OREGON TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS CENTER HOSTS WESTSIDE PUBTALK(TM)
News Release from City of Beaverton
Posted on FlashAlert: October 20th, 2014 5:23 PM
Grants for Startup will be the subject of Oregon Technology Business Center's next Westside PubTalk(TM) on Tuesday, Oct. 28 from 5-8 p.m. at Golden Valley Brewery (1520 NW Bethany Blvd., Beaverton). The fee for the program is $15, which includes food and one drink ticket.
Entrepreneurs from Sonivate, a recent OTBC graduate that has raised several million dollars in grants--as well as eWind Solutions, a current OTBC resident company--will discuss how to successfully apply for grants. In addition, representatives from the Small Business Administration, Business Oregon and OregonBest will be on hand to discuss their grant programs.
The event is sponsored by the cities of Beaverton and Hillsboro. Please register at www.otbc.org.
The City of Beaverton helped establish the non-profit OTBC in 2004. Recently, OTBC was ranked as the best business incubator in Oregon by Portland State University Business School.
OTBC's mission is to support technology startups by offering a variety of services, including business plans, specialized coaching from business technology experts, networking events, and entrepreneurship programs. OTBC also provides startups in Beaverton with office spaces and workshops.
Beaverton is a welcoming and responsible city that enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. In 2014, Beaverton was recognized as the safest city in the Pacific Northwest. Recently, the city's award-winning finance department received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award as well as the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was named one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine and recognized as one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine. The city was named one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com and one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine. The city also received the Recycler of the Year award from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, was named a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, received a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists, and was recognized as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities. Lastly, the city's nationally acclaimed visioning program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter and also received the prestigious 3CMA Award of Excellence.
For more information, reminders and community news, visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov. Also follow Beaverton on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton, or Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityofBeaverton.
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Entrepreneurs from Sonivate, a recent OTBC graduate that has raised several million dollars in grants--as well as eWind Solutions, a current OTBC resident company--will discuss how to successfully apply for grants. In addition, representatives from the Small Business Administration, Business Oregon and OregonBest will be on hand to discuss their grant programs.
The event is sponsored by the cities of Beaverton and Hillsboro. Please register at www.otbc.org.
The City of Beaverton helped establish the non-profit OTBC in 2004. Recently, OTBC was ranked as the best business incubator in Oregon by Portland State University Business School.
OTBC's mission is to support technology startups by offering a variety of services, including business plans, specialized coaching from business technology experts, networking events, and entrepreneurship programs. OTBC also provides startups in Beaverton with office spaces and workshops.
Beaverton is a welcoming and responsible city that enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. In 2014, Beaverton was recognized as the safest city in the Pacific Northwest. Recently, the city's award-winning finance department received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award as well as the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was named one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine and recognized as one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine. The city was named one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com and one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine. The city also received the Recycler of the Year award from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, was named a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, received a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists, and was recognized as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities. Lastly, the city's nationally acclaimed visioning program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter and also received the prestigious 3CMA Award of Excellence.
For more information, reminders and community news, visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov. Also follow Beaverton on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton, or Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityofBeaverton.
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