We invite you to join us this evening to celebrate our 2023 Fall cohort of the Business Lab Program and get to know rural entrepreneurs who are getting started in our community.

Business Lab™ (formerly known as Startup Lab) is a fast-paced, interactive program of seven classes held over seven weeks, designed to help entrepreneurs create, refine, implement, and present their businesses. The program covers the essentials of business strategy, finance and profitability, marketing and sales, business planning, and project implementation.

Evening Agenda

5:00 PM - Food, Drink & Networking

5:30 PM - Business Lab Pitches:

Carrie Dragoni, Care 2 Discover

Katherine Sarita Drew & Katherine Skipper, EveryBody Burlesque

Jessica Reeves, Jessica Reeves Coaching

Sarah Koch, RAD Holistic Sex Education

Nicole French, Sola Grove Flowers

Sarah Aborn, The Yin Lounge

6:30 PM - Food, Drink & Networking

Celebrate these amazing new rural entrepreneurs with us!

Care2Discover

Carrie Dragoni

Care 2 Discover provides educational and language services online for clients around the world and through in-person classes at our branches in Italy and the United States. Instruction is offered in American and British English, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese within a one-on-one or small group setting. Services include translation, revision, interview preparation, and academic tutoring in a variety of subject areas. We are a female-led business, which offers a safe learning space for all immigrants and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

EveryBody Burlesque

Katherine Sarita Drew and Katherine Skipper

EveryBody Burlesque is a New England based burlesque troupe facilitating experiences that encourage all bodies to celebrate their erotic sovereignty, beauty, and radiance through the art of burlesque. EveryBody Burlesque produces educational burlesque shows, and offers burlesque classes and sensuality workshops. Funds from these productions support local non-profit partners that serve victims of sexual violence and support the LBGTQ+ community.

Jessica Reeves Coaching

Jessica Reeves

I am a Nurse Practitioner and coach, and I help Nurse Practitioners to navigate workplace challenges (time management, charting efficiency, workplace dynamics).

RAD Holistic Sex Education

Sarah Koch

RAD is a health consultation service that focuses on reclaiming our bodies through radically positive sex education, body awareness (or embodied self awareness), and integrative movement. Our offerings are empowering, inclusive, scientifically accurate, trauma-informed, and justice-oriented. The target audience is women and children aged 8+.

Sola Grove Flowers, LLC

Nicole French

Sola Grove Flowers LLC is a sustainable floral design business featuring regenerative sola wood flowers. Sola wood flowers are made from a renewable tapioca plant root. The flowers are hand-painted and expertly arranged to create various floral designs, home decor, and wedding florals.

Yin Mat, LLC dba The Yin Lounge

Sarah Aborn

The Yin Lounge offers a range of luxurious products, books, guided meditations, and classes, all accessible online, which together allow you to create your personal sanctuary, a nurturing space you can cultivate right at home, weaving together modern tranquility and timeless wellness practices. It's designed to cater to the multifaceted demands of today's fast-paced world, providing you with a harmonious blend of serenity and self-care.