Food and beverage event Roux Portland is teaming with small business nonprofit Xcelerate Women on this year’s event to support the nonprofit’s work supporting women and gender-expansive business owners.

Roux Portland is slated for Oct. 11-17. The event features a marketplace of local food and beverage makers including many who are part of the Xcelerate ecosystem, panel
discussions and, for the first time, a citywide exploration of women-owned food and beverage businesses.

Proceeds from ticket sales for events and select sales at certain businesses will benefit Xcelerate, said the nonprofit’s Executive Director Abby Guyer.

“Our focus is empowering women to define success on their own terms,” said Guyer. “When you create a healthy business ecosystem where women can succeed you create a healthier ecosystem that benefits everyone in the end.”

Read the full article in the Portland Business Journal.