Tomorrow is StartUp Weekend 6 Albany at the Sage Armory

ALBANY, N.Y. - Nov. 9, 2017 - PRLog -- This entrepreneurial experience brings people with different skill sets together to formulate and to present successful ventures for launch. All ages, all ideas and all experience levels are encouraged to participate.

Jill Daye, Operations Director for In Focus Brands, states: "We have finalized the comprehensive prize packages, the pounds of SWAG and all our mentor volunteers. Our sponsors: Innovate518, Troy Web Consulting and our portfolio companies-EDA Funding, Acceleration Labs and The CrowdBuild- have been very generous with relevant resources to make this the fantastic business learning event we have come to be known for for the last 6 years here in the Capital Region and across the country."

Startup Weekends are 54-hour events designed to provide superior experiential education for technical and non-technical entrepreneurs. Beginning with Friday night pitches and continuing through brainstorming, business plan development, and basic prototype creation, Startup Weekends culminate in Sunday night demos and presentations. Participants create working startups during the event and are able to collaborate with like-minded individuals outside of their daily networks. The weekend is centered around action, innovation, and education. Whether you are looking for feedback on an idea, a co-founder, specific skill sets, or a team to help you execute, Startup Weekends are the perfect environment in which to test your idea and take the first steps towards launching your own startup.

Dr. Kimberly Frederick, Dean of the Sage School of Management adds: "StartUp Weekend is an opportunity to bring ideas to life with experienced coaches and professional mentoring of individuals through the process of pitch to presentation.  Sage School of Management along with In Focus Brands continues to take a lead in ideation and commercialization within the entrepreneurial realm in the Capital Region".

StartUp Weekend organizer and facilitator, Robert Manasier of Innovate 518 and In Focus Brands, adds: "As we continue to drive the collaboration and commercialization of our region, our StartUp Weekends have been a key piece to that growth and progress. It has always been a great environment to network and align skill sets that are needed for our next steps as a region and to build needed integrations of people and resources. We are also excited to showcase some new local non profits: Parkhurst Field Foundation and A Beacon of Love as they continue to make a difference."

To register for the event: visit

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/startup-weekend-albany-1110-tickets-29791864268

Or contact Lauren Robichaud at robicl@sage.edu or Jill at JillD@infocusbrands.com

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www.troyweb.com

www.innovate518.com

www.parkhurstfield.org

www.abeaconoflove.com

www.infocusbrands.com

www.edafunding.com

www.thecrowdbuild.com

www.sage.edu