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Yuma Start-Up Weekend Focused on Agriculture and Food

KAWC | By Lou Gum
Published May 18, 2016 at 3:32 PM MST

Yuma event aimed at kick-starting new businesses in Yuma County.

Artist Pablo Picasso once said his work begins with an idea that then becomes something else.

That's the philosophy behind an event in Yuma May 20-22 aimed at kick-starting new businesses in Yuma County and the region.

It is called Start-Up Weekend - a 55 hour workshop with experts, mentors and resources all in one place so that anyone with an idea can turn it into a business.

KAWC's Lou Gum spoke with Hanh Nguyen, one of the Start-Up Weekend organizers, about the event and how it works...

More information about Start-Up Weekend in Yuma here.
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Lou Gum
Lou grew up in Tucson and has a long family history in the state of Arizona. He began his public radio career in 1988 at KNAU in Flagstaff as a classical music DJ and has been hooked on public radio since, transitioning to news after trying his hand at several other careers in publishing and commercial broadcasting. Lou has a degree in American Studies from Arizona State University and was KAWC's Morning Edition host for two and half years before becoming News and Operations Director.
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