Accelerating THE FUTURE OF WOmen Entrepreneurs
, Saturday November 17th, 2018 Portland, Oregon
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WHAT IS WOMEN'S ENTREPRENEURSHIP DAY?
Building an equitable economy2018 is turning out to be a banner year for women–but when it comes to access to resources, information, and critically, capital, women lag behind. Growing awareness of the lack of parity in access to capital is leading to more conversations about entrepreneurial investment. Founders, investors and allies are creating grassroots networks to share resources and learn best practices from one another. Entrepreneurship is one of the most promising paths to economic mobility, yet the resources to support existing and future entrepreneurs are still inadequate. Access to capital has long been an issue for women entrepreneurs and founders from non traditional backgrounds. Join us as we partner with Mercy Corps NW's Women's Business Center, the Xxcelerate Fund, Women Led, Built, the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network, and the Entrepreneurs Organization to celebrate Oregon's inaugural Women's Entrepreneurship Day. We will bring together some of the leading allies and leaders to empower, educate and celebrate women entrepreneurs so that we can build a more equitable future for women everywhere.
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She flies with her own wings (Oregon State Motto) State & City Proclamations
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Gov. Kate Brown and Mayor Ted Wheeler declared November 19th Women's Entrepreneurship Day in Oregon State and the City of Portland respectively.
We are delighted to welcome Lisa Q. Fetterman, founder of Nomiku Meals to Portland this Saturday. Lisa is the CEO of Nomiku, the first home sous vide immersion circulator machine on the market. Lisa has been featured in Wired, MAKE, and Forbes, and was named on Forbes, Inc, and Zagat Survey’s 30 Under 30 lists for her pioneering work in the food space. Lisa has worked at some of the top restaurants in the country including Babbo and Jean-Georges in New York and Saison in San Francisco. She lives in San Francisco where she and her husband-cofounder have brought manufacturing back to the states with their new Wifi-Nomiku device. The new Nomiku Sous Chef program also ships food directly to your door and works seamlessly with their third generation made in USA product. Nomiku raised more than $1.2M on Kickstarter and it's investors include Samsung. Lisa recently published her second book, Sous Vide Made Simple, a follow-up to her best selling (100,000+ copies sold!) book, Sous Vide at Home. Nomiku Meals offers prepared delicious gourmet meals that can go from freezer to table in 30 minutes. For more information, visit www.nomiku.com
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WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
Unique & savvy solutions for entrepreneursIn the morning session, we are kicking off with a panel that includes participants from Mercy Corps NW, Built Oregon, the Entrepreneurs Organization, Women Led, the Zebras Unite Movement and Xxcelerate Fund. Other sessions include a Capital Masterclass and key sessions on how to pivot, how to market to scale, earned media and how sustainability plays a role in mission-driven businesses. Raising money and raising awareness of your business or brand or two of the most essential skills for any CEO and founder of a business and this inaugural day will focus on giving attendees key learnings that will help them in tangible ways.
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