KEY EVENTS:
Dayton Startup Week co-organizer Tiffany Ferrell said attendees can tailor their days based on their needs whether those needs be networking, marking, raising capital or being inspired. She offered the following highlights. Follow links for more information.
WHAT: Tech Xpress
WHEN: 5-7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12
WHERE:Â Firefly Building, 123 Webster St.
What is it? A tech meetup on the roof of the Firefly Building. Refreshments will be provided. Speakers include representatives from Sparkbox, Dayton Rudy Brigade, Dayton Clean Coders, CodePen Dayton, Dayton Web Developers, Girl Develop It! and Dayton Data Visualization.
WHAT:Â Fireside Chat with Josh McManus of Rock Ventures and Barry Besecker of Marxent
WHEN: 11 to 11:50 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13.
WHERE: Startup Week basecamp, 444 E. Second St.
What is it? Discussion features Marxent Labs co-founder Barry Besecker and Josh McManus, chief operating officer at Rock Ventures.
WHAT: Funding Opportunities in the Dayton area
WHEN: 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13
WHERE: Startup Week basecamp, 444 E. 2nd Street, Dayton, OH
What is it? Panel discussion feature key members of Dayton's funding community, including Scott Koorndyk, president of the Entrepreneurs Center; Rodolfo Bellesi, co-founder of Ikove Capital Partners; Roger Edwards, vice president of Dayton Development Coalition Accelerant Venture Fund; Scott Frayser, managing director of SGP Capital and SP Global, Inc.; Jim Heitner, technology transfer and commercialization program manager at Wright Brothers Institute and Ford Weber, director of economic development of the City of Dayton.
WHAT: Startup Grind Dayton hosted by Pamela Morris, president and CEO of CareSource
WHEN: Â 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14
WHERE:Â Tech Town, 241 Taylor St.
What is it? Startup Grind is a startup community with groups in more than 200 people. There will be time for networking and a fireside chat. Morris will be interviewed by Greg Meredith.
WHAT: Starting up after a Military Career
WHEN: 8-8:50 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 15
WHERE: Startup Week basecamp, 444 E. Second St.
What is it? Entrepreneurship session for those who have or who will soon leave the United States armed forces. Session will be moderated by Rob Slater of Ideasmith and Ninjaneer and Slick Labs. Speakers include Jeff Graley, co-founder and partner at Mile Two; John Hrvinak, director of Rev1 Ventures; Robert Walker, owner of Fronana and Mike Nichols, president of Vet Town/Veteran Owned Businesses of Ohio.
WHAT: Fireside Chat with Serial Entreprenuer Chris Wire
WHEN: 2-2:50 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16
WHERE: Startup Week basecamp, 444 E. Second St.
What is it? Greg Meredith moderates a chat with Chris Wire, owner of Real Art, founder of Proto BuildBar, and chief design officer of Krush Technologies.
WHAT: Dayton Startup Week Wrap-Up and Closing Party
WHEN: 3-4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16
WHERE: Startup Week basecamp, 444 E. Second St.
What is it? Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley will speak at the wrap-up, which precedes a party from 4 to 7 p.m.
And it is all free.
"We have workshop, panel discussions, happy hours, and fireside chats featuring CEOs of some very successful companies," said organizer Tiffany Ferrell, marketing and communications manager for Wright State Research Institute. "It will give (attendees) the information they need as they are starting to build the foundations for their companies."
There will be morning and evening events Monday Sept. 12 to Friday, Sept. 16, ranging from a panel on Dayton's beer renaissance (at 1 p.m. Friday) to one on leveraging government dollars to grow business (3 p.m. Thursday).
So -- how can you go?
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Events are free, including most lunches. Registration is required.
More than 2,500 people have already signed up. If you'd like to, just visit daytonstartupweek2016.sched.org.
Ferrell, who is organizing the event with John C. Owen, a project manager for the research institute, said a goal is to beat the 3,300 registration record set by Detroit's Startup Week earlier this year.
"Dayton is full of really creative people," Ferrell said. "We want to give them the resources to launch those businesses and go out to achieve those goals."
Who should go?Â
The five-day event mostly based at 444 E. Second St. will have more than 70 events designed to appeal to entrepreneurs working or interested in a range of industries. Participants can pick which activities they want to attend.
"Whether you want to open a barbershop on a corner or you are thinking of opening up an ecommerce (business), or you are someone who is starting up software development company, Â there is something at Startup Week for everyone," Ferrell said.
What exactly is 'Startup Week'?Â
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Launched in 2010, Startup Week is an international program that aims to bring entrepreneurs, local leaders, and others together.
"We think a well-connected community is a successful community," Ferrell said.
Startup Week programs were held in 200 cities last year including Columbus, she said. Â
Local organizers reached out to the business community to help support Dayton's Startup Week.Â
"All of a sudden it caught wildfire," Ferrell said.
Sponsors of the Dayton Startup Week include Tech Town, Wright State Research Institute, Nucleus, Ascend Innovations, Virtuojo and Indigo Life Media.
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