Tri-Cities Tech Business Update

August 2013 Issue

• Frequent Flyer Miles Can Now Be Donated to SIGN
  SIGN Fracture Care International has a program in South Sudan where there is only one hospital with two orthopaedic surgeons to care for trauma patients in a country of more than 10 million people. more...
• Dade Moeller Named to "100 Best Companies" List
  Congratulations to Dade Moeller for being named to Seattle Business "100 Best Companies" more...
• Eight Successful Entrepreneurs Give Their Younger Selves Advice
  Looking at the success trajectories of today's disruptors it's easy to think that they had everything figured out from a young age, but many of today's success stories learned lessons later in life that they wished they had known as they were beginning their careers. more...
• Five Ways to Lose Investors in Less than Three Minutes
  If you think it's hard being an entrepreneur trying to raise money from a venture capitalist (VC), consider the challenges facing the VC. more...

• Sponsorship Opportunities Available for Startup Weekend Tri-Cities
  Momentum is picking up for Startup Weekend Tri-Cities, an event that will give entrepreneurs the opportunity to take their ideas and turn them into action. more...
• Free Inventor Space at Smartmap Expo; Registration Open
  At this year's Smartmap Expo, inventors exhibit for free! "Inventors Pavilion" is a free-of-charge opportunity for inventors to display their inventions, meet manufacturers that can build their products, and investors that can fund their start-ups. more...
• $1.5M in Grants Available Through LSDF
  The Life Sciences Discovery Fund (LSDF) announced nearly $1.5 million in Proof-of-Concept grants to Washington for-profit and non-profit organizations to foster translation of health-related technologies from idea to market launch. more...
• First Look Forum
  Applications are now open for Northwest Entrepreneur Network's (NWEN) Fall 2013 First Look Forum, which is November 19 in Seattle. more...

• Introduction to Government Contracting 101
  August 13. What does it take to become a successful government contractor? Learn about the services and continuous support that the Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) has available to help your company with the contracting process. more...
• Lab2Market Program
  August 13 - 14. Oregon's Lab2Market merges world-class university-based innovation with the practical lessons of the marketplace. more...
• NREL Industry Growth Forum
  August 16. The Industry Growth Forum is the premier event for clean energy startups to maximize their exposure to receptive venture capital, corporate investors, and strategic partners. more...
• Startup Weekend Tri-Cities Registration Open
  September 20 - 22. Startup Weekend is an opportunity for entrepreneurs to showcase their ideas; it's a 54-hour event where developers, designers, marketers, investors, product managers, and startup enthusiasts come together to share ideas, form teams, build products and launch startups. more...
• Future Workforce Needs in Clean Energy
  October 17. The Tri-Cities Research District is sponsoring a joint event with Columbia Basin College to educate the public, legislators, and higher education institutions about regional energy efforts and new technologies to assist utilities in meeting the climate initiative milestones in 2015 and 2019. more...
• Global Entrepreneurship Week Presentation
  November 19. During one week each November, thousands of activities around the world inspire millions to engage in entrepreneurial action while connecting them to potential mentors, collaborators, and investors. more...

• PNNL Farmers Market
  Asparagus. Cherries. Garlic shoots. Fresh bread. And so much more! Swing by the PNNL Farmers Market every Monday from 4-6 p.m. more...
• PNNL Wins Award for Analytical Instrument
  PNNL has won its 90th R&D 100 award for an instrument that quickly and more effectively analyzes complex biological and environmental samples. more...
• Central Washington Project Tests Wind Energy
  A 20-foot shipping container filled with batteries and parked at Energy Northwest's Nine Canyon Wind Project south of Kennewick may help make wind energy more practical. more...
• Selectively Targeting Aerosol Pollutants Could Reduce Climate Change
  Cutting overall use of fossil fuels has proved a daunting challenge, but it might be possible to get some relief from the effects of climate change by selectively reducing the particulate pollution we produce. more...

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Tri-Cities Tech Business Update is published by the Economic Development Office at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Each month, we send you an e-mail message, giving you the link of news, tips, awards, upcoming events, and other information about local technology-based businesses and organizations that support them. With business and community partners, our goal is to build and diversify the Tri-Cities economy—adding skilled jobs in primary-sector industries that bring in outside dollars. Currently, more than 1,100 tech-related businesses, investors, and economic development stakeholders subscribe to the newsletter, mostly in the Mid-Columbia area and the rest of the Pacific Northwest. This newsletter (RL-P00-009) supports PNSO's vision for the future of the Hanford Site and surrounding area through the creation of research opportunities, new industries, and new business clusters.