LGBTQ+ Entrepreneur Network Kickoff Meeting

Last year, we hosted a focus group for LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs through the SBA’s Community Navigator program. Throughout the day, one thing became clear: our LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs are lacking community. That’s why we’re building a network of queer business owners. Join us for the inaugural meeting where we’ll discuss the challenges and joys of being LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs. Share how you incorporate your identity into your business and what resources and connections you’d like to gain from joining a network like this.

Meet the Facilitators:

Lillian Chase moved to the Monadnock Region in 2019 to attend Keene State College, where she earned her BA in English. In her role as Programs & Development Coordinator at Hannah Grimes, Lillian oversees marketing and communications, co-plans local and national events, fundraises, and more. In her free time, she enjoys reading, trying out new canning recipes, and spending time with her cats, Princess and Gatsby.

Sarah Koch is the Founder and Lead Educator at RAD, a sexual wellbeing business for people of all ages that focuses on intimacy, sexuality, and relationships. Sarah is a trained Sex Educator, Embodied Intimacy and Relationship Coach, Somatic Guide, and Yoga Teacher. She is a curious nerd of all things personal growth, dancing wild and free, tree-hugging nature-loving, and woo woo mystical energies of the universe. She resides in Peterborough, NH with her two lovely children, her dog Fern, and her chosen community.