Our region’s longest tradition in business competitions is live-streaming their 20th annual awards show Wednesday evening online via Facebook Live to award $100,000 in prize money for innovations in food and agriculture, health, energy and technology. If you’ve never participated in the UC Davis Big Bang! before, here’s your chance to watch the best of the best present as well as to vote for your favorite. The audience favorite will received a $10K prize! You can preview the short video pitches of each of the 16 teams and cast your vote starting today at noon and running through Wednesday at noon here. Watch the live-stream on Wednesday on Facebook — RSVP for a reminder the day of the event

The Carlsen Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Sac State is kicking off its 5-session Entrepreneurship Toolkit Series again this Wednesday evening. This Virtual Toolkit Series guides participants through hands-on activities to build an understanding of proven startup tools and apply them to their own businesses. Whether you’re a budding entrepreneur, or an established business owner wanting to brush up on your skills, the Virtual Toolkit Series is for you! Learn more and/or Register here. 

Plan Ahead: Next Tuesday, May 26, StartupSac Happy Hour in partnership with the Carlsen Center will feature Greg Connolly, CEO of Trifecta Nutrition. Greg and his team have developed and implemented inbound marketing techniques that have have resulted in a booming business for Trifecta. Greg will talk about how inbound digital marketing can keep your business growing during the current crisis. RSVP

Even though we can’t meet in person right now, we’re still building community! The StartupSac Community Facebook Group has nearly 700 members. Now we need you!  Request to join here.

There’s lots of great stuff going on this week in our (online) startup community–check out the details in this week’s Startup Digest. If you’d like to receive the digest in your inbox every Monday morning, sign up for free here. And for even more startup information, happenings and resources, browse  the  StartupSac Website.

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