Advanced Forest Entrepreneurship - Arcata

Are you looking to start or grow a forest-based business? Sierra Business Council, the North Coast Small Business Development Center, and Sierra Commons are offering a free two-day Advanced Forest Entrepreneurship Bootcamp on November 1-2 in Arcata to help entrepreneurs build successful, sustainable ventures in this rapidly expanding industry.

Forestry-based businesses are more critical than ever, from wildfire mitigation and prescribed fire application to bioenergy and home hardening. Participants will gain insights from industry and business experts, develop essential skills, and connect with a powerful network of like-minded professionals.

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Robert X Trent, the founder of Nevada City’s nonprofit business incubator, Sierra Commons and Ruby Beauchamp, an experienced business consultant, will co-facilitate the training with forestry industry expert.

The Advanced Forest Entrepreneurship weekend is designed for those ready to take their business to the next level. Participants will explore financing strategies, business growth and scaling, step-by-step government contracting, subcontracting, workforce development, and industry trends to position their businesses for long-term success. With a focus on sustainable expansion, collaboration, and emerging market opportunities, this course provides the insights and resources needed to scale operations, secure funding, and strengthen business resilience in the evolving forestry sector.

Each participant is eligible for personalized technical assistance at no cost through the SBDC program.

The curriculum is designed to provide:

• Technical assistance to grow small businesses
• Entrepreneurial development focused on a broad range of forest and wood-based businesses
• Training and guidance for transforming businesses
• Opportunities to showcase emerging business opportunities
• Guidance on the benefits of wildfire reduction and economic development; at the nexus of wood product development and outdoor recreation in rural forested communities

Funding for this program was provided by a Good Jobs Challenge EDA-funded grant through the Foundation for California Community Colleges to conduct forestry and fire-mitigation training programs in the Sierra Nevada region of northeastern California.

Info: Students will learn from different instructors throughout the day about the basic foundations of good business:
Strategy
Cash Flow
Revenue Streams
Partnerships
Insurance and Financing

Info: Students will learn from different instructors throughout the day about the basic foundations of good business:

Partnering and collaborations
Industry Guest
Contracting and Subcontracting
Government Contracting pt 1
Breakouts:
Government Contracting pt 2

Info: This is an informal TGIF meetup to get to know each other before the bootcamp begins on Saturday. We will meet at a local spot that is casual and fun. We'd love it if you can make it.

Host or Publisher Sierra Commons