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Recognizing the entrepreneurs of today and planting the seeds for the future

February 19th, 2020

Owatonna High School

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On the third day of National Entrepreneurship Week, the community is invited to view 10 different entrepreneurship stories in the Owatonna High School Auditorium from 9 - 11:30 am. Then a bus tour will be held from 12 - 2 pm, where our tour guides will share details about the history of local businesses. Roy Koenig from KRFO will be doing a live remote on Bus #1, and there will be stops along the way where community members can visit businesses. Please join us for a fun day of entrepreneurship!

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OHS Auditorium

9:00 - 9:15: Superintendent Jeff Elstad and OHS Principal Kory Kath will discuss the proposed student run business at the High School

9:15 - 9:30: We will talk to Paula Trenda about her business Curly Girlz Candy

9:30 - 9:45:

9:45 - 10:00: We will talk to Ruth Livingston and Kaitlyn Madole about their business Scrunchies X-Tra 

10:00 - 10:15: We will watch a video recorded interview by Josie Sullivan with her brother Jay Sullivan about his shoe design business.

10:15 - 10:30: We will talk to Josie Sullivan and maybe her business partner Molly Hawkins about their business - Uffda Gear

10:30 - 10:45: We will talk to Nolan Baker about his business - Baker Tech Services

10:45 - 11:00: We will talk to Nolan Baker and members of the robotics team about the process of building the robot and what it was designed to do. 

11:00 - 11:15: 

11:15 - 11:30:

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Tables in the Lobby 11 - 12

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Bus Tours

Bus #1 will load at Owatonna High School at 11:45am in the tennis court parking lot. From there the tour guide will explain the history of the businesses as you travel to:

  • Torey's Restaurant and Bar

  • Hat Chic Clothing (Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist - Tanya Henson)

  • Owatonna Fitness (Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist - Reagan West)

  • Josten's

  • Federated Insurance (C.I. Buxton is being inducted into the Hall of Fame)

  • Curly Girls Candy (Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist - Paula Trenda)

  • Bellebrooke Boutique

  • Bus #1 will then visit the businesses Bus #2 has already visited

  • Bus #1 will return back to Owatonna High School by 2:00pm to end the tour

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Bus #2 will load at the Steele County Fairgrounds at 11:45am. From there the tour guide will explain the history of the businesses as you travel to:

  • Owatonna Area Business Development Center - you will be able to get off the bus at this stop, and tour the facility

  • FoamCraft (Bob Ayers is being inducted into the Hall of Fame)

  • Climate By Design (CDI) (Tom Peterson is being inducted into the Hall of Fame)

  • Wenger (Harry Wenger is being inducted into the Hall of Fame)

  • Viracon (James Martineau is being inducted into the Hall of Fame)

  • Cybex

  • Sister's Salon

  • CarTime

  • Grace's

  • Bushel Boy

  • Bus #2 will then visit the businesses Bus#1 has already visited. 

  • Bus #2 will return back to the Steele County Fairgrounds by 2:00pm to end the tour.

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