Celebrate innovation at the Yolo Venture Communities kick-off, June 16 in Davis

Entrepreneurs, innovators and anyone interested in starting, growing or getting to know the most interesting early-stage companies in Yolo County should not miss the kick-off for Yolo Venture Communities June 16, 4-7 p.m. at Veteran’s Memorial Hall in Davis.

Along with ample networking, hosted hors d’oeuvres and fine wine from Rominger West Winery, five high-growth company executives will share stories of how they started their companies, impart the lessons they learned and the resources they needed, and describe what they see as the next big wave in innovation for Yolo County. There is no cost to attend the event, and you can register by clicking the title of this story.

The panel of company executives, which will be moderated by Meg Arnold, director of business development and entrepreneurship with UC Davis InnovationAccess, includes:

• Anthony Costello, Founder, Bazu Media, Davis
• John Argo, Founder and President, Bloo Solar, West Sacramento
• Kerry Sachs, Founder & CEO, Puroast, Woodland
• Cameron Lewis, CEO, VuStik, West Sacramento
• Julie Morris, CFO, Marrone Innovation Organics, Davis

Chris Soderquist, general partner of Golden Capital Venture Funds, will MC the evening and will introduce Yolo Venture Communities, an online social network and education platform that enables entrepreneurs, investors and professional service providers in Yolo County to connect with each other and leverage the financial, intellectual and human capital resources of the entire greater-California Venture Communities network.

Complementary Seminar Starts the Day

Kicking-off this celebration of innovation is a complementary entrepreneur seminar program, Executive Development for Startups, from 1:30-4 p.m. at Veteran’s Memorial Hall, featuring distinguished faculty from UC Davis, University of Pacific and CSU, Sacramento.

Topics to be covered at the executive seminar include:

• How Entrepreneurship Can Save the Economy
• Assessing Hot New Technologies for the Next Big Thing
• Business Planning for Success
• Financial Planning for Startups
• Pitching Your Business to Angel and VC Investors

Yolo Venture Community is a joint project by UC Davis InnovationAccess, the cities of Woodland, Winters, Davis and West Sacramento, and Yolo County, powered by Golden Capital Network Venture Communities.

Sponsors for the event include Five Star Bank, Moss Adams, DLA Piper and Amplify Online Registration.

For more information and to RSVP, click the title of this story.