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OEN Angel Oregon 2010 Call for Applications
March 5, 2010 - The Nines Hotel
OEN's Angel Oregon is the nation’s premier angel investment prize conference. It is the chance entrepreneurs are looking for to get in front of accredited angel investors. This must-attend event gives presenting companies excellent visibility and a chance to win a substantial prize by bringing together Oregon and SW Washington’s brightest entrepreneurial talent with real-world, accredited angel investors.
This year we have some exciting changes that will enable even more companies to shine. Whether you are a seed-stage or a launch-stage company, OEN's Angel Oregon is the place to get coaching, networking and real-world feedback to take your company to the next level.
Check out the 2010 Angel Oregon Competition Overview.
Interested in applying? Listen to hear more about it.
Call for company applications due dates:
Early bird: Friday, December 4, 2009
Final deadline: Friday, January 8, 2010
Interested in investing? Learn more about joining the Angel Oregon 2010, LLC or Listen to hear more about investing in the Angel Oregon 2010, LLC
Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN)
Sure, Oregon is known for its beautiful coastline, its wine and organic farming, and its alternative culture. But it's also known as one of the best places to be an entrepreneur, and that's due in large part to Oregon Entrepreneurs Network.
OEN is the largest group in Oregon assisting entrepreneurs. Established in 1991, the nonprofit creates opportunities for entrepreneurs and investors to meet each other, and provides ways for entrepreneurs to meet with advisers and business service professionals who want to help dynamic startups grow and thrive.
Staff and volunteers at OEN create and run programs that collect the talent, knowledge, and resources of the entrepreneurial community to build viable companies, improve the quality of life in Oregon, and have fun.
Programs for enterpreneurs -- and investors
OEN offers a number of networking programs to help entrepreneurs and investors meet. Programs also offer programs to help entrepreneurs hone their business and fundraising skills. The group also hosts popular events that bring together entrepreneurs and people looking to invest in new companies.
- Startup Services -- Designed to help entrepreneurs plan their businesses and execute these plans. Services include evaluating the long-term potential of business concepts; seminars on developing a business plan; review of business plans with a team of experts; and review of presentations and training by a panel of professional investors and service providers.
- Executive Education Series -- A 16-part series to help entrepreneurs and founding executives with business issues such as go-to-market strategies; building sales organizations; and developing financials and valuations.
- OEN Online Community -- A place where blogs and discussions are posted to help entrepreneurs with the small things of starting a business. There are helpful links, and is a judgment free forum to express concerns, questions, or comments on anything in the business community.
- Pub Talk -- Informal presentations by startup founders and executives looking for feedback in a non-threatening venue -- a pub. Held the second Wednesday of each month except in July and December.
- SwapMeet -- A quarterly happy-hour meetup for people looking to connect with entrepreneurs, early-stage companies and the people who help them. Opportunities to work with, work for or start new companies are increasing as the Oregon economy grows, and SwapMeet offers the chance to meet the people at the heart of new-company activity. And it's free.
- Portland Angel Network and Women's Investment Network -- Private angel investor groups that meet regularly to view presentations by companies looking for early-stage investment.
- Angel Oregon -- A day-long conference, Angel Oregon is the premier education, investment and networking event in the Northwest for angel investors and early-stage entrepreneurs. The weeks leading up to the conference provide angel investors the chance to learn due diligence, while pre-screened entrepreneurs receive training in how to make a pitch. The event culminates with awards and investment prizes for winning companies.
- Venture Northwest -- Venture Northwest (formerly Venture Oregon) is an annual conference that draws institutional investors and investment bankers from across the western United States to learn about the hottest emerging Northwest companies and the region's growing business sectors. Venture Northwest 2009 takes place on Thursday, October 29th, at the Nines Hotel. Stay tuned at Venture Northwest.
- OEN Tom Holce Awards for Entrepreneurship -- An annual celebration of the Pacific Northwest's individual entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial companies.
- Entrepreneurs Bus Tour -– Every quarter, OEN puts up to 10 early-stage entrepreneurs in a van and takes them to visit two experienced serial entrepreneurs at their companies. The entrepreneurs get brief tour of the business and each senior entrepreneur shares valuable lessons learned on the road to success.
- CEO Roundtable -– Presidents and CEOs of emerging Northwest companies join other CEOs at lunch to discuss business strategies and current challenges such as team-building, raising capital, and choosing distribution channels.
Learn more about OEN's programs.
OEN's History
Formerly the Oregon Entrepreneurs Forum (OEF), the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network was started in 1991 as one of 20 worldwide chapters of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Enterprise Forum. Known at the time as the Oregon Enterprise Forum, the organization merged in 1997 with the Oregon Young Entrepreneurs Association.
People at OEN
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2009 Board of Directors Eric Rosenfeld, Capybara Ventures : Bob DeKoning, Routeware : Tatiana Perry, Tonkon Torp, Matt Wangler, WiMax Forum, Rick Hawkins, Geffen Mesher, Abe Cable, Miller Nash Janet Johnson, o’Johnson Partners, Ryan Buchanan, eRoi, Holly Files, Chockstone, Jim Noonan, Pivot Point Capital, Bill Etheredge, Tektronix, Linda Weston, OEN Staff Julie A. Brown, Rori Homme, Sarena Regazzoni, Linda Weston, Larry Williams, Director of development |
2009 Program Chairs Jon Summers, White & Lee LLP Angela Jackson, Emergent Brenda Meltebeke, Ater Wynne LLP Todd Bauman, Stoel Rives Bob Ward, Capybara Ventures LLC Paul Gulick, Steve Morris, Open Tech Business Center / Mark Frinell Insurance Partners, LLC, Dennis Powers, Cornerstone Management, JoAnn Lee, Stoel Rives Mitch Daugherty, Morange Design Skills Building Chair Gerry Langeler, OVP Venture Partners Keith Larson, Intel Capital Julie Gulla, Morgan Stanley, 2009 Advisory Board Brent Bullock Dan Whitaker Gerry Langeler Josh Friedman Kathryn Shimabukuro |
Contact
- Phone: 503-222-2270
- Fax: 503-241-0827
- Web contact form
OEN Office
- 309 SW Sixth Ave., Suite 212
- Portland, Oregon 97204
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