Peoria Forward
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Some of our Catalyst Actions take as little as 15 minutes to complete. The first step to getting involved is to take action.
Get Involved
Peoria Forward has three types of events all designed to build connection between the — people, ideas and resources — elements of the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
New to entrepreneurship or just interested in exploring innovation? Welcome aboard the West Valley entrepreneurial ecosystem. Attend one of our upcoming free On-boarding Series sessions in your local library.
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Peoria coming together to create real-world solutions and new resources for the entire entrepreneurial ecosystem. Catalyst Pilots are working sessions where a diverse group of community voices come together to see if they can create an actual program or pilot to test and iterate. Come with an open mind, ready to work! |
Designed for people exploring all corners of entrepreneurship and how to get involved in the local entrepreneurial ecosystem in Peoria. From a love of innovation to improving your community, this series looks at a diversity of early stage topics and experiences. |
If you are already building an idea but want to connect with the latest in tools, trends and information attend these events, in partnership with local organizations across the West Valley. |
Events
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Community Innovation Summit 4:00pm - 8:00pm | Friday, 2/21/2020 8:00am - 8:00pm | Saturday, 2/22/2020 Pendergast Learning Center 3841 N. 91st Ave. Phoenix AZ 85037 This action packed two-day event brings together the best creative minds in the West Valley to build real-life solutions to challenges facing our community. This exciting event welcomes community college students of all majors, backgrounds, and experience to build community and practice business entrepreneurial skills needed in today's workforce. Help make the West Valley into a vibrant, innovative community you are proud to call home! Join ASU Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Glendale Community College and Estrella Mountain Community College as they team up to give emerging innovators an opportunity they will never forget! The event starts with a presentation of real challenges faced in our community and participants can also bring problems they want to solve. Diverse work teams create real-life solutions and pitch their innovative ideas at the end of Saturday. Local mentors will be available to give feedback and ideas. A panel of community leaders will select one team to win fantastic prizes. All West Valley community college students welcome! Whether you are a student wanting to make an impact in their community or be a business owner, we look forward to seeing you at the Community Innovation Summit. |
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West Valley Innovation Spring Summit 2020 1:00pm - 4:00pm | Wednesday, 2/26/2020 AZ Techcelerator 12425 W Bell Rd, Surprise, AZ 85378 The Valley investor community is growing, we need real ventures that are investor ready. The West Valley Innovation Alliance aligns technology resource stars, companies and investors in the ideal environment for economic growth and job creation synergy to happen. |
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Peoria Founders Guild 8:00am - 12:00pm | Saturday, 3/28/2020 Office Evolution PeoriaTraining Room 14050 N 83rd Ave Suite 290, Peoria, AZ 85381 NEW CHAPTER LOCATION - PEORIA, AZ It's not traditional networking. At the AZ Founders Guild, we believe that no matter how experienced you are, you always have something to learn from someone. And no matter how inexperienced you are, you always have something to teach someone. It's deep relationship building through 30-minute 1-on-1 mentoring sessions. The event starts with a brief introduction from all founders. From there, every 30-minutes you will mentor someone or someone will mentor you. There will also be a mastermind round-table to address a very specific topic that faces all founders. This event's topic will be "How to survive when you are scaling too quickly". Previous meetings were a huge success. One member said: “Pure hype-free value. Very refreshing compared to events in Silicon Valley.” Another said: "AZ Founder's Guild is a great mix of talent, energy, enthusiasm in a very comfortable format and atmosphere." The event is open to founders, co-founders, and those who expect to be founders in the next 3-6 months. Experience the Guild for yourself at any of our chapters and see why one member says " it is truly the most valuable event i have been to and i can attend without the fear of having my time wasted by a sales presentation." Leave the event inspired and armed with actionable knowledge to grow your business. Agenda: (No recruiters. No vendors. No selling.) |
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Starting a Business: Introductory Skills 5:30pm - 7:00pm | Tuesday, 3/24/2020 Sunrise Mountain Library |
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1 Million Cups Phoenix - West Valley 9:00am - 10:00am | Every Wednesday Office Evolution Peoria 14050 N 83rd Ave Suite 290, Peoria, AZ 85381 1 Million Cups is open to everyone and invites those from every stage of their entrepreneurial journey to participate. It is a community of innovators that welcomes students, business leaders, founders and more. Hear from founders, connect with resources or explore what is happening in the West Valley. The West Valley chapter of 1 Million Cups hopes to capture the diversity of our community and serve as a welcome mat for everyone interested in entrepreneurship in the West Valley. No registration or membership is required. |
More events coming soon!
Email Kristin.Slice@asu.edu to receive more information and updates on #PeoriaForward