🎉 Celebrate local small businesses and entrepreneurs at the Elevate Island Showcase! We invite you to join us for a lively and interactive evening (FREE TO ATTEND) where we will recognize our great community and honor recent graduates from the educational programs of the Small Business Innovation Fund (SBIF) in Island county.

⭐️ Meet and mingle with your region’s startups, entrepreneurs, small business owners. Many of them will showcase/sell their products. Hear from experts, entrepreneur support organizations, and support Island County’s entrepreneurial ecosystem!

The event will include:

• Complimentary refreshments (food & beverages)
• Prize raffles throughout the event
• Community guest speakers
• Keynote address and Q&A with Ellen Yin – Read Their Minds: Discover The Exact Words to Attract Your Dream Customers
• Lightning Round of pitches from local entrepreneurs
• And an entrepreneur/business showcase featuring our program graduates

Space is Limited. RSVP here today! Free to Attend

Friday, May 19th | 5 –8 PM | Taproom@Bayview Corner

Ellen Yin is a business coach and entrepreneur who helps online coaches and service providers grow their businesses. Ellen is the founder of Cubicle to CEO, a podcast and online membership community that offers resources and support for individuals looking to start or scale their businesses. She has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, and other major publications. Ellen has recently sold one of her courses to leading online classes platform Kajabi and continues to grow and transform her business to a media company.

The Elevate Island County Showcase is hosted by the Economic Development Council of Island County (Island EDC), the Economic Development Alliance of Skagit County (EDASC), and Regional Accelerator & Innovation Network (RAIN) Catalysts. The event will celebrate the local business community and recognize the recent graduates of RAINcap Bootcamp: Learn How to Raise Funds for Your Business, The Destination Creation Course: Make Your Business or Community a Destination, and RAINcap Bootcamp in Spanish.

About the SBIF Fund: In 2022, the Island County EDC submitted a bold proposal to the Washington Department of Commerce’s Small Business Innovation Fund grant program in partnership with EDASC and RAIN Catalysts to help elevate a regional/rural entrepreneurial ecosystem in Island and Skagit Counties. The proposal was awarded a $1,159,216 grant to support small business recovery and spur entrepreneurship through a carefully designed program to connect rural, BIPOC, women, and low-income entrepreneurs to the experts, tools, and capital they need to boost their businesses in the two-county region.