Startup Sessions: Mastering Marketing and Customer Retention — Guest Speaker Faith Barrett

Viva Downtown 1504 Market Street, Redding, CA, United States

Come join us and Faith Barrett, a local realtor, who has rapidly grown their business by excelling in marketing and customer retention. Faith will share her strategies for building strong customer relationships and effective marketing techniques. Don’t miss this chance to learn how to keep your customers coming back and grow a well loved brand. […]

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A.I. Connect: Use your imagination to generate brand new images in seconds

Viva Downtown 1504 Market Street, Redding, CA, United States

This month we're exploring an amazing image-generation tool called Leonardo AI! You'll be able to generate custom images and graphics live without a graphic designer or learning complicated design principles. Leonardo is unlike other image generative AI software. It allows the user greater control and tons of features. Come check it out, you're going to […]

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Demystifying Venture Capital: A Practical Guide to Securing Funding

Viva Downtown 1504 Market Street, Redding, CA, United States

Join us for the August Startup Session featuring Tyler Smith.Tyler has a background in venture capital and has significant experience in the startup ecosystem. He will provide practical insights on securing venture capital funding, including what VCs look for in potential investments, and how to effectively pitch your startup to a VC firm. This session […]

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A.I. Connect: The go to website builder for one-person or small team businesses

Viva Downtown 1504 Market Street, Redding, CA, United States

This month we're exploring the AI website builder Durable! It's a fantastic AI website builder that I think is perfect to get most one person or small team businesses up and running. It has just the right amount of customization without being overwhelming. It's become my go to tool for getting an MVP website up! […]

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Startup Sessions: Building Traction and Momentum: Fueling Your Startup’s Growth — Guest Speaker Aaron Patterson

Viva Downtown 1504 Market Street, Redding, CA, United States

Join us at the next Startup Session featuring Aaron Patterson, a seasoned entrepreneur and startup mentor, as he shares his insights on building traction and momentum to fuel your startup’s growth. Aaron will dive into the key strategies for gaining traction, sustaining momentum, and navigating the challenges of early-stage development. Whether you're looking to refine […]

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Startup Sessions: Unlocking Resilience and a Strong Mindset for Founders — Guest Speaker Kirk Wayman

Viva Downtown 1504 Market Street, Redding, CA, United States

Join us for an upcoming Startup Session with Kirk Wayman from Ikon Coaching, where we'll explore how resilience fuels success for entrepreneurs. This session will inspire you to embrace challenges, build confidence, and harness personal growth as a strategic advantage. Learn how mindset shifts and self-awareness can turn obstacles into opportunities, helping you lead your […]

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9th Annual Startup Games

Viva Downtown 1504 Market Street, Redding, CA, United States

Description coming soon! Join us on the journey to build the most supportive startup community in the world! Come enjoy a cold beverage, meet other founders, and build a community that can support your business. Let’s connect and grow our businesses together! See you there! 👇 👇 Please register to help us plan food & […]

Startup Redding Holiday Party

Viva Downtown 1504 Market Street, Redding, CA, United States

Join us for a festive holiday edition of our Startup Session! This time, we’re putting aside the presentations and panels to simply celebrate the season with our amazing startup community. Wear your most cheerful (or hilarious) Christmas sweater and come ready to mix, mingle, and make connections. It’s the perfect chance to relax, catch up […]

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The Adventure of Risk: Taking the Leap for Your Big Idea

Viva Downtown 1504 Market Street, Redding, CA, United States

Bryant Ellis, founder of The Adventure Challenge, shares how bold decisions and a spirit of adventure transformed his idea into a thriving business. Bryant will share how he embraced risk and faced challenges to build a successful brand. This is your chance to gain inspiration and practical insights for taking bold steps in your entrepreneurial […]

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Beyond the Brewery: Lessons in Scaling from Fall River Brewing

Viva Downtown 1504 Market Street, Redding, CA, United States

How do you take a passion project and scale it into a thriving business? Amanda Hutchings, VP of Fall River Brewing, shares how they grew beyond their small brewery to expand into sales across the state and Nevada. Scaling isn’t just for big brands—you might be surprised at what’s possible for your business. Whether you’re […]

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The Money Map: Finding the Right Funding for Your Business

Viva Downtown 1504 Market Street, Redding, CA, United States

Finding the right funding for your startup can be overwhelming, but the right roadmap makes all the difference. This Startup Session brings together Trisha Funk from the SBA, Stacey Sanchez from CDC Small Business Finance, Sami Kader from the Shasta Angels, and Esteban Waterman from Tri Counties Bank. They’ll break down funding options—from SBA loans to […]

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Retail Breakthrough: Getting Your Product on Store Shelves

Viva Downtown 1504 Market Street, Redding, CA, United States

Dreaming of seeing your product on the shelves of Target, Walmart, or other big-name retailers? Michelle Manningham has been there, done that— helping brands land spots in over 62,000 retail doors! As the founder of Pink and Associates and a retail dealmaker, she knows exactly what it takes to break into big-box stores. In this […]

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