LIVONIA – The Annual Collaboration for Entrepreneurship is the place where Great Lakes region entrepreneurs gather to connect, be inspired and be seen. This year it is scheduled for Jan. 31 at Burton Manor in Livonia.

At ACE’13, you’ll join an exciting, forward-thinking community of innovators, entrepreneurs and business leaders – people like you – who have the vision and drive to build new ventures for a new future.

Participate in an afternoon and evening of relevant panels session and networking with people who can help influence your future.

Breakout Sessions:

To Fund or Not to Fund

Concept to First Inventory: Lessons Learned from an Entrepreneur’s Journey

Breaking Down the Doors: Selling to Large Corporations and Government Organizations

Location, Location, Location: Using Incubators, Accelerators and Services for Startup Success

Early-Stage Creative Funding Sources: From Competitions, to Crowdfunding, to Bootstrapping

Student Idea Forum

Oops, When Life Did Not Go as Planned

Get it Right: Fostering Startups in Urban Hot Spots

Keynote:

Terry Cross, Founder, Windward Associates, LLC

“Returning to Michigan, the Entrepreneurial Soul of America: The Important Comparisons Between Silicon Valley and Michigan.”

To register, click on ACE-Event.org