Heppner Community Foundation

07/13/2026

Contact Committee Chair Katie Murray at 503-504-8508 or [email protected] for more details on the project or to contribute today!

06/19/2026

06/17/2026

Register and come on down to the Hub tonight!

It Starts Tonight in Heppner: CO.STARTERS Generator & Bootcamp

Brad Attig is facilitating, along with the Foundry Collective, a CO.STARTERS Generator & Bootcamp.

Tonight at 6 PM, the Willow Street Innovation Hub in Heppner opens its doors for the first session of a four-week CO.STARTERS Generator and Bootcamp series. It's free. It's Wednesday nights through July 8th. And if you've got an idea, or you know a student with one, you should come.

Andrea Perry-Nelson, has watched what this programming does. "What stuck with me the most was the overall sense of fun and joy that all students experienced during the session," she said. "No one felt left out or bored. Everyone gained confidence and had fun."

She's also been through CO.STARTERS herself. "I realized that I really do have more of an entrepreneurial mind, and I never really thought about myself that way," she said. It was a light bulb moment.

If you have an idea and no idea where to start, show up. If you're already running a business and you're stretched too thin, the Bootcamp was built for that too. It's free, it's tonight, and the Hub is at 188 W Willow Street.

See you there. Register Below:

https://hub.catalyzerapp.com/public/events/bootcamp-heppner-1826-170

Heppner Community Foundation
Heppner Chamber of Commerce

06/15/2026

CO.STARTERS Generator and Bootcamp are coming to Heppner this June, four Wednesdays, free, limited seats. Whether you're a student with an idea or an adult ready to finally do something with yours, there's a seat for you.

✅ 2–4 PM: One-on-one business consulting
✅ 4–5 PM: Youth Generator
✅ 5–7 PM: CO.STARTERS Bootcamp
✅ 7–8 PM: Open discussion with guests

June 17 through July 8 at the Willow Street Innovation Hub, 188 W Willow St, Heppner, OR. Facilitated by Brad Attig with Foundry Collective.

➡️ Read the full story:
https://reinventingrural.substack.com/p/launch-a-business-this-summer-in

➡️ Register:

https://hub.catalyzerapp.com/public/events/bootcamp-heppner-1826-170



Heppner Community Foundation
Heppner Chamber of Commerce
Heppner Gazette-Times

05/29/2026

12/23/2025

Shop Local for your last-minute gifts at Market 87 - Heppner today! Open from 10am - 3pm.

12/22/2025

Thank you, Oregon Community Foundation, for the opportunity to continue to build our entrepreneurial community! Heppner Chamber of Commerce Market 87 - Heppner

Small businesses power Oregon’s economy, but ideas alone aren’t enough to get to market.

This month, Oregon Community Foundation invested $903,000 through its Thriving Entrepreneurs program to support 42 nonprofits helping underrepresented and rural small business owners access capital, coaching, connections and markets.

Now in its fifth year, the program has awarded more than $3.5 million. This year, 79% of grants support organizations in or serving rural areas, including:

• Central Coast Food Web — helping local food businesses scale up and reach new markets

• Friends of Family Farmers — expanding services for Spanish, Swahili and Russian speakers in Junction City

• Heppner Community Foundation — managing a business innovation hub, commercial kitchen and retail store in Morrow County

• Oregon Entrepreneurs Network — expanding into rural Oregon with early-stage investment competitions

• Rural Development Initiatives — supporting people of color building agriculture and food businesses in rural areas

• REV Center — providing coaching, mentorship and technical assistance across Eastern Oregon

Entrepreneurs are already doing the hard work. These investments strengthen the systems that help businesses grow — and help communities thrive in every corner of Oregon.

Photo courtesy Heppner Community Foundation

12/17/2025

Heppner Chamber of Commerce Market 87 - Heppner

Four Eastern Oregon organizations that help grow businesses each received financial boosts those efforts from the Oregon Community Foundation’s Thriving Entrepreneurs program.