BERKSHIRE COUNTY, MA – The Berkshire Starts Get Mentored program held its first meeting of the 2018-2019 session last week at the Stationery Factory in Dalton. Get Mentored, a program of 1Berkshire, helps a selected cohort of local entrepreneurs launch and grow their ventures over the course of a five-month program by pairing them with experienced mentors from the Berkshire County business community.At the initial meeting, the Get Mentored cohort presented three-minute elevator pitches to an assembly of over 15 mentors. Subsequently, each mentor chose an entrepreneur who they felt could most benefit from their in-depth knowledge of a specific field of business and provided advice for nearly an hour. This was the first meeting of the 2018-2019 program during which the Get Mentored cohort was able to refine and hone their ventures with the aid of the mentors.The 2018-2019 Get Mentored class includes: Sopheap Nhim, a board certified behavior analyst; Rae Langsdale, an IT professional; Brian Handspicker, a startup executive; Jebb Remelius, owner of a motion capture company; and Joe Barry, a construction supervisor. Their ventures include an applied behavior analysis clinic, a community technical support and installation cooperative, a social media moderation platform, an advanced motion capture system, and a construction and development firm.About Berkshire Starts
Berkshire Starts is a program designed to assist Berkshire entrepreneurs in every stage of their business, from the planning and launch through growth. Berkshire Starts offers a variety of programs, including monthly networking-focused Entrepreneurial Meetups, one-on-one consultations, Business BootCamp training in collaboration with the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, and Get Mentored. For more information contact economicdev@1berkshire.com.

For more information, contact:
Jonathan Butler, President & CEO 1Berkshire
(413) 499-1600
jbutler@1berkshire.com

https://1berkshire.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/46511292_951527565039308_8295562498514354176_n-300×225.jpgPhoto: David Curtis, Entrepreneur in Residence at 1Berkshire speaking to the crowd of mentors and mentees at the Stationery Factory on November 14th, 2018