ANN ARBOR ? Great Lakes Entrepreneur’s Quest has a very full schedule of events for November, including Entrepreneur Roundtables, start up investment seminars, and legal premiers.

Nov. 7 ? SPARK Central In Ann Arbor.

Entrepreneur?s Roundtable

You can learn a lot from other successful entrepreneurs willing to share their experiences and insghts in starting new companies. Christine Gibbons – Sensicore; Michael Long – Velcura; Luke Pinkerton – Polytorx & Maryann Andreach – Esperion are the panelists! Come learn and jump start your business.

Nov. 8 ? Kalamazoo Valley Community College M-Tec

Attracting Investors to Fund Your Start-Up

What are investors looking for in start-up companies? Are you positioned to be a strong candiate for investment? Join Eli Thomssen for these critical insights and a spirited discussion vital to any entrepreneur seeking investment.Eli Thomssen is currently President & CEO of Axenic Dental, Inc., a company he helped found with the Apjohn Group in 2005. Eli was a founding principal of the Apjohn Group in 2001, which is a business accelerator that was formed to start life science companies

Nov. 14 ? NextEnergy Center in Detroit

Financing Your Company

Raj Kothari – Managing Partner at Seneca Partners, will discuss financing your company – from friends and family to venture capital…here’s the details you need to know in how to access capital in today’s market.

Nov. 16 ? Ann Arbor Holiday Inn

GLEQ/NEF Forum

Building a Management Team – How to get a top quality management team…and keep them! Showcase presenter too! Don’t miss this…free for GLEQ B-plan registrants; others $20

Nov. 30 ? Automation Alley Headquarters In Troy

Legal Primer for Business Start-ups

David N. Parsigian, a specialist in venture capital financing and representation of technology-based companies, will cover four key legal topics entrepreneurs must consider when starting new companies: the business structure and entity formation, the legal obligations to investors, construction of stock option incentives for employees and intellectual property management and protection. David has extensive experience in advising technology businesses with respect to locating sources of capital and structuring financings ranging from seed capital to initial public offerings. His legal expertise includes general corporate and securities law and technology licensing. He is the head of the firm?s High-Technology Ventures Practice Group and a deputy head of the firm?s Business and Finance Practice Group.

For more information and to register for these events, click on GLEQ.Org