BendTECH Startup Resource Fair: Everything You Need to Start a Biz – In One Place

BendTECH Coworking presents the first-annual Startup Resource Fair, scheduled for Wednesday, May 24 at the 1001 Tech Center. This fun-filled event puts all the resources you need to start or grow a business in one location. The fair features two dozen exhibitors, including:

• Venture Capital, Angel Funds and Banks
• Business/Founder Mentor Groups
• Small Business Assistance Programs
• Core Professional Services
• Educational Organizations and Resources

“The goal is to give anyone who has thought about starting a business – as well as those who have already launched one – the opportunity to ask important questions to topic experts and connect with all the resources Bend has to offer them,” says Kelly Kearsley, BendTECH board member.

Each exhibitor will have a table, and attendees can walk the fair, meet and talk with whichever exhibitors they’d like. In addition, the event will include short, informal presentations – Free Advice – from select exhibitors, offering up a quick bit of their expertise.

The fair will also feature founders and experienced entrepreneurs inside the BendTECH coworking space. Identified by “Ask a Founder” signage, attendees can tour the coworking space and glean advice from resident founders who have already started their businesses.

Admission is free, and every attendee receives a free drink (beer or wine). The Startup Resource Fair is made possible by these organizations, which provide endless support for Central Oregon entrepreneurs:

• The 1001 Tech Space
• The Bend Chamber of Commerce
• Summit Bank
• Karnopp Peterson
• PayneWest Insurance
• BendBroadband Business

Event Details
Startup Resource Fair
4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Wednesday, May 24
1001 Tech Center
1001 SW Emkay, Bend OR

Free advice presentations begin at 5 p.m.
For up-to-date details on presenters, etc. go to https://bendtech.com//startupresourcefair

Free Admission
Free Beer or Wine

For more information contact kelly@bendtech.com