SOREDI to host LAUNCH Ashland PubTalk at The Brickroom

Tuesday, November 15, beginning at 5:30 pm, LAUNCH Ashland will offer a Pub Talk for area start-ups at The Brickroom on the Plaza. Food, coffee and tea will be provided. There is no charge to attend. Rob Little, Co-Founder and CEO of CAIRN, based in Bend, will share his story of collaboration and positive sector disruption. CAIRN is a subscription-based service that delivers custom packages with outdoor apparel, gear, food and energy, skin care and emergency preparedness to those who love to try new things, especially while having adventures. CAIRN pairs outdoor lovers with the companies who create products for them.

“Our last Pub Talk was a great success. We had more than double the attendance we expected. ” says Tim Root, Venture Catalyst at SOREDI.  “We hope to keep the energy going in Ashland by offering genuinely relevant information and fun places to meet. It’s clear that Ashland entrepreneurs are ready to come out and work on their projects. They seem ready to ask questions, get involved and take their companies to the next level.”

Guests are welcome to attend the Pub Talks at no charge. If you’d like to register in advance, please visit www.soredi.org to sign up for the event. For entrepreneurial news and updates, sign up for SOREDI news on the website.

About LAUNCH Ashland: LAUNCH Ashland is an initiative of SOREDI, made possible with funds from the City of Ashland and the Oregon Community Foundation and partnership with Southern Oregon University and the Small Business Development Center in order to focus resources on growing new scalable enterprises in the Ashland area from concept to first revenue, with the ultimate goal of creating new, sustainable employment opportunities locally.

About SOREDI: SOREDI is a private, membership-based, non-profit organization, governed by a board of directors. Its seven-person staff is charged with local business expansion and new business recruitment efforts, financial assistance to start-up companies through its business loan fund, and management of Enterprise Zones in Jackson and Josephine Counties. The agency was formed as a regional economic development agency in 1987. Learn more at https://soredi.org.