8/19/10
 
Entrepreneurs network seeks early-stage companies
Portland Business Journal - 8/13/10
 
Portland VC investors expect more deals, hiring
The Columbian - 8/11/10
 
Tom Holce, pioneering Oregon tech entrepreneur, dies at 81
Oregonlive.com - 7/15/10
 
Entrepreneurial legend Tom Holce dies at 81
Portland Business Journal - 7/14/10
 
Start-up founder speaks
Mail Tribune - 7/14/10
 
OEN names finalists for annual entrepreneurship awards
OregonLive.com - 7/1/10
 
Portland Seed Fund aims to pick manager by summer's end
OregonLive.com - 6/30/10
 
On the Scene: The Beer Business
Oregon Business Magazine's website - 6/10/2010
 
Venture Northwest will be "edgier" this fall
OregonLive.com - 6/9/2010
 
Portland picks team to oversee $500,000 for the city's startups
OregonLive.com - 6/4/10
 
Allen, Dudley debate how to handle a Democratic legislature
OregonLive.com - 4/27/2010
 
 
OEN chooses six companies to compete for $175,000
Portland Business Journal - 2/26/2010
 
OEN set award to $25,000
Portland Business Journal - 2/17/2010
 
OEN's Venture Northwest 2009 conference tomorrow
VentureBeat.com - 10/28/2009
 
 
Oregon Entrepreneurs Network names winners
Portland Business Journal - 9/25/2009
 
Where to Be an Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur Magazine - August 2009
 
Venture funding picks up as economy withers
Portland Business Journal - 3/27/09
 
Oregon Angel group names winners
Portland Business Journal - 3/13/09
 
OEN Names Angel Oregon Finalists
Harley's Future Blog - 2/24/09
 
OEN Names Angel Oregon Finalists
Silicon Forest Blog - 2/24/09
 
GagdetTrak and WeoGeo make OEN Angel Oregon Final Round
SiliconFlorist - 2/24/09

14 Portland Companies with Promise in the New Economy
Hazelnut Tech Talk - 10/09/08
 
OEN names Venture Northwest companies
 
Don't be an Entrepreneur Unless you Have To - and other lessons
Oregonstartups.com Blog - 9/28/08
 
Oregon Entrepreneur Award Winners
Oregon Biz Report - 9/24/08
 
Honoring entrepreneurship
Portland Business Journal - 9/19/08
 
Oregon Entrepreneurs Network Names Awards Winners
Xconomy website - 9/19/08
 
Oregon Entrepreneurs Network names winners at the 15th Annual OEN Tom Holce Awards for Entrepreneurship
Hazelnut Tech Talk Blog - 9/19/08
 
OEN honors achievement in entrepreneurship
Silicon Forest Blog - 9/18/08
 
Jean Ann Van Krevelen on the Oregon Entrepreneur’s Network, Business Consulting and Twitter
Hazelnut Tech Talk - 8/01/08
 
BRING Recycling wins OEN award
Oregonlive.com - 7/28/08
 
Angels Arrive in the Gorge
OregonBusiness.com - 7/1/08
 
Angels Can Be a Business' Best Friend
 

High-tech's no longer Oregon's high point
The Oregonian - 4/20/08

Speaker says there's no limit to ideas
Baker City Herald - 4/11/08

High-Tech Firms, Entrepreneurs Find Success
Business Images - 3/31/08

Entrepreneurs start up local support group
Register-Guard - 3/21/08

Portland apparel companies buck national trends
Portland Business Journal - 3/14/08

OEN announces winner of Angel Oregon (and it's not a tech company)
Silicon Forest Blog - 3/6/08
 
END//outdoor wins big cash
Portland Business Journal - 3/6/08

Angel Oregon: elevator pitch winners
Oregonstartups.com Blog - 3/5/08

Angels get the pitch
OregonBusiness.com - 3/1/08

Angels spread wings - Investment groups make bigger deals
Portland Business Journal - 2/1/08

Angels are alive in Clark County
Vancouver Business Journal - 11/23/07

Venture Northwest coming Nov. 2nd
Seattle PI - John Cook's Venture Blog - 10/15/07

OEN announces Venture NW lineup
The Oregonian - Silicon Forest Biz Blog - 10/11/07

OEN Award Winners
User First Web (Blog) - 9/22/07

Oregon Awards Favor Software
The Oregonian - Silicon Forest Biz Blog - 9/21/07

Calling all angels
The Oregonian - Silicon Forest Biz Blog - 8/2/07

Oregon Entrepreneurs Network names finalists
The Portland Business Journal - 7/2/07

Angels ready to bestow blessings on a worthy venture
The Portland Business Journal - 6/29/07

Angel investors get fund off to an unexpected start
The Portland Business Journal - 6/8/07

Reseeding the Silicon Forest
The Oregonian - 5/20/07

Angels launch new fund to help embryonic startups
The Oregonian - Silicon Forest Biz Blog - 5/1/07

An End to the VC drought?
The Oregonian - Silicon Forest Biz Blog - 4/23/07

OVP's Chen plans time to pursue sustainable future
The Portland Business Journal - 4/20/07

University of Georgia wins 2007 business plan competition
The Oregonian Business Update - 4/15/07
 
Angels join forces to focus on sustainable ventures
Portland Business Journal - 4/13/07

Million bet on high-tech television
Portland Business Journal - 4/10/07

PBJ: Dave Chen going part time @ OVP
The Oregonian - Silicon Forest Biz Blog - 4/06/07

Chen to go part time
Portland Business Journal - 4/6/07

Online matchmaking coming for Oregon entrepreneurs, investors
The Oregonian - Silicon Forest Biz Blog - 3/27/07

Angel fund launches to help startups
Portland Business Journal - 3/23/07

Portland angels spread wings
Albany Democrat-herald - 3/21/07

What does an investor want?
Oregon Business Magazine - 3/07

Panel puts $225,000
The Oregonian-Business Briefs - 2/23/07

M-Six wins Angel Oregon
Portland Business Journal - 2/23/07

Angel Oregon Picks a Winner
The Oregonian-Silicon Forest Biz Blog - 2/22/07

Angel Oregon Rachets up Incentive
The Oregonian-Silicon Forest Biz Blog - 2/16/07

Angel Oregon ups investment ante
Portland Business Journal - 2/16/07

How to generate interest in a start-up - Thursday workshop will offer ideas for linking investors with entrepreneurs
Mail Tribune - 2/14/07

First PubTalk exposes entrepreneurial talent
Wallowa Valley Live - 2/1/07

Oregon Startups See Venture Capital Stall
The Oregonian - 1/22/07

OEF to OEN
The Oregonian-Silicon Forest Biz Blog - 1/14/07

State's entrepreneurial spirit alive and well
Portland Business Journal - 12/22/06