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Welcome to the North State Venture Community

This is the place to learn about exciting regional events and the innovative ideas born in the North State!  We work to accelerate the growth of innovative early stage businesses and ideas into venture ready companies by providing a continuum of resources to entrepreneurs and the community. It's our goal to demonstrate and celebrate Northern California's position as a center for entrepreneurship and innovation.

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Venture Community Team

Ken Hill, Prime 11 Cinemas
Jon Gregory,
Golden Capital Network
Ginne Mistal,
Small Business California
Victor Hnyp, California Decor Store
Hiram Oilar, Oilar Marketing & Management
Kevin McCarthy,
Golden Capital Network
Lena Locke, Spartan Sports
Jay Farquhar,
Minuteman Press
Bobbi Moore, Alliance for Workforce Development
Kathy Garcia, Job Training Center
Stewart Knox,
Northern Rural Training & Employment Consortium
Nancy Morris, Smart Center
Debbie DeCoito,
Smart Center
Sou Saechao,
Smart Center
Anna Bengtsson,
Smart Center

Victory on Venture Island

The Venture Island North State competition concluded in a dramatic finale on November 6th at the Cascade Theatre in Redding. Eric Mogensen, President of Elements, a manufacturer of calibration standards for laboratory testing located in the City of Shasta Lake, was crowned the Big Kahuna and took home

$25,000

in cash and prizes.  

Check out the top seven competitors below.

Make or Break Beach Competitors

Elements

Shasta Lake, CA
Advanced Materials

5

(1 ratings)

Inovius, Inc.

Redding, CA
Internet Services / Web Content / Web 2.0

5

(1 ratings)

Shasta Crystals

Anderson, CA
Advanced Materials

5

(1 ratings)

Country Entrees

Redding, CA
Consumer Goods / Consumer Electronics

5

(1 ratings)

Risse Racing Technology, Inc.

Redding, ca
Clean Technology

5

(1 ratings)

After Baby LLC

Hayfork, Ca
Medical Devices

5

(1 ratings)