Foundry Collective

If you've been running your business mostly on gut instinct and sheer willpower, you're not alone, and there's a point where that stops being enough.

CO.STARTERS Bootcamp is two days of actually working through the business hurdles that tend to pile up when you're busy just keeping things going. It’s in person, and well worth your time (and did I mention it’s FREE?).

Here's what you'll walk away with:

✅ A clearer picture of your business idea and model

✅ A better understanding of your customers and how to reach them

✅ Marketing strategies and financial basics that actually make sense

✅ Concrete next steps and goals you can act on

✅ A room full of other entrepreneurs to problem-solve with (former students have told us again and again the community they find is well worth their time in itself).

May 29–30 in St. Helens, Oregon hosted by Columbia Business Alliance, Foundry Collective, and Business Oregon.

Space is limited, pre-register here and someone will follow up to get you fully enrolled: https://startupspace.app/detail-normal-events/69904



Thank you to our partners on this:

Keep It Local Columbia County
GRO Greater St. Helens
Columbia County
City of Scappoose - Government
City Of St. Helens - Government
Clatskanie Chamber of Commerce
Rainier Chamber of Commerce
South Columbia County Chamber of Commerce
St. Helens Main Street Alliance
NW Innovation Hub

Tina's been in customer service her whole working life. Started as a roller-skating carhop, moved into floral design, spent 22 years in insurance. Now she's building something different.
When her son Jake was diagnosed with autism, she didn't know what his future would hold. Would he work? Drive? Have independence? She spent years wondering. Then she noticed something: Jake loves frozen yogurt and treats. And their small rural community already knows him, already loves him.
So she's turning that into a business he can learn to run. A mobile frozen yogurt setup where she can teach him social cues, customer communication, and confidence while he's still in high school. He's 15 now, hands-on with the whole thing, and people in Hines are already excited.
Tina's got the soft-serve machines. She's got transport equipment. What she needs now is a used enclosed trailer, utilities installed, sinks that meet food safety regs. And product to get them through their first events. $10,000 total. She's 27% funded with 34 days left.
If you believe rural families deserve a shot at building something meaningful together, your $25 loan helps close the gap. Can you help Tina and Jake get rolling?
Loan here: https://loom.ly/XtAB4Fc