OREGON Education + Entrepreneurship STARTUP WEEKEND!

The Central Oregon Community College (COCC) Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence and Development (CEED) will host the first annual Oregon All-State Education + Entrepreneurship Startup Weekend this coming fall, October 23-25, 2015 at the recently completed COCC Redmond Technology Education Center.

CEED in partnership with UP Global has invited students from all 17 community colleges, 9 Public Universities, several Private Colleges and all 13 Central Oregon High Schools to participate. In addition, local would-be entrepreneurs are invited to join in! Participants will have a chance to take an idea and run with it hard for 54 hours. Entrepreneurs will create a working business plan along with a winning pitch for a new product or service, all within one long weekend. Up to 75 students and entrepreneurs will form teams and build innovative new businesses focused on the athletic and outdoor industry! This event is the first of its kind in the nation.