TROY – Walsh College President and CEO Stephanie Bergeron and members of Walsh College?s Blackstone LaunchPad team will highlight steps for starting a successful business from the ground up during Walsh College?s Walshpreneur Fair celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week.
The public is invited to the business college?s Troy campus to attend the free event from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on November 17.
Participants will have the opportunity to learn about the college?s Blackstone LaunchPad program which celebrates entrepreneurship as a career path, and gain insight on starting and maintaining a viable business. Products and services from Blackstone LaunchPad entrepreneurs will also be showcased. The evening will include networking opportunities, refreshments and prizes.
?The journey to entrepreneurism is both difficult and rewarding,? said Carol Glynn, a seasoned entrepreneur and Walsh College director of Blackstone LaunchPad. ?This celebration is an evening of discovery, learning and networking. We?ll take you from the glamorous excitement of deciding to start a new business to the realities business owners face.?
Joining Bergeron as special guest speakers will be Paul Glantz, founder and chairman of Emagine Entertainment and CEO of Proctor Financial Inc.
Glantz successfully raised more than $45 million to build Detroit?s Emagine theatres which now operate in Novi, Canton, Rochester Hills and Royal Oak. He has been at the forefront of technological change in the theatre industry, particularly in the transition to high-definition digital presentation. In January of 2006 his theatres became the first chain in the nation to convert all of its 46 screens to high-definition digital imagery.
Committed to numerous philanthropic endeavors, Glantz serves as a venture coach to participants in Walsh College and Wayne State University?s Blackstone LaunchPad entrepreneurship initiatives. His volunteer efforts also include serving on the boards of the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce, Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan and as treasurer of the Detroit Chapter of Variety International.
A recipient of the 2011 Walsh College Distinguished Alumnus Award, Glantz holds a master?s in taxation from the business college.
Those interested in attending Walshpreneur Fair should contact: Diane Fisher at 248-823-1670, or [email protected].
Online registration is available at WalshCollwge.Edu/blackstonelaunchpad
