by fertilab | Oct 30, 2015 | News and Events
A Free Month of Coworking in November! Signup for a membership in the month of November, reference this special, and we’ll give you an instant one month rebate on your membership!* Lets face it, working alone in your home is not as great as you thought it would...
by fertilab | Oct 21, 2015 | Finding Money
Fertilab: Sponsor of The Fly Room Screening Oct 26 @ 7pm The Bijou Art Cinema The Fly Room is a sweeping, yet intimate portrait of the complicated relationship between Calvin Bridges, father of modern genetics, and his wide-eyed, ten-year-old daughter...
by fertilab | Oct 6, 2015 | Finding Money
FertiLab was interviewed on the podcast Nonprofit Eugene this week! Shula and David discuss topics like the organization’s mission, history, how our work is beneficial to entrepreneurs, what a thinkubator does, membership opportunities, and more! You can connect...
by fertilab | Oct 6, 2015 | Finding Money
By Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard AUG. 2, 2015 FertiLab, a business incubator and co-working space that opened in Eugene two years ago without a clear idea of who it would serve or how it would stay afloat financially, has matured to the point where it now...
by fertilab | Jun 29, 2015 | News and Events
Starting next month, there will be a new hub for entrepreneurship in downtown Springfield. The new Fertilab Start Up Center, at 138 Main Street in downtown Springfield, will provide 1,800 square feet for area entrepreneurs to learn and connect with peers and mentors....
by fertilab | Feb 23, 2015 | Finding Money
Q. What is the very first step I should take before hiring my first or next employee? A. Create or update the position’s JOB DESCRIPTION. You will save yourself time, money, frustration and have a better chance of finding the person that matches the skills you need....
by fertilab | Jan 22, 2015 | It's all about the People
One of your first hiring decisions is how and what to pay your employees. The start-up is understandably budget conscious and wants to control its payroll costs. So, the tendency may be to offer a “salary” wage and to interpret salary as 40+ hours a week with no...
by fertilab | Jul 31, 2012 | Finding Money, Learn your Market
Stories enable entrepreneurs to authentically communicate their startup’s vision and values Entrepreneurs need to quickly and sincerely connect with investors, customers and partners. The most powerful way to do that is through telling stories. Because startups don’t...
by fertilab | Jul 31, 2012 | Finding Money
Lean Startup helps entrepreneurs maintain a trim and agile business model The Lean Startup method of documenting business models encourages entrepreneurs to verify assumptions, quickly recover from false starts, and hone in on a product or service that customers want...
by fertilab | Jul 31, 2012 | Finding Money
Play the Pitch Roulette Home Game and sharpen your pitching skills Use the game to practice thinking fast on your feet and hitting all the major elements that must be in every startup pitch. How to play the game Pitch Roulette challenges you to pitch a startup company...
