Umpqua Growth Talks are BACK!

Small Business Pitch Night: Wednesday, January 17th!

Application Deadline: Thursday, December 7th!

Check back often for updates on Pitch Nights for Startups and Small Business for 2024

Pitch Night Schedule:

5:30 - Networking

6:00 - Pitch Night Program Begins

7:30 - Winners Announced

7:30-8:00 - After Party

Small Business

Application Deadline: December 7th

Finalist Notification: December 11th

Startups

Applications Open: January 15th

Application Deadline: March 6th

Finalist Notification: March 11th

Small Business

Applications Open: April 15th

Application Deadline: June 5th

Finalist Notification: June 10th

Startups

Applications Open: July 15th

Application Deadline: September 4th

Finalist Notification: September 9th

Attend

Sign up to attend upcoming GrowthTalks events.

Pitch

Present your business idea at one of our Pitch Nights for a chance to win funding.

Partner

Reach local entrepreneurs and help support their journey while creating economic vitality in Douglas County.

Why We Do It

GrowthTalks is produced by Umpqua Economic Development Partnership. As a Douglas County economic development organization, part of what we focus on is workforce and entrepreneurial development. The ability of entrepreneurs to start new businesses and scale them is critical for future economic growth in our county. Our Pitch Night events will return soon, allowing us to grow our startup community and lead entrepreneurs down a pathway to success.

Come to our next GrowthTalks event!


Hosted by Backside Brewing Co.

1640 NE Odell Ave Roseburg, Oregon 97470

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