If you’re a parent or a college student, you’ve likely been in back-to-school mode the last couple of weeks or will be shortly. But school isn’t just for kids and young adults. School is for Startups too! This week, I highlight a few opportunities that might help you advance your business through education.
Here’s a great opportunity for startup founders (especially want-to-be-founders) who are on a very tight budget. Hacker Lab’s Pathways Scholarship provides free coworking and makerspace along with mentoring and coaching to get your dream business started. To qualify, applicants must earn less than $41,000 annually. Applicants should want to measurably change their lives, either by starting or furthering a new business, entering a new higher-wage/STEM field, or entering higher education. Applications are due by September 23. To learn more and to determine if you qualify, click here.
Dan Casas-Murray, of Startup Hustle fame, is back with a new 6-week bootcamp, How to Build (and Sell) Something People Want. The program runs from September 3 through October 8 and meets every Tuesday, from 10am to noon, at Granite City Coworking in Folsom. The early bird price is just $125 (expires 8/26). Learn more/register here.
If the success of your startup depends on the generation and sharing of outstanding content, you’re in luck! The national 3-day Content Camp Workshop is happening in Roseville, September 17-19, and is organized by blogging and website rockstar Jennifer Bourn. She’s been kind enough to share a killer discount code with us too — save 50% off the $350 registration fee with code “SAVEBIG.” Learn more/register.
Startup Company News
Congratulations to West Sacramento-based Acorn Finance and Sacramento-based NatureTrak for making Money20/20s Hottest 100 list which features payments, banking, fintech and financial services startups. Both companies will participate in the Startup Academy and compete for one of ten spots on stage at the October 27-30 Money20/20 Conference in Las Vegas. Wish Giri Addanki and Jontae James luck! Way to represent!
This Week’s Best Bets
If you’re an early stage startup, you likely haven’t yet hired someone else to do your marketing. Get some hands-on relevant marketing advice from Brian Ostrovosky, cofounder of Locable, this Tuesday in Marketing 3-4-5 at InnoGrove in Elk Grove. Get Tickets
Mark Tank is this Thursday at Allegiant Innovation Center in McClellan Park. This high energy startup event includes networking, happy hour with plenty of food & drinks, and the opportunity to watch entrepreneurs pitch to Mark Haney, his investment team, and select angel investors. This is an invite-only event, but you can request an invite from sierrai@haneybiz.com.
Plan Ahead
StartupSac Happy Hour is next Tuesday, August 27 and we’re taking a road trip to Old Town Pizza in downtown Roseville. Our AMA guest is Peichen Chang, CEO of Engineered Medical Technologies, the maker tCheck, a device that uses spectral analysis to test concentrations of compounds that has sales over $1 million. Thanks to our sponsor, The Studio Coworking, we’ll have free pizza! Free to attend. RSVP here.
It’s double the fun next week in Roseville — 1 Million Cups will be at The Studio Coworking on Wednesday, August 28 from 9-10 am. There is still a spot open for one more presenter. If you’re interested, apply here. RSVP to attend (free + free coffee) here.
Do you want free business mentorship, advising, or consulting? StartupSac and the Capital Region SBDC have partnered to provide free business support mentorship to help Sacramento region entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses. Learn more and sign up!
We’re building community! The StartupSac Community Facebook Group has over 450 members. Now we need you! Request to join here.
There’s lots of great stuff going on in the tech 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 Webs
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