EMPOWERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE TETONS
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VIRTUAL MONTHLY CHANCE MEETINGS
SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2020, 5 - 6 pm Via Zoom (login below)
Sometimes all you need is the right connection and a little inspiration. Well, what are you waiting for? Find both at our free monthly virtual networking event. You never know...
Theme: Pitch Day Sneak Preview
For Virtual Pitch Day 2020, we have five top-notch companies selected and in the coaching process, and the stars of the show will definitely impress. Join us for a sneak preview of the finalists on Monday, September 14th from 5 - 6 pm to hear about the coaching process and progress made leading up to the big event. Mark your calendars for "Shark Tank, Teton Style" on Wednesday, September 30th from 5:00 - 6:45 pm. Coaches Bryan Kujawski and Ross MacIntyre will also be joining to offer a coaching perspective.
GoGreenHomeSupply.com—David Lymburn
GoGreenHomeSupply.com is a “one-stop shop” retail website for homeowners with eco-friendly intentions. Our mission is to supply people with the knowledge and materials to build a better home.
Happyly—Catlin Iseler
Happyly inspires family adventures in your home town and on the go. We provide personalized plans and activity recommendations to help families find joy and connection.
Juliet—Heather Smith
An online company with a social impact mission that offers convenient and accurate pregnancy and fertility products for a community of women on our journey toward motherhood.
Marea— Monica Grohne
Marea is a women’s health company dedicated to education, community, and simplified consumer health products for women throughout their hormonal lifecycle. We’re dedicated to providing functional medicine solutions to help you deal with menstrual related symptoms less and live more. Our drinkable multivitamin, the PMS Elixir, provides menstruating womxn with 15 essential vitamins and minerals in the most bioavailable format.
Ndiyo—Nikki Beck
Ndiyo is an online membership-based aerial movement practice with classes, manuals, and community designed to inspire and motivate clientele in their wellness journey.
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NEWS AND NOTES
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At Silicon Couloir we strive to be the hub connecting local entrepreneurs to all the resources needed to succeed: an expanded personal network, education, access to capital, connection to mentors, and leadership training. We offer free programs so that our Wydaho entrepreneurial community can grow and enrich our region with year-round careers and good-paying jobs. The results have been nothing short of remarkable. Dozens of successful companies have launched and succeeded with support from Silicon Couloir.
It's Old Bill's giving season, and because we rely solely on donations from people like you for our programming, we need your help to continue our mission of aligning entrepreneurialism with community vision to promote a diverse economy and healthy environment for current and future generations. If you value the good work Silicon Couloir is doing and want to leverage your gift, please give now through Friday, September 18th at 5:00 pm.
Please click on the image below to watch a short video of Tana Hoffman, Mountainist Founder and CEO, and 2019 Pitch Day Audience Choice winner, reflecting on her experience and growth with the event. Please help support entrepreneurs like Tana in our community!
In this short video Tana Hoffman, Mountainist Founder and CEO and 2019 Pitch Day Audience Choice winner, reflects on her experience and growth with the event. Please help support entrepreneurs like Tana in our community!
Welcome to New Board Member Herb Heimerl
We are pleased to announce the addition of Herb Heimerl to the Silicon Couloir board!
Herb has been practicing law in the areas of general business and corporate law, real estate development, dispute resolution and estate planning since 1996. First as a partner in a prominent law firm in Buffalo, New York, and the past 13 years in the Teton counties of Idaho and Wyoming as well as New York, Herb has extensive experience in all areas of real estate and corporate law, finance, and dispute resolution. Herb has always volunteered in his community. While practicing law in Buffalo, Herb was a board member of several non-profit entities, including the nationally renowned Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center and the Buffalo Niagara Partnership which is the Western New York think-tank for stimulating economic growth and business development. Herb served nine years on the Board of the Community Foundation of Teton Valley which hosts the annual Tin Cup Challenge. Herb also serves as a Silicon Couloir TEAMS mentor.
Entrepreneur News
Brand Building for Solopreneurs: Offered 9/8 (3 spots left!) and 9/22 with Tana Hoffman
Do you struggle to engage with your customers or build your community? In this workshop, you’ll refine your brand’s core message and learn how to communicate it in a way that your audience will resonate with and engage with.
Description: This is a 2-hour workshop designed to leverage the power of collaborative brainstorming to help solo founders, freelancers and consultants unlock their brand’s inner value and develop stories that will engage and resonate with their target audience. The workshop includes an intro/refresher to branding, examples from major brands and past clients, exercises to help you narrow down your messaging, and an interactive portion—everyone’s favorite part!—that will inspire you to start talking about your company in a whole new way.
For additional details and reviews from past participants: https://www.tanainthetetons.com/workshops/p/y7p8koa7nopzfk0yukfo3vwe3nkniz
Save $20 with code BCW-SEC-DWE
Kate's Real Food Rapid Expansion Continues with Whole Foods Market
Kate's Real Food (KRF), the wholesome, all-natural energy bars made from organic ingredients, and named the "Best Little Energy Bar in America" by Forbes, are now available in even more Whole Foods Markets across the country, including Washington, DC, Denver, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland.
Naughty Fruit Snacks launches Kickstarter!
Juan Morales, Start-Up Intensive grad, is growing his business and you can help! Click here to support this campaign.
Gates Foundation Awards Grant to Powwater
"Through our newest Co-Founders (both Hydrologists) - Casey Brown and Alec Bernstein - we received Phase I Global Grand Challenges Grant from The Gates Foundation," says Co-Founder Ellie O'Neill. "The grant was given for our newest initiative, The Powwater App, which will provide safe drinking water for urban households via data-driven vehicular water delivery. We are piloting the app this fall in Mombasa, Kenya! "
Recording of "Social Benefit Companies—A Mission Beyond Profit" Available Online
What does the future of business look like? Well, in 2019 the Business Roundtable Group CEOs agreed that corporations should benefit society as a whole, not just shareholders—a fundamental shift to a decades-long approach of profit first. Companies have learned that being a good community steward is also good for business and that employees, communities, and the natural environment are not expendable. A myriad of factors have contributed to this new lens, but Benefit Corporations (B Corps) have led the way.
Our August Chance Meetings panel featured local B-Corps experts Fred Keller, Founder and Chair of Cascade Engineering, Bill Klyn, former Patagonia Marketing Manager, and Jack Hartpence, Co-Founder and CEO of Powwater. These local leaders shared their knowledge and experience and inspired the audience to take their own steps towards being a social benefit company.
If you missed the meeting, or want to revisit some of the information, the recording is now available on our website. Click here to view.
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As always, please feel free to send news of your company's press, events, successes, and milestones to Gary@siliconcouloir.com and we'll do our best to feature them in our newsletters!
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