Central Oregon: Entrepreneur Support Org Reverse Pitch

Central Oregon Innovation Hub, Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN) and the City of Bend invite you to a dynamic gathering of entrepreneur support organizations on Wednesday, June 18th starting at 8:00 am at Ray Hall at OSU Cascades.

Entrepreneur support and community organizations will pitch their services, programs, accelerators and engagement opportunities directly to entrepreneurs, startup founders and business owners in 2 minutes with just a microphone!

Unlike traditional startup pitch events where founders give the pitch, we are flipping the script and bringing together organizations to pitch the services they offer that help entrepreneurs succeed.

Entrepreneurs will walk away from the event not only with new knowledge of regional resources but with valuable connections and actionable steps to help accelerate their business journey, from securing funding to enhancing their leadership skills to accessing support in other critical areas of business growth.

Join us for a morning interacting with the leaders and organizations that can help you figure out how to make your startup idea a reality!

Details

Location: Ray Hall - OSU Cascades - 1500 SW Chandler Avenue Bend, Oregon 97702

Time: 8:00 – 10:30am

Agenda
8:00 am - Doors Open
8:30 am - Reverse Pitch Begins
9:30 am - Resource Fair & Networking
10:30 am - Event Ends

Cost: Free!

Please only register for this event if you are an Oregon or SW Washington founder or entrepreneur at an early, development or growth stage startup.

Participating Organizations

• Bend Outdoor Worx
• Built Oregon
• Business Impact NW
• Business Oregon
• Central Oregon Community College - Small Business Development Center
• Central Oregon Innovation Hub
• Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council
• City of Bend
• Cultivate Bend
• Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO)
• Energy Innovation Center - OSU
• Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon
• Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs
• Oregon Entrepreneurs Network
• Oregon Health Sciences University - Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute
• Oregon Pride in Business
• Rural Development - USDA
• SCORE Central Oregon
• VertueLab
   

Organization Interested in Participating?

Located and support entrepreneurs in the Central Oregon.

Running an active program in 2025 that supports entrepreneurs.

• Offering Technical Assistance Services
• Money through business grants, investment or services.
• Multi-day series, program, or bootcamp. Not one-off individual classes.
• Running a business accelerator.

Organization programs can be free or paid by entrepreneurs.

No consultants or service providers.

Agrees to send a representative to participate in the program on June 18th, pitch your organization, and table following the pitches.

• Each organization is allowed up to two participants.
• Pitches will be verbal only (no slides needed).
• The logo and website for each organization will be displayed on a screen during their pitch.

Confirm participation by Thursday, June 12th at Noon.

Interested organization should fill out THIS FORM. Please reach out to Rylee O'Brien (rylee@oen.org) with any direct questions.