Pathways to Entrepreneurship March 6, 2015
Understanding the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Training & Education Guidance & Advice Business Services Network Support Financing Entrepreneurship Survival Entrepreneurship Pathways
Online Resources Website - http://www.startupspokane.com Regional events calendar Support Resources Entrepreneur Spotlight Blog Links to podcasts (coming soon) Facebook page - www.facebook.com/startupspokane
Physical Resources Ryan Arnold, Entrepreneurial Program Director Email: rarnold@greaterspokane.org Phone: 509-321-3626 Share Space Spokane Facilitates entrepreneurial programs Mentorship program StartPath program Promotes startup news and events
FUNDING Angel Funding Spokane Angel Alliance Tom Simpson Email: tom@nwva.com Website: spokaneangelalliance.com Inland Techstart Fund Website: www.inlandtechstartfund.com Email: info@inlandtechstartfund.com Keiretsu Forum Website: www.keiretsuforum.com Loan Programs SNAP Financial Access Karen Campbell Email: campbell@snapwa.org Website: www.snapaccess.org Ignite Northwest Bill Savitz Email: BillS@innovatewashington.org Website: www.innovatewashington.org Small Business Administration Ted Schinzel Email: ted.schinzel@sba.gov Northwest Business Development Assoc. Website: http://www.nwbusiness.org Email: info@nwbusiness.org Crowd Funding
SPACES & PLACES Maker Spaces Spokane Create Dan McGee Email: dan@spokanecreate.org Website: www.spokanecreate.org Incubators/Accelerators McKinstry Innovation Center Kim Pearman-Gillman Email: kimp@mckinstry.com Ignite Northwest Bill Savitz Email: BillS@innovatewashington.org Website: www.innovatewashington.org Co-working Spaces Share Space Spokane Ryan Arnold Email: rarnold@greaterspokane.net Website: www.sharespacespokane.com Fellow Coworking Luke Baumgarten Email: luke@workatfellow.com Website: workatfellow.com Toolbox Andy Barrett Email: andybarrett@toolboxnw.com Website: www.toolboxnw.com Kitchen Spokane Jayme Cozzetto Email: KitchenSpokane@gmail.com Other Office Space Spokane Entrepreneurial Center Buchanan and Plechner Rob Martinson Website: buchananbuilding.com Courtyard Office Center Spencer Sowl Email: spencer.sowl@avistacorp.com Fairwood Office Suites (Mead) Rob Allen Email: roballen@myrangemaster.com
OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES Other Community Resources Small Business Development Center Tammy Everts Email: tammy.everts@wsbdc.org Website: www.wsbdc.org SCORE Spokane Email: info@scorespokane.org Website: www.scorespokane.org SNAP Women s Business Center Laurie Donnell Email: roth@snapwa.org WSU Innovation Assessment Center Michael Ebinger Email: ebingerm@wsu.edu Other Community Resources Greater Spokane Incorporated BIZStreet Jessica Rule Email: JRule@greaterspokane.org Website: www.greaterspokane.org Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce Website: spokanevalleychamber.org Select Spokane (site selector) Website: www.selectspokane.com
K-12 EDUCATION, COLLEGES, & UNIVERSITIES Universities Other K-12 Avista Center for Entrepreneurship Community Colleges Spokane Community College Jeffrey Waybright Email: jwaybright@scc.spokane.edu North Idaho College Mike Allen Email: maallen@nic.edu K-12 Education Spokane Valley Tech Patrick Bisson Email: pbisson@cvsd.org Website: launchyourbiz.org
EVENTS, MEETUPS & ENTREPRENEUR EDUCATION Events Bowl & Pitcher Andy Brunsch Email: Andrew.brunsch@gmail.com Startup Weekend Spokane Courtney Wilcox Email: CWilcox@watrust.com Website: spokane.startupweekend.org SpoCode Website: www.spocode.org Inland NW Business Plan Competition Randy Kembel Email: rkembel@nuvodia.com National Association of Women Business Owners Website: www.nawbonw.org Meetups Spokane Entrepreneurs Curtis Fritz Email: curtisfritz@ins-guys.com Spokane Young Professionals Jared Webley Email: JaredW@gallatinpa.com Website: spokaneyp.org Spokane Front-end/PHP/UI/UX Marsh Sutherland Email: marsh@referralbon.us Coeur d Alene Innovation Collective Nick Smoot Website: www.innovatecda.com Training and Workshops Small Business Boot Camp - SCC Jeffrey Waybright Email: jwaybright@scc.spokane.edu NX Level Spokane Valley Chamber Email: info@spokanevalleychamber.org Greater Spokane Incorporated BizStreet Share Space Spokane Email: rarnold@greaterspokane.org
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