VIRTUAL INCUBATION PROGRAM

Because when you start a company, you want to focus, follow best  practices, and not become overwhelmed.  In other words, you want to maximize your odds of success. Based on our 30 years of experience working  both in startups and mentoring startups, VIP show you step-by-step best  practices for validating your value proposition and your business model, developing a financial plan, protecting your company and your intellectual property, creating a practical strategy for funding your startup, and developing a go-to-market plan. 

VIP is for entrepreneurs and startups who are starting a growth business. What does “growth business” mean? It means a business that intends to sell a product or service not just locally, but regionally, nationally or even internationally 

• 8 video training modules with practical how-to information for entrepreneurs
• 8 weekly interactive online workshops where we discuss how to apply that week’s topic to your business
• Checklists and and tools that help you apply the VIP topics
• Follow-on opportunities for local funding and mentoring
• You’ll be part of an entrepreneur cohort–which means you’ll get to know, work with, help, and get help from the other entrepreneurs who are participating in the class. Being an entrepreneur can be lonely–it helps to have a peer group to talk to!
• Bottom line: you get better focus, less confusion, and a higher chance of success with your startup

• How to test your value proposition and business model
• How to protect your company and your intellectual property
• How to analyze your market
• How to build a startup team
• How to fund your startup
• How to develop a Go to Market plan; Startup resource in Oregon
• How to develop an effective investor pitch

This is new! We’re working with partners to create seed funds in each of their regions so we can offer VIP graduates an opportunity to apply for seed funding for entrepreneurs in these counties:

• Coos and Douglas (in cooperation with RAIN)
• Jackson and Josephine (organized by SOREDI)
• Marion, Polk, and Yamhill (organized by SEDCOR)

For entrepreneurs and startups in rural Oregon we can offer a drastically reduced price thanks to a grant from the Janette G. Drew Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation. Entrepreneurs in rural Oregon can register for the entire VIP program for a single payment of $79.   What do we define as “rural Oregon”?   We have a simple definition: entrepreneurs in Oregon who live east of Gresham, south of Wilsonville, or west of Hillsboro. 

For entrepreneurs anywhere other than rural Oregon, the cost for the complete program $249. 

Whether you’re in rural Oregon or not, this is money well spent for an entrepreneur incubation program that you can participate in from anywhere!