Just how healthy and equitable is Sacramento’s entrepreneurial ecosystem? At this moment, our answers are only anecdotal. Yes, there is a lot going on and many organizations provide invaluable services to entrepreneurs. But we can’t know what to fix or what we need more of if we don’t have a way to measure what currently exists. So community partners StartupSac, the Carlsen Center, and the Growth Factory, along with Forward Cities, joined together to compile the data to create Sacramento’s “Equity for Every Entrepreneur” (E3) Scorecard. We need your help to take the pulse of our ecosystem. You can learn more about the E3 Scorecard, Forward Cities, and what we’re measuring, as well as launch the survey here. Or just jump to the survey.
This Week’s Best Bet
Using Storytelling to Get More Out of Your Marketing and Public Relations Efforts, Tue Sep 28 at 10:30 AM: This talk, led by award-winning journalist and filmmaker Amy Wu, will provide practical tips that founders can use to incorporate storytelling into their marketing and public relations efforts. Amy will use her own experience and learnings from her work From Farms to Incubators to provide case studies to show the power of storytelling and how it can help in advocacy, outreach, and branding..UCD Venture Catalyst event. Online
Startup Happy Hour with tCheck’s CEO Peichen Chang & COO Bob Whitson, Tue Sep 28 at 5 PM: StartupSac and the Carlsen Centerwelcome two successful startup leaders:Engineered Medical Technologies (aka tCheck) CEO Peichen Chang and COO Bob Whitson. They are the maker of tCheck, a home cannabis testing device that makes it simple and quick to determine the potency of your infusion. Since they began selling in 2016, they’ve sold over 7000 tCheck products and received funding from angel investors, including the Sacramento Angels and Canna Angels. Online
Plan Ahead
In Person: Impact Global Venture Summit, Thu Oct 7 at 11 AM: More than 900 investors, entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and societal thought-leaders will meet in-person to share insights and deliver demonstrations of cutting-edge innovations and early prototypes. Admission includes an opportunity to participate in Epic Office Hours. Save $10 with discount code STARTUPSAC. At Safe Credit Union Convention Center, 1400 J St., Sacramento
Chico GROWTECH FEST 2021, Oct 12 & 13: GROWTECH FEST 2021 brings together startups, investors, entrepreneurs, techies, students, educators, business owners and community leaders from Northern California to educate, inspire and connect!. In Person at the El ReyTheater in Downtown Chico.
There’s a lot going on in the next few weeks, including some BIG in person events.–check out all the details in this week’s Startup Digest. While you’re there, consider subscribing. For even more startup information, happenings and resources, check out what’s available on the StartupSac Website.
Want to connect with other founders? Request to join the StartupSac Community Facebook Group, a place where startup founders and those who support the growth of our startup ecosystem can connect and exchange ideas.
Find an Advisor with Mentor Sacramento: Mentor Sacramento is a free online business mentoring platform that connects early stage startup founders and small business owners to volunteer business mentors. Learn more here.
