Upcoming Events
March 21, 2025
Unlock Hidden Tax Savings: Strategies & Credits You Can’t Afford to Miss
For EO Members, SPs, & EOA
Friday, March 21, 12:00p - 1:30p
Pacific West Bank (3rd Floor Hawthorne Room)
1300 SW 5th Ave. #300
Are you leaving money on the table?
Most business owners are missing out on valuable tax incentives and credits that could significantly reduce their tax burden. With some key tax-saving opportunities set to expire this April, now is the time to act.
Join Justin Rupple, tax strategy expert and founder of Elevated Tax Strategies, for a practical, no-nonsense session on how to uncover overlooked tax-saving opportunities, maximize tax credits, and keep more of your hard-earned money.
You’ll walk away with actionable insights on:
Overlooked Tax Incentives – Discover commonly missed deductions, credits, and tax-saving strategies for business owners.
Expiring Tax Credits – Learn about significant tax credits that will be disappearing soon and how to take advantage of them before they’re gone.
Proactive vs. Reactive Tax Planning – Understand why waiting until tax season costs you money and how to start planning now.
Entity Structure & Tax Optimization – Find out if your business is structured in the most tax-efficient way.
Wealth-Building Through Tax Strategy – Learn how strategic tax planning can help you scale and reinvest in your business.
April 4, 2025
Espresso Forum
For Prospective EO Members
Friday, April 4, 2025, 8:00a-10:00a
Portland Garmet Factory
311 Southeast 97th Avenue
An opportunity for prospective EO Members to learn about EO Membership benefits in an intimate, small group setting.
Interested in learning more about EO Portland? Join us for espresso and a light breakfast where you'll learn about EO membership in a small group setting. During our time together we'll move through a Mock Forum exercise, the cornerstone of EO membership, and discuss EO member benefits.
Please Note: This is a small event with very limited seating. If you think you may not be able to attend, we ask that you hold off on registration to ensure the room is filled with participants.
April 9, 2025
Thrive Together: Member Round Tables
For EO Members & SAPs
Wednesday, April 9, 10:30a - 12:30p
Only Today
2222 NE Oregon St. #110
In Round Tables Led by EO Members, You'll Rotate through These Topics with Opportunities to Learn & Share
What are the 5 biggest mistakes you see companies make with their data (security, management, missed opportunities)? — Promod Antony
Digital marketing: what do you even focus on in this changing landscape? — Paul Weinert
How can you optimize your business's margins? — Thomas B. Isaac
How do you build a perfect sales commission plan? — Adam Morris
How do you scale beyond your goals without losing your roots? — James Falvey
Each person speaking brings a unique expertise that you could not access without EO Membership. Lunch is included!
April 11, 2025
MyEO Couples Workshop with Cameron Madill
For EO Members & Significant Others
Friday, April 11, 12:30p-4p
Freeland Spirits
2671 NW Vaughn St.
Couples Workshop
Join Cameron Madill for a half-day experiential workshop that is designed for entrepreneurial couples who want to strengthen their relationships through fun and uplifting exercises, all based in the latest relationship science. There will be Q&A throughout the session as well as individual support around how to best use the tools during each exercise time. Couples are asked to not share any private information.
Event will be held at Freeland Spirits' private events room just to the east of the distillery. Please park in Freeland's lot, NOT the lot beside the event space.
An optional lunch will be offered at noon before the workshop starts. Please bring $15 for lunch. And please stick around for cocktails at the tasting room afterward!
This is a MyEO Event, which means it is organized and championed by a fellow EO Member who wants to share this experience with you! MyEO Events are not officially endorsed or subsidized by the Entrepreneurs' Organization. We hope you'll join, connect, and have an amazing time.
April 15, 2025
Growth Strategies That Make You Stand Out
For EO Members Only
Tuesday, April 15, 12p - 2p
Kinesis
2636 NE Sandy Blvd. Suite H
Together, we'll workshop your business's growth strategy in a small group—this workshop is capped at just 7 business owners for high impact!
For many businesses, the main approach to growth is more marketing and/or more sales. The problem? These strategies fall flat when there is nothing remarkable to talk about. Being better, faster, or cheaper than the competition is not a winning proposition — especially as channels get more crowded and it's hard to stand out.
In this game, businesses end up trapped in an endless cycle of marginal gains, fighting for inches in an increasingly crowded marketplace. But what if you stood out from the competition because you have created something unique in your market or category?
In this Lunch and Learn, we'll focus on remarkability and creation as the drivers for growth. We'll explore ways to come up with a strategic positioning that takes into account internal capacities and the external realities that impact your business.
April 23, 2025
EO Lunch & Learn: Creating a Culture of Caring
For EO Members & SPs
Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 12p-1:30p
Pacific West Bank - 3rd Floor Hawthorne Room
1300 SW 5th Ave. #300
Creating a Culture of Caring can dramatically increase profitability
In his presentation, tenured EO Member Kent Lewis will share his journey of enlightenment regarding the power of creating compelling customer experiences and how it is impacted by employee experience.
The talk will cover three components:
Defining "Culture of Caring,"
Illustrating the potential ROI of a Culture of Caring,
And outlining how your organization can foster a Culture of Caring through an Employee Journey audit as well as other helpful tools.
Lunch is included.
April 24, 2025
MyEO Martinis & Magazines
For EO Members & Plus-Ones
Thursday, April 24, 2025, 5:30p - 7:30p
Weedman Design Partners
1905 NW 23rd Pl.
An evening dedicated to life's finest guilty pleasures: glossy magazines and great martinis.
EO Members Arielle and Jill will demonstrate some martini magic while you flip through that gossip mag you've been eyeing in the checkout line (or any other magazine that brings you joy). We'll provide elevated snacks to match those elevated spirits; just bring a magazine to enjoy and share!
Consider $20 ticket/contribution to refreshments an investment in your mid-week sanity!
May 2-4, 2025
EO Chapter Retreat
For EO Members, SPs & Significant Others
Friday, May 2, 2p, to Sunday, May 4, 12p
Berkeley, CA
The spirit of innovation. The legendary startup culture. We're going to the Bay!
For the 2025 EO Portland Chapter Retreat, we're headed to Berkeley & San Francisco for a weekend of learning and connection that you can only get in this special region.
We'll stay together at the Claremont Club & Spa in the heart of Berkeley, California, and get out into the Bay with learning and activities on the University of California Berkeley campus, a social afternoon along the embarcadero in San Francisco, and more surprises.
The annual theme of Drive to Thrive — connecting and learning from fellow entrpreneurs — will infuse this retreat to bring everyone closer. You'll walk away with great stories and innovative ideas for your business back home.