GRAND RAPIDS – West Michigan is a community bursting with well-kept secrets, including people who might be one step away from making history. Yet their names rarely crop up in mainstream media. Join aimWest on May 25th to hear from some of these below-the-radar success stories.
They?ll help us uncover the truth about:
Operating: and wildly succeeding ? in our own backyard with a geographically diverse customer base
Funding: Is there really no capital for new ventures in West Michigan? Can you start a business here without the ?establishment? funding sources?
Growing: The heretofore invisible factors contributing to their growth and sustainability
These companies include Apptopus, Inc. who?s first app CollabraCam was recently nominated for a Webby Award for Best Use of Mobile Video for defining the future of collaborative filming and mobile video production; Zipments, a service that matches small businesses with amateur couriers; Blue Medora, a software developer earning beaucoup business from IBM; and Kidtelligent, which helps parents understand the personality traits, strengths and natural capabilities of their children so they can play a greater role in their success.
Maybe you?ve never heard of them, but you should.
Featured Panelists:
Kyle Hilla (@KyleHilla), Founder Apptopus, Inc. (product site: Collabracam)
Roger Jansen, PhD (@Kidtelligent), Co-Founder, Kidtelligent
Nathan Owen (@BlueMedora), Co-Founder/Partner, Blue Medora
Garrick Pohl (@GarrickPohl), Founder/President, Zipments
Moderated By
Jess Tomaz (@jaiplace), Owner, Co-Founder, JaiPlace
For more information, click on aimWest.Com
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