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Tuesday, September 25,
7:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.
Boeing Auditorium, UW Campus, Seattle.
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NWEN Think Tank: From the Kitchen Table to a Successful Business - Getting Your Startup off the Ground |
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Is the entrepreneur in you dying to get out but is stuck at the kitchen table? As our panels will discuss, the kitchen table is a great place to start! Join NWEN on September 25 at 7:00 to learn more and have your questions answered by an experienced entrepreneurs.
Our panel will share personal insights from companies that they have founded and led. Panelists will discuss what it took for them to get started and the lessons that they learned along the path to success. There will be lots of time for your individual questions.
Featured Speakers
Melody Biringer founded CRAVE Party™ in 2000, a company that develops and markets fashion and style networking parties. CRAVE Party has already expanded to 15 cities internationally. Melody has also brought Ladies Who Launch, an organization dedicated to helping women start and run businesses, to three cities. Melody recently launched another venture, startupjUNKiE™, an entrepreneurial education and services company that provides innovative women with business "know how", tools, and solutions in a fun and inspiring community environment. Find more about CRAVE Party™at www.craveparty.com.
Jill Ginsberg is the founder and President of Thou Shall Snack®. Inspired by her grandmother's recipes, Jill founded Thou Shall Snack in 2005 in her kitchen to recreate the savory flavors of traditional Jewish foods. The company's first product, Latke Crisps™, shipped in August 2006 and is available in delis, specialty stores and supermarkets nationwide. The company's second product, Babka Bites, began shipping in September 2007. Thou Shall Snack's line of snacks are all-natural, baked and kosher certified. Jill continues to operate the company from her home. Find more about Thou Shall Snack® at www.thoushallsnack.com.
Ameé Quiriconi is the founder of Squak Mountain Stone™. Amee's idea for Squak Mountain Stone started as an economics paper in January 2003. The concept went from paper, to development in Amee's garage, to real product by the end of 2003. Today, she makes handmade Squak Mountain Stone countertops and tabletops out of a small shop in Woodinville. Squak Mountain Stone products are sold in stores around the Western United States, and found in homes and businesses coast to coast.
Map and Directions
A map to the site can be found at www.washington.edu/home/maps/northcentral.html?46,37,710,180. The entrance to the Boeing Auditorium is between the Bank of America Executive Education Center and Balmer Hall.
Seminar Notes
are available from previous seminars.
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