Helping founders find community and connections
PSU's premier 10-week prototype competition for students from all disciplines tackling environmental and social challenges through design thinking, business modeling, and market research, culminating in a live pitch and prototype exhibition.
An ongoing series of classes, farm tours, and discussion circles by Oregon Farm Corps covering sustainable agriculture, food systems, and business topics for beginning farmers across Oregon.
Learn more →Lane SBDC's 11-week accelerator course helping entrepreneurs create a complete, investor-ready business plan through live sessions, one-on-one advising, and access to LivePlan® business planning software.
Learn more →A free entrepreneurship training program offering three tracks (Core, Bootcamp, Generator) that guide participants from idea to sustainable business through peer feedback, community insights, and structured curriculum.
Learn more →A PSU Center for Entrepreneurship program open to all PSU students to explore and test unique business ideas with peer learning, mentorship, and a path to a live pitch competition for prizes.
Learn more →Oregon Farm Corps' season-long apprenticeship pairing beginning farmers with mentor host farms across Oregon for paid hands-on training supplemented by an educational event series covering sustainable agriculture topics.
Learn more →A 2-hour interactive virtual workshop introducing OSU researchers, grad students, and staff to startup thinking, research translation, and commercialization pathways as a first entry point.
Learn more →Workshops co-hosted by OEN and OTBC for concept-stage entrepreneurs who have an idea but don't know where to start, helping 20-30 founders per session navigate Oregon's startup ecosystem.
Learn more →A free 4-session remote program training early-stage teams with disruptive innovations to define value propositions and identify customers through discovery, with a pathway to the national NSF I-Corps and a $50K grant.
Learn more →A part-time paid farming fellowship in Central Point, OR for Rogue Valley residents seeking an accessible entry into regenerative agriculture, combining on-farm training with the Beginning Farmer Educational Event Series.
Learn more →A free annual 2.5-day intensive boot camp for early-stage founders featuring expert panels, keynotes, and peer mentoring on the 5 key elements of building a startup.
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