StartupVT (www.startupvt.org), the Green Mountain State's version of the national Startup America Partnership (www.s.co), officially launches today! With 5 events on the horizon, 2 on the calendar, from one end of the state to the other a strong set of champions, willing mentors and an experienced advisory board, StartupVT is ready for action.
‘I am thrilled to have played a role in getting Startup Vermont to this point and look forward to more’ shared Cairn Cross, co-founder and a Managing Director of FreshTracks Capital and an Advisor to StartupVT. ‘The organization has grown and has exciting future plans. It’s a great resource for Vermont entrepreneurs.’
StartupVT is a statewide program for the benefit of entrepreneurs, supported by entrepreneurial champions across Vermont. It is focused on creating and strengthening Vermont’s business ecosystem by connecting entrepreneurs with their communities, peers and the resources they need to succeed. The immediate call to action is building a list of interested parties; from champions to participants and mentors.
This initiative is about helping entrepreneurs move from idea, to product, to market. The calendar will include full weekend, in-person events, podcasts, hangouts and entrepreneurial StartupVT Roundtable events, as well as subject-matter StartupVT Huddle’s, the goal is to make it easy to participate, easy to learn and easy to share.
"I've chosen Vermont not only as a place to start a business, I've chosen it as the place I want to live. There is a lot of support in the Middlebury area for new businesses, while startup friendly, among the challenges is finding capital. I look forward to StartupVT providing a strong ecosystem to help with this among other challenges" - Colin Davis, co-founder, Shacksbury Hard Cider Company, Middlebury VT.
What we need is your help; artisans, farmers, brewers, technologists, consumer goods designers. - if you are passionate about a business idea, please join in! And, on the champion and mentor side, we need marketers, ideators, innovators, facilitators, finance, legal and all business service providers, all with an entrepreneurial mindset.
About Startup Weekend:
Startup Weekend Burlington (http://burlington.startupweekend.org ) is a great opportunity to find the people who can work with you to turn your big idea into a reality. The focus is ‘Crafted in Vermont, Built in Vermont’ with the goal to bring people from divergent areas of business together. Groups of developers, business managers, startup enthusiasts, marketing gurus, graphic artists and more, pitch ideas for new startup companies, form teams around those ideas, and work to develop a working prototype, demo, or presentation by Sunday evening Startup Weekend is October 25, 26 and 27th at Office Squared in Burlington (Startup Weekend is powered by the Kaufman Foundation).
More Events
StartupVT is working with local champions, across the state, to schedule small in-person events. The goal is create a network of networks within the state. The first organizational Champions meeting will be held on Friday, October 11th from 5:30 ‘ 7:30 in Hauke 005 at Champlain College, in Burlington. Please come with ideas, energy and an open mind as well as to meet the advisory board. There is a sign-up form on the StartupVT.org website. Please signup even if you cannot attend the first Champions meeting. We will have StartupVT Huddles and StartupVT Roundtable events across the state.
For more information:
web: http://www.startupvt.org
email: [email protected]
phone: 802-321-2585