TROY ? Rich Sheridan, CEO of Menlo Innovations, is the keynote speaker at Business Strategies for Success March 14 at the Somerset Inn. The event is co-sponsored by the Business Improvement Team and Hennessey Capital, a division of Hitachi Capital America Corp.

Sheridan is famous for the success behind his company, Menlo Innovations, in Ann Arbor. After only two years in business as CEO, Sheridan and his company were the Forbes Magazine cover story, “Hire Yourself,” highlighting his choice for choosing entrepreneurship over unemployment. The next year, it was a Wall Street Journal article on the unique office Menlo uses for software design and development. Within six years, Menlo had become one of Inc Magazine?s.500’s fastest growing, privately held firms in the US.

?All of Menlo Innovations? success was built against the backdrop of an IT industry that everyone assumed was leaving the US for offshore. Rich Sheridan built his company from the ground up without much assistance,? said Business Improvement Team member Curt Petterson. ?Attend and hear Rich?s story, the obstacles he faced and overcame, and learn how to apply his principles and make your own success.? In addition, there will be a panel of business experts from the Business Improvement Team to answer your business questions. This will be an exciting opportunity to network with your peers.

?Business Strategies for Success? is the formal kick-off for the Business Improvement Team?s Business Performance Improvement 3.0 Series.