Entrepreneurs looking for investment, financing, and manufacturing can look to outstate cities for possible solutions due to the aggressive stance many civic leaders are taking to lure businesses and job-creation to their smaller city. With the advance of technology, starting, managing, and operating a business hundreds of miles away is no longer a major barrier to success, and the geographic expansion opens the door to a wide range of options for a start-up or small business looking to grow.Jahn Stopperan will tell his story of his business successfully tapping into outlying communities and securing investment and financing to move his start-up operations into a consolidated production factory located 3 ½ hours away in Northwest Iowa.
Attendees will learn:
HOW to gain access and garner interest for small businesses in communities in the upper Midwest.
HOW the Speaker, Jahn Stopperan, secured an investment deal, what it took to make the deal happen and how the final deal was structured.
WHAT communities are looking for in Business Startup investments
WHAT process to expect and what needs to be prepared.
Why Jahn choose the route of self-manufacturing and what is required
About the Speaker: As an inventor and entrepreneur, Jahn Stopperan has started 6 businesses in his career, with his most recent venture being a manufacturing company focused upon a product line technology he invented and patented (pending) to produce electronic ultra-thin flexible heaters. Jahn has invented dozens of products and blends them with a particular expertise in taking the inventions to market with strong market and sales development experience in small and medium sized firms.
As a member of the board of the Inventors Network for 2 1/2 years, Jahn is committed to assisting other inventors in bringing their products to life by providing guidance and insight to individuals desiring to make it happen. His 35 years of experience in a wide variety of industries, markets, business areas, and technologies offers Inventor Network members and guests an excellent opportunity to tap into this resource routinely and with easy access.
Who Should Attend:
• Product Inventors
• New Product Innovators/Entrepreneurs
• New Business Startups
Attendees will learn:
HOW to gain access and garner interest for small businesses in communities in the upper Midwest.
HOW the Speaker, Jahn Stopperan, secured an investment deal, what it took to make the deal happen and how the final deal was structured.
WHAT communities are looking for in Business Startup investments
WHAT process to expect and what needs to be prepared.
Why Jahn choose the route of self-manufacturing and what is required
About the Speaker: As an inventor and entrepreneur, Jahn Stopperan has started 6 businesses in his career, with his most recent venture being a manufacturing company focused upon a product line technology he invented and patented (pending) to produce electronic ultra-thin flexible heaters. Jahn has invented dozens of products and blends them with a particular expertise in taking the inventions to market with strong market and sales development experience in small and medium sized firms.
As a member of the board of the Inventors Network for 2 1/2 years, Jahn is committed to assisting other inventors in bringing their products to life by providing guidance and insight to individuals desiring to make it happen. His 35 years of experience in a wide variety of industries, markets, business areas, and technologies offers Inventor Network members and guests an excellent opportunity to tap into this resource routinely and with easy access.
Who Should Attend:
• Product Inventors
• New Product Innovators/Entrepreneurs
• New Business Startups
When: August 18, 6:00-8:00PM / Networking 5:30-6:00 and 8:00-8:30
Where: 1001 HWY 7, Eisenhower Community Center (Just West of HWY 169), Hopkins MN 55305 (Note: Meetings are now In-Person Attendance Only)
Where: 1001 HWY 7, Eisenhower Community Center (Just West of HWY 169), Hopkins MN 55305 (Note: Meetings are now In-Person Attendance Only)