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DESCRIPTION:Are you ready for growth? Is your business ready for growth? 
 How will you scale to meet or exceed your customer needs?&#13\;\n&#13\;\
 nHear how other companies have planned (or not) for growth\, what challe
 nges they’ve faced\, and what tools and resources they’ve used to facili
 tate the ups and downs of their business.&#13\;\n&#13\;\n**What Will You
  Learn?**&#13\;\n&#13\;\n* How their company planned to facilitate growt
 h\, what was successful\, and what wasn’t&#13\;\n* The challenges (plann
 ed/unplanned) they have faced in growing their business&#13\;\n* Key lea
 rnings and outcomes while scaling their growth&#13\;\n&#13\;\nPanel:&#13
 \;\n**Kent Lewis\, Founder of Anvil Media**&#13\;\nKent will share how A
 nvil Media has experienced steady growth since 2000 – what it takes\, to
 ols they used and challenges that they’ve faced&#13\;\n&#13\;\n**Chris M
 ike\, VP Account Management at Chirpify**&#13\;\nChris will share best p
 ractices in scaling a start-up including how venture capital firms are e
 xpecting their money to be spent and lessons learned along the way&#13\;
 \n&#13\;\n**Tim Tragesser\, President at Polar Systems\, Inc.**&#13\;\nT
 im will discuss how since 1981\, Polar Systems has been able to evolve t
 hrough changing times and stay relevant for their customers &#13\;\n&#13
 \;\n**Michael Callier\, Legal Process Strategist\, Davis Wright Tremaine
  LLP** &#13\;\nMichael Collier specializes in organizational efficiency 
 and will discuss items such as developing your team while balancing your
  immediate needs&#13\;\n&#13\;\n**Moderator:**&#13\;\n**Nate Ankenbrandt
 \, Sr. Analyst at Salesforce.com**&#13\;\nNate has a broad background in
  service operations support team growth and development.  Connecting cus
 tomers dots with people and technology.&#13\;\n&#13\;\n**Who Should Atte
 nd?**&#13\;\nAny person who is looking to grow or is planning for growth
  of their business\, and is looking for solutions on how to scale\, leve
 rage resources\, and hear about how others have done it.&#13\;\n&#13\;\n
 Series Sponsors:&#13\;\nPlanar &amp\; Metal Toad\n\nTags: business devel
 opment\, scaling growth\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/12
 50467571
URL:http://www.techoregon.org/event?eventid=14926136476
SUMMARY:Scaling for Growth – Planning\, Challenges and Resources | Techno
 logy Service Event
LOCATION:Multnomah Athletic Club: 1849 SW Salmon St.\, Portland OR 97205 
 US
SEQUENCE:2
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