Calling all outdoor startups: Bend Outdoor Worx, Central Oregon’s outdoor industry accelerator, is taking applications for its summer cohort. Selected companies receive mentorship from BOW’s industry founders, who have expertise in a variety of disciplines.

BOW guides its companies through a process of discovery meeting, analysis and curriculum and matches mentors to each startups needs. The accelerator also supports the companies by aligning them with additional resources, including legal assistance, financial planning, marketing, logistics, sales and product development.

The Cairn team — a BOW alum.

This fourth group of startups will join an impressive list of BOW alumni, which includes:

The accelerator course runs from July through November. Interested startups can apply online here. Applications are due by May 31, 2016.

 

Kelly Kearsley

Kelly Kearsley

Kelly Kearsley, the co-founder of StartupBend.com, is passionate about startups, entrepreneurship and Bend. In addition to writing this blog, she creates content and manages content projects for global financial companies, tech firms and startups. She began her career as a newspaper journalist and later worked as a freelance writer. Her work has appeared in WSJ.com, Money Magazine, CNNMoney, MSNBC and Runner's World. See her work at kellykearsley.contently.com or kellykearsley.com.

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