LGBTQ+ Entrepreneur Network

Last year, we hosted a focus group for LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs through the SBA’s Community Navigator program. Throughout the day, one thing became clear: our LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs are lacking community. That’s why we’re building a network of queer business owners. Join us for the inaugural meeting where we’ll discuss the challenges and joys of being LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs. Share how you incorporate your identity into your business and what resources and connections you’d like to gain from joining a network like this.

Meet the Facilitators:

Lillian Chase moved to the Monadnock Region in 2019 o attend Keene State College, where she earned her BA in English. In her role as Programs & Development Coordinator at Hannah Grimes, Lillian oversees marketing and communications, co-plans local and national events, fundraises, and more. In her free time, she enjoys reading, trying out new canning recipes, and spending time with her cats, Princess and Gatsby.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Identifies as: Queer

Sarah Koch is the Founder and Lead Educator at RAD, a sexual wellbeing business for people of all ages that focuses on intimacy, sexuality, and relationships. Sarah is a trained Sex Educator, Embodied Intimacy and Relationship Coach, Somatic Guide, and Yoga Teacher. She is a curious nerd of all things personal growth, dancing wild and free, tree-hugging nature-loving, and woo woo mystical energies of the universe. She resides in Peterborough, NH with her two lovely children, her dog Fern, and her chosen community. 

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Identifies as: Queer