Three cheers to all the winners of the
2007 Oregon Entrepreneurs Network Tom Holce Awards for
Entrepreneurship. This was a fun evening to network and
to recognize the vibrant entrepreneurial community in Portland.
The night started off in grand fashion honoring the new namesake
of the event, Tom Holce. Nearly 10 years ago, Tom was the first
winner of the OEN Lifetime Achievement Award. He is the
quintessential entrepreneur and angel investor who has built, and
helped others to build, many successful companies in the Pacific
Northwest over the last 50 years. He has founded or been the CEO
of such companies as Kentrox, Sentrol and Mikros, and held senior
positions at Electro Scientific Industries Inc. and Plantronics.
We then proceeded to honor President and Executive Dinner, Linda
Weston who was named by the Northwest Women's Journal as one of
the
Top 100
most powerful women in town. She is in good company too, take
a look at the list. Then came the main event, an evening to award
the best and brightest companies and entrepreneurs in Portland.
We had five categories that we presented awards for at the
ceremony.
2007 Award for Entrepreneurship for Individual
Achievement went to Nicole Vogel of
Portland Monthly Magazine
2007 Development Stage Company of the year went
to
Innovation Asset
Group.
2007 Working Stage Company of the year went to
Auctionpay,
Inc.
2007 Growth Stage Company of the year went to
Jive
Software.
2007 Entrepreneurship Award for Nonprofit
Organizations went to
Planned Parenthood of the Columbia
Willamette It was a fun and inspirational evening. We look
forward to seeing you all next year. For more full coverage
you'll want to check out the
Portland Business
Journal for focus stories on each of the finalists or visit
the
OEN
Tom Holce Awards for Entrepreneurship winners press
release.
