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SUMMARY:Community Event: 1 Million Cups Entrepreneurship Forum
DESCRIPTION:1 Million Cups (1MC) Plano is a local chapter of a free national program (from the Kauffman Foundation) designed to educate\, engage\, and connect entrepreneurs. It provides a supportive\, "front porch" platform where early-stage startups can present their business ideas\, receive feedback\, and connect with a diverse community of mentors and peers. The Plano community is led by volunteer organizers\, including Masako Mai (Lead Organizer) and Bert Robinson Jr. Their mission is to cultivate the local entrepreneurial ecosystem and lower barriers for startups through community support. Entrepreneurs who have a startup (typically less than five years old)\, can apply to present their story to this community.\n\n\n\nThis special forum will educate those entrepreneurs on the local landscape of resources available to them here in Plano. It will also serve to allow a space for them to voice the struggles and barriers they may face as a modern entrepreneur   giving the local agencies the feedback they need to allocate relevant support.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:1 Million Cups (1MC) Plano is a local chapter of a free national program (from the Kauffman Foundation) designed to educate\, engage\, and connect entrepreneurs. It provides a supportive\, &quot\;front porch&quot\; platform where <strong><u>early-stage startups</u></strong> can present their business ideas\, receive feedback\, and connect with a diverse community of mentors and peers. The Plano community is led by volunteer organizers\, including <strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Masako Mai</span></strong> (Lead Organizer) and <strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Bert Robinson Jr.&nbsp\;</span></strong>Their mission is to cultivate the local entrepreneurial ecosystem and lower barriers for startups through community support. Entrepreneurs who have a startup (typically less than five years old)\, can apply to present their story to this community.<br />\n<br />\nThis special forum will educate those entrepreneurs on the local landscape of resources available to them here in Plano. It will also serve to allow a space for them to voice the struggles and barriers they may face as a modern entrepreneur &ndash\; giving the local agencies the feedback they need to allocate relevant support.
LOCATION:Where: 5830 Granite Pkwy\, Plano\, TX 75024 Granite Park 5. Visitor parking located in the adjacent parking garage. (972) 731-2380 for assistance.
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DTSTAMP:20260423T181730Z
URL:https://members.planochamber.org/events/details/community-event-1-million-cups-entrepreneurship-forum-24929
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