DETROIT - Canada?s Detroit based Consul General Rocco Delvecchio hosted earlier this summer at his Grosse Pointe residence the first ever Canada/US cross-border Angels investment meeting, what the Canadian government hopes will encourage U.S. investors to finance Canadian start ups. The invitation-only networking dinner meeting was co hosted by Great Lakes Angels, whose membership includes
GRAND RAPIDS ? Two of the three Angel investing groups in Michigan, Great Lakes Angels and Grand Angels, have events scheduled in September. Only the Ann Arbor Angels declined to provide event information. Grand Angels in Grand Rapids have two September events scheduled: September 13 ? 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. - Screening meeting at Eagle
ANN ARBOR ? Funding uncertainties for the Great Lakes Entrepreneur?s Quest have left the five-year old business plan writing contest, one of the nation?s most successful, without any events scheduled this fall. Platinum sponsors of year?s past, the Michigan Economic Development Corp. and the Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at
BLOOMFIELD HILLS ? The Great Lakes Angels have created what?s called a Sidecar Fund to invest primarily in IT, medical and disruptive technologies ? including technologies developed in Israel. Another wrinkle on this project is the up to $5 million Angel Fund will become the farm team funneling more mature deals to a $50 million
LANSING ? Mark Clevey, the Small Business Association of Michigan?s Vice President for Entrepreneurial Development, has been appointed as a Commercialization Plan reviewer for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. Clevey, a nationally recognized and award-winning expert in SBIR and entrepreneurial business development, also serves as a Commercialization Plan reviewer
BIRMINGHAM ? Entrepreneurs Jeff and Rich Sloan have a new promotion, this time on QVC during the TV-auction show?s Decade of Discoveries Tour. The Sloans will appear in Chicago and San Francisco to provide business tips and onsite seminars to encourage other entrepreneurs to pursue their dreams. The Sloans also will be highlighting their book
TRAVERSE CITY ? Bill Orabone, successful serial entrepreneur, angel investor, and partner in Orabone Rhoades, will educate investors to identify and accurately assess the potential of private companies seeking investment at a seminar Aug. 19 hosted by the Traverse City Chamber of Commerce. Orabone will demonstrate his assessment system, which has resulted in his investment
ANN ARBOR ? The Ann Arbor IT Zone will sponsor Rob Pasick's LeadersConnect Special Program Launch: Michigan Leaders Read - Good to Great, by Jim Collins. The presenter will be Roger Newton, CEO and founder of Esperion Therapeutics, which he sold to Pfizer two years ago for $1.3 billion. The event is scheduled for Wednesday
CLARKSTON ? The Entrepreneur and Investor Exchange will present its second roundtable workshop on July 20 designed to help owners of new businesses find investment capital. The Exchange?s first workshop last month drew a capacity audience. It focused on creating business plans that can win investor attention. The July 20 workshop?s topic is Winning Presentations
DETROIT ? Wayne State University?s School of Business Administration is searching for an entrepreneur in residence to work with business students as its Adams Entrepreneur Fellow. The gig pays $70,000 a year and provides a generous benefits package. Now here?s the fine print: Eligibility is restricted to applicants who currently reside in southeastern Michigan and