Renee Plain
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Renee Plain, co-owner and CEO of Carson City-based In Plain Sight Marketing, was recently accepted into the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses National Cohort at Babson College in Massachusetts.
According to a March 1 press release, the program is an investment to help entrepreneurs create jobs and economic opportunity by providing access to education, capital and business support services.
Since its inception a decade ago, it has seen more than 10,000 graduates that have generated over $14B in revenue and employed over 200,000 employees.
Plain, who launched In Plain Sight nine years ago at her kitchen table, has since grown the business to a staff of seven. The company recently transitioned to an all-virtual office.
She said the Goldman Sachs program appealed to her as the next logical step as a business owner experiencing rapid growth and with bigger plans for the future.
“When I graduate from the program, I’ll have more resources and a more programmatic method with which to approach new growth opportunities, not just for our own company, but also for our clients’ organizations that will take us all to the next levels together,” Plain said in a statement.
The program requires a time commitment of at least 20 hours a week and consists of meetings with a Babson College faculty advisor, a business advisor, small group meetings, office hours, project work and networking.
“As a business owner, you have to keep a rosy disposition for your clients and your employees,” Plain stated. “This is such a wonderful opportunity to talk with other business owners about the challenges, obstacles and hard truths we often face. After (the program), I’ll continue to look for these opportunities to learn and grow within our business community.”
