Ever wanted to ask an expert about your business? Well, you’re in luck, because Startup Office Hours is back! If you have a business problem you don’t know how to solve, wish you could talk to someone who has knowledge you don’t, or if there’s some other reason you could use a chat with an entrepreneurial mentor, Startup Office Hours may be right for you.

On Thursday, April 20th from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM, we are offering 25 minute time slots for entrepreneurs to chat one-on-one with one of three Sioux Falls area business mentors.

Featured Business Mentors:

Josh Novak 

Over the past 8 years, Josh Novak has helped almost 200 companies with their marketing and communications. He currently owns Main St. Media House which provides content creation, web design, and ad campaign services. Josh has worked with a variety of different industries including retail, hospitality, law firms, and real estate.

Areas of Expertise

• Marketing
• Web Design
• Content Creation
• Advertising Campaigns

Paul Tschetter

Paul Tschetter brings a unique approach to client matters with his experience in both transactional work and litigation. Although Paul represents a wide array of clients in commercial transactions and disputes, the primary focus of his practice is the construction industry where Paul has been recognized for his work on behalf of owners, general contractors, design professionals, and subcontractors.

In addition to his broad construction-related practice, Paul maintains a connection to his family’s fourth generation farming operation and frequently represents producers and businesses in the agriculture industry. Paul takes pride in his community involvement and is active in a number of civic and professional organizations.

Areas of Expertise

• Legal Entity Selection/Formation 
• Trademarks & Patents
• Other Intellectual Property Issues
• Legal Agreements
• Contract Risk Evaluation

Erik Muckey 

Erik was raised in Corsica, SD and is a graduate of the University of South Dakota (BBA in Economics, 2014) and the University of Minnesota (Master of Public Policy (MPP) / Master of Business Administration (MBA) / Certificate in Nonprofit Management (CNM), 2020). Erik is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Before joining Lost&Found as its Executive Director, Erik began his career in municipal government and financial services, serving in various financial analysis, consulting, project management, and strategy roles for the City of Sioux Falls, RGP, MetaBank, and Sunrise Banks.

Outside of Lost&Found, Erik is the founder and Managing Partner of PASQ, a professional services outsourcing and consulting firm for rural economic development agencies and serves as a board member or adviser to several social ventures spanning Minnesota and South Dakota. He lives in Sioux Falls.

Areas of Expertise

• Nonprofit launch/growth/development
• Social venture startup and business modeling
• Fintech and financial services ventures
• Agricultural/food-based ventures
• Rural and tribal-focused ventures

If you are interested in this opportunity, please fill out this brief form to express your interest. We will do our best to match you with a mentor for the next Office Hours event, but we will keep your information on file for future months if we aren’t able to properly match you this month.

This event is being organized by Startup Sioux Falls. As an added benefit, mentees receive a free day pass for use on April 20th to our coworking space in our new offices in downtown Sioux Falls!

We’d like to thank our Builder Level Sponsors for making this event possible: Boyce Law Firm, Bruce Watley (USF Entrepreneurial Studies Program), Eide Bailly, First Bank & Trust, First National Bank in Sioux Falls, First PREMIER Bank, Homegrown Capital, MarketBeat, Midwest Employee Benefits, Pendar Properties, Sanford Health Plan, Tiger29, Voyage Federal Credit Union