Entrepreneurs, business leaders, academia, investors and any interested community members are invited to hear from two regional startup businesses during the next monthly 1 Million Cups (1MC) event.  Join us at Weber State Downtown, 2314 Washington Blvd, Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. with a FREE hosted breakfast including coffee and networking. Join the growth of the 1MC Northern Utah community part of one hundred-plus chapters across the United States caffeinating an entrepreneurial nation!

On the first Wednesday of each month, two regional entrepreneurs are selected from a range of applicants and invited to share their business ideas, network, and receive valuable feedback and critiques from attendees. Interested presenters or attendees are urged to visit www.1millioncups.com/ogden for more information or to register.

Entrepreneur presenters for the February 7, 2018 event will feature: Evalogue.Life which coaches clients through professional interviews resulting in written personal, business, or family story-form vignettes to full memoirs; and Hana Studio, a cultural center whose foundation is Polynesian dance instruction from multiple islands, including, but not limited to Hula, Tahitian, Maori & Samoan along with the Samoan Fire-Knife Dancers.

Ogden City will sponsor the complimentary breakfast provided by Jay Bustos Catering accompanied by coffee from the WSU Wildcat Store.  Audio equipment support comes from Ogden Small Business Development Center; media support comes from Park City Television, The Standard-Examiner, and Indie Ogden along with marketing support this month from Lightning Man Productions Inc., Ogden Weber Chamber, and Layton Hills Mall.

To learn more about 1 Million Cups & the Kauffman Foundationwww.1millioncups.com.  Access the Ogden microsite at www.1millioncups.com/ogden.

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is a private, nonpartisan foundation that aims to foster economic independence by advancing educational achievement and entrepreneurial success. Founded by the late entrepreneur and philanthropist Ewing Marion Kauffman, the Foundation is based in Kansas City, Mo., and has approximately $2 billion in assets. Visit www.kauffman.org for more information.