Building Better Business - A Start Up Minot Networking Event

Name: Building Better Business - A Start Up Minot Networking Event
Start: 2026-05-14T07:30:00-05:00
End: 2026-05-14T08:30:00-05:00
Location: Carnegie Center of Minot

Schedule

Thu May 14 2026 at 07:30 am to 08:30 am

UTC-05:00

Location

Carnegie Center of Minot | Minot, ND

Fill up on coffee, donuts, and knowledge at Start Up Minot! This month, we're excited for a conversation with Carl Clemetson, Founder of Hometown Elegance Event Catering and Productions!
Carl will share his entrepreneurial journey, rooted in a belief that Minot deserves better, and how that mindset has shaped multiple ventures, from event catering and venue management to future innovations in the events industry. Attendees will also have the opportunity to engage with Carl during a Q&A session and gain insight into building purpose-driven businesses, navigating growth, and creating meaningful impact.
Join us at the Carnegie Center in downtown Minot for this FREE opportunity to connect, learn, and network with fellow community members. Can’t make it? Catch the recording later on our Facebook or YouTube pages!
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Carl Clemetson is a Minot entrepreneur. Since 2009, his businesses have been built on one belief: Minot Deserves Better. That conviction, rooted in his Christian faith and a calling to serve, is the foundation behind everything he has built.
He is the founder of Hometown Elegance Event Catering and Productions, Minot's first non-restaurant catering company serving North Dakota from Grand Forks to Williston, and Bismarck to the Peace Gardens, and has operated Regency Event Center since 2023, with a third venture, an Airbnb-style photography studio opening this fall. Carl focuses on the events that matter: new families created at a wedding, a new business opening its doors, or a new start to life through his support of North Dakota Adult & Teen Challenge.
Carl's work extends well beyond Minot. From 2011 to 2018 he served on the national CaterSource Education Team, taking the stage at the conference three times, before being part of the national lobbying effort to support the events industry during COVID and becoming Minot's first graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses national program. He is also building a software platform for the professional events industry with a national launch targeted for late 2027. All of it in the pursuit of one simple belief: Minot Deserves Better.
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See you soon!