ANN ARBOR - Serial entrepreneur and investor Ron Reed will share the secrets of his success March 16 at the next monthly meeting of the New Enterprise Forum. On the undercard, a showcase presentation will be made by Dennis Carmichael of ERT Systems, an RFID-tracking system developer. Reed will provide attendees with the inside scoop
KALAMAZOO - TGap Ventures thinks one of its most successful investments will be InStadium, a sports marketing company that posts ads for its clients in a high traffic location ? restrooms at major stadiums across the country, including the Detroit Tigers' Comerica Park. InStadium, founded in 2003, has the exclusive media rights inside the park
YPSILANTI - Early bird registration for the 25th Anniversary Michigan Growth Capital Symposium closes on April 1. If you want to save $100, you need to act now. The early bird cost of $395 is good through April 1. After that date, the price rises to $495. Online registration ends at midnight EST Wednesday MAY
TROY - The Money Finders has been asked to find $1.5 million in second round funding for a Los Angeles-based early stage life sciences company getting ready to market a hip fracture prevention airbag for a rapidly growing seniors population. The inventor, a West Coast ophthalmologist, researcher, university instructor and medical device consultant, has asked
BLOOMFIELD HILLS - Entrepreneurs Jeff and Rich Sloan reveal the 10 Steps to Open for Business on a one-hour coaching call brought to you by Microsoft Office Live meeting. The brothers Sloan are the founders and head coaches of StartupNation, a nationally-syndicated Radio show as well as the authors of ?StartupNation: Open for Business.? You
DETROIT - Tyler Smith of Niche Retail headlines the next Southeast Michigan Entrepreneurial Initiative scheduled for March 9 at Wayne State University's TechTown. Smith of NicheRetail will share his success story, including how his business grew from a living room startup in 2001 to a successful online niche retailer with more than $10 million in
BLOOMFIELD HILLS - The Ides Of March could bring good news from two Great Lakes Angels portfolio companies, which will update investors on the progress they've made in the past year to achieve their milestones. The updates will come at an evening dinner meeting for accredited investors scheduled for March 15. GLA will have some
ANN ARBOR - The next Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest training session will focus on crafting the Executive Summary and Elevator Pitch, two vitally important skills any entrepreneur seeking private equity finance must master. Entrepreneurs at every stage of the commercialization process will benefit from what they learn at this event, scheduled for March 9 from
SOUTHFIELD ? The Business Process Outsourcing concept, touched by every industry, will be the topic Feb. 23 when TiE Detroit meets for its monthly event at the Town Center. Four speakers representing both service and manufacturing industries will share their success stories. Come learn the do's and don'ts of outsourcing work off-shore and explore opportunities
ANN ARBOR - The Frankel Commercialization Fund, a new student-run venture capital fund at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, has selected its first two MBA student teams and is now looking to invest in early-stage companies. The two student teams, one specializing in health care and the other in technology, will each