Events

PubTalks are Oregon Entrepreneurs Network’s flagship networking events where members of the entrepreneurial community gather to connect and learn from and about entrepreneurs, presented by Portland Seed Fund. Our networking PubTalk series takes throughout the state. 

We look forward to hosting our September PubTalk with our friends at Columbia Bank on Wednesday, September 10th from 5:30 to 7pm at Thump Coffee (549 NW York Dr, Ste 200)!

Join us for a fun evening where attendees will:

• Make new connections

• Engage in conversation

• Discover opportunities and partners to help your business grow!

There will be food, beverages, 5-Minute Pitches from regional entrepreneurs, and a facilitated networking game to loosen up the crowd.

Cost: $15 for OEN members; $15 for non-members. *Sorry, no refunds.* 

Register here to attend OEN's September PubTalk.

Location

Online/Zoom

We're pleased to promote another in OBI's series of noon-hour Virtual Lunch & Learn sessions.

Being in bioscience, your world is all about R&D—Research and Development. It's the protocols, the trials, and the data. And there's another R&D...the one that kicks in when your experiment fails, funding gets weird, or your team is just plain burnt out.

This is Leadership R&D—Resilience and Determination. It’s the core skill set for navigating the uncertainty, failure, and long-term grind of innovation. Come spend your lunch hour to get research-backed, practical tools to build real resilience for yourself, and learn how to create an environment where your team can do the same.

Join business coach Josh Ellison for a candid, insightful, and supportive session where you’ll walk away with strategies you can use to practice Leadership R&D.

There is no cost to participate, but registration is required. Register here!

Location

Davis Wright Tremaine, Portland

Enjoy a morning just for entrepreneurs and founders at the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN) December Entrepreneur Mixer from 8:30 to 10am on Thursday, December 18, sponsored and hosted by Davis Wright Tremaine.
 
You’ll have the opportunity to meet ambitious founders and entrepreneurs with a broad range of expertise and skills that are open to building new relationships and strengthening the regional innovation ecosystem. 
 
The goal of OEN Entrepreneur Mixers are to prioritize founders and give them a space to have open conversations with peers. Please only register for this event if you are an Oregon or SW Washington founder or entrepreneur at an early, development or growth stage startup.
 
Enjoy breakfast bites and drinks, networking, and the chance to learn from regional thought leaders.

Learn more and register here!

This two-day (Feb 12 & 13) intensive course is designed to guide entrepreneurs, researchers, and small businesses through NIH's SBIR/STIR process. You’ll learn how to navigate proposal requirements, strengthen your submission and avoid common pitfalls.

Thursday, February 12, from 8:30am to 5pm

• ABCs of SBIR and registrations
• NIH review criteria
• Specific Aims and Research Strategy, budgets, required documents and readability

Friday, February 13, from 8:30am to 1:30pm, followed by optional 1:1s

• Commercialization plans
• Human subjects and vertebrate animals
• Navigating ASSIST

Cost and eligibility
$125 per person. Eligibility is based on application review. Space is limited. Applications are due by January 29, 2026. If accepted, you will receive a payment link.

How to apply
Complete the eligibility application here: Apply Now