TRAVERSE CITY – Robert Ochtel, the founder of Traverse Angels, an early stage, Angel investment group, will be the featured guest
on the Traverse City Chamber�??s monthly Entrepreneur Focus Program July 16. The program will discuss Angel Investing in the greater Traverse City region.
The show is hosted by Ron Jolly and broadcasted on WTCM radio on Wednesday�??s from 8:40am �?? 9:00 am. Other featured guests, on the show, include Al Zelinski, Executive Vice President of the Traverse City State Bank, and Laura Oblinger, Senior Vice President of The Traverse City Chamber of Commerce.
�??Traverse Angels offers early stage companies, in the greater Traverse City
region, the possibility of receiving early-stage capital, from local high net worth
individuals that are interested in creating local jobs,�?� said Laura Oblinger, Senior Vice President of the Traverse City Chamber of Commerce. �??By providing this service, Traverse Angles, through its early stage company investment focus, offers multiple levels of benefits to Traverse City economy.�?�
Al Zelinski, Executive Vice President of Traverse City State Bank, the
sponsor of the Traverse City Chamber�??s Entrepreneur Focus Program, said Traverse Angels offers a funding source targeting unique investment opportunities, not traditionally serviced by the banking industry.
�??Traverse Angels, by serving this unmet need, offers a
win-win opportunity for the greater Traverse City community.�?�
Traverse Angels is an invitation-only, select network of successful entrepreneurs,
professionals as well as business and community leaders in the Traverse City area who are interested in providing investment capital, strategic advice and mentoring to early-stage companies to help them achieve market leadership.
The mission of the Traverse Angels network is twofold: (1) To identify and help grow early-stage companies and the local economic base of the Traverse City geographic region; and (2) To provide its members with exceptional �??quality�?� deal flow and an outstanding financial return on their time commitment and invested capital.
If you are an individual interested in becoming a member of Traverse Angels, and receiving a Traverse Angels Investor Package, for review, contact Robert Ochtel at (760)-438-8750. Or email him at email [email protected]
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