Events

A 12 Step Program: Preparing to Write a Business Plan

Wed, 10/21/2009 - 10:30 — Steve Morris

I'll be giving a seminar later today at OTBC on "How to (Prepare for and) Write a Business Plan". One drawback of most of the business plan seminars I've seen is that they review what goes into a plan, but don't really address the big question: what's the homework that needs to be done before you sit down and start writing? It takes some research and thought to put together a compelling, believable plan -- one that will stand up to investor scrutiny. Here are the 12 steps I put together for today's seminar:

Start with a compelling, unmet need<

Events for Entrepreneurs

Mon, 10/05/2009 - 07:04 — Steve Morris

You can find an extensive calendar of events of interest to entrepreneurs in the Portland area (and elsewhere in Oregon) at Calagator.org.

Events for Entrepreneurs

Mon, 09/28/2009 - 11:13 — Steve Morris

You can find an extensive calendar of events of interest to entrepreneurs in the Portland area (and elsewhere in Oregon) at Calagator.org.

Upcoming Events

Sun, 08/02/2009 - 07:12 — Steve Morris

From Calagator.org, here are upcoming events for entrepreneurs:

Key Events

Aug 04 - Portland Ten Startup Workout - "Basics of Sales for Startups" Aug 05 - OEN Webinar: The Principles of IP Valuation Aug 05 - Congressman Earl Blumenauer: China, Global Warming, & Clean Energy Aug 11 - FastTrac® Startup Boot Camp Aug 11 -

Events in Portland - week of April 27, 2009

Sun, 04/26/2009 - 13:45 — Steve Morris

From Calagator.org, here are upcoming events for tech entrepreneurs:

Key Events
Apr 29 - Big Idea Bash 2 May 01 - BarCampPortland III (day 1) May 07 - Energy Entrepreneurship and Innovation May 07 - Oregon Tech Awards May 14 - Willamette Angel Conference May 19 -
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OTBC Needs your Input

Tue, 04/21/2009 - 12:26 — Steve Morris

What tech-entrepreneur programs and events for the Portland area would you like to see? Let OTBC know by completing a short survey. From the OTBC blog:

We get input at our lunches, and through our Meetup.com ratings, but we'd like to round that out with input from a larger sample of the Portland area tech entrepreneur community. So please take three minutes to let us know what you think. Tell us what you'd like to see! These are mostly ratings of 1-to-5 to show interest level in a topic. Lots of ideas are listed, but it goes fast. Really! Three minutes.

Upcoming Events - Week of April 20, 2009

Sun, 04/19/2009 - 16:01 — Steve Morris

From Calagator.org, you can view a concise list of upcoming tech/entrepreneur events in the Portland area at:

http://www.oregonstartups.com/events.php

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Upcoming Presentations by OTBC Coach Mark Paul

Sun, 04/19/2009 - 15:57 — Steve Morris

OTBC coach Mark Paul has 3 presentations coming up that are all targeted to helping business owners. We suggest you check these out!

April 21: How to Attract More Customers ... in good times and bad. Lake Oswego Chamber. More info. April 29: Best Practices for High-Performance Businesses, WSU Small Business Development Center, More info June 4: How to Validate your Market, OEN, More info.