MARIJUANA BUSINESS DAILY “Female-focused cannabis business accelerator launches first training program” by Jeff Smith
An Oregon-based business accelerator that’s designed to bolster the skills of female cannabis entrepreneurs, boost their opportunities and make their young marijuana firms “investment-ready” has kicked off.
The Initiative launched its first intensive three-month program last week, focused on providing advanced business skills and expert advice to nine early-stage cannabis companies founded or co-founded by women.
“The goal is to accelerate these businesses – help them get exposure and become national brands, and help grow their revenue while in the program,” said Amy Margolis, founder of Portland-based The Initiative.
The program will conclude with the entrepreneurs making pitches for further funding to potential investors.
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The following is a list of the marijuana companies the first group of entrepreneurs represent, and who is being trained:
- Barbari: Meryl Montgomery and Valarie Cooley
- Hana Medicinals: Amy Risch
- Leif Goods: Carrie Solomon and Jody Ake
- Ma’at Botanicals: Delia Olsen and Luke Olsen
- Make and Mary: Yvonne Perez Emerson
- Stoned Free: Heidi Marks
- The Teapad: Raven Duckett
- Tokeativity: Samantha Montanaro and Lisa Snyder
- Verte Essentials: Blair Lauren Brown
Read the rest of this post over at Marijuana Business Daily’s website.
About the Author: Lisa Snyder
Lisa Snyder is the Co-Founder & Chief Innovation Officer of Tokeativity, The Global Feminist Community for Active Cannabis Culture.
She is a feminist and plant medicine advocate with over 25 years of digital strategy experience and has passionately supported the self-healing revolution through consumption and plant medicine advocacy.
She has been recognized for her work in Forbes, Rolling Stone, Condé Nast Traveler, Yahoo! Finance, The Guardian, MJ Lifestyle, Travel Portland, Dope Magazine, Civilized, Magnetic Magazine, Willamette Week, and Time Out New York among others.
After losing both parents to cancer in her 20’s, she passionately partnered her community building, feminist event planning, and web skills with fellow event planner, cannabis entrepreneur and community builder, Samantha Montanaro, to create Tokeativity in 2016.
