Event Archive
August 2010
8/3/2010
Pay Per Click Club Grand Opening
Search Ad Marketing
Grand opening of an organization created to help small business owners master online advertising. Our primary focus will be AdWords and Facebook advertising. Each monthly meeting will include attendee introductions, a light dinner, and a main training topic.
8/7/2010
Renewable Energy Open House
StarPak Group
Interested in renewable energy options for your home or business? Now is the time ... for your pockets and your planet! We also have a couple of spaces left in the Open House for other "like-minded" companies / organizations!
8/10/2010
Ann Arbor OpenCoffee
Ann Arbor SPARK
This is a networking event for entrepreneurs, investors and those who work with technology & innovation businesses, particularly in IT, cleantech and life sciences.
8/10/2010
SBIR/STTR 101: Introduction & Overview
BBCetc
BBCetc will introduce federal funding through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.
8/11/2010
Entrepreneur Education 2.0: Marketing Strategy
Ann Arbor SPARK
Your company is defined by its positioning and the marketing battles it chooses to fight. Identifying your corporate strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats will help you zero in on the battles you can win.
8/12/2010
Free Networking International A2A
Alina Verdiyan
FNI is a FREE business networking group that helps people get the contacts they need to advance their business and achieve their dreams. FNI creates a cooperative and abundance based business world.
8/12/2010
Team SBA Roundtable
MI-SBTDC
Team SBA is a round table session where you can learn what is required from a lender. You’ll have opportunities to meet business counselors who can help you prepare your loan request for the bank and chances to network with other business owners.
8/12/2010
Mingle and Match
Ann Arbor SPARK
If you are launching a startup, and need people to help you, come to this high energy event where you can have 1 minute to tell about your business and what kind of help you are seeking, (advisory board member, co-founder, employee that is willing to work for stock, consultant, etc.) followed by a networking session. To be a presenter, send a one paragraph description of your business concept, along with a description of the talent that you are seeking, to Amy@AnnArborSPARK.org.
8/12/2010
CocoaHeads - AV Foundation
At our August Meeting, noted author Chris Adamson, sheds some light on AV Foundation. In iOS 4, AV Foundation moves to center stage as the essential media framework on the device, offering support for playing, capturing, and even editing audio and video. Borrowing some of the core ideas from the Mac's QuickTime, while adding many new concepts of its own, AV Foundation offers extraordinary capabilities for application programmers. This talk will offer a high-level overview of what's in AV Foundation, and a taste of what it can do.
8/16/2010
August Mini Workshop: Twitter with That Whole Brain Goodness
The Whole Brain Group
It's easy to set up accounts on Twitter but sometimes hard to know what to do with them! You may have been to an overview session where you learned "everything you need to know about social media" in a 60 minute session with 50 other people, and then left frustrated and overwhelmed. Or maybe you felt empowered, went and set up your accounts and then waited for the business to pour in, only to hear crickets chirping....
8/17/2010
Hot Shots: Career Connections at Melange
Ann Arbor SPARK
Bring your resume, and come and mingle with growing, innovative companies in a fun and relaxed environment! This event is only for talent seeking opportunities for themselves. Recruiters and staffing companies should use other venues to meet with these company representatives. If you would like your company to participate, contact Amy Cell at Amy@AnnArborUSA.org.
8/17/2010
ABWA August Meeting
American Business Women's Association
“Winning with WIN” Presented by Diane Nixon, Sarah Hillard & Betty DuRocher
The Women's Instructional Network (WIN) is a sophisticated interactive online community and learning tool customized exclusively for ABWA members. ABWA is the first association anywhere to offer this unique benefit to its members. Whether you're a seasoned ABWA member, new this year or a prospective member, you'll want to join us for our walk through WIN to see all it has to offer you for personal and professional development.
8/17/2010
Ann Arbor New Tech August Meetup
a2geeks
Five presenters this month take the stage for ten minutes each, five minutes to demo and five minutes to answer questions, followed by open announcements and community networking.
8/19/2010
Refining Your Own Effective Elevator Speech
River's End Consulting, LLC and Grow Biz
We all have been told the first impression we give is the most important one. How you represent your business in the first 30 seconds can be the difference between that next large contract or losing an opportunity to meet your next client.
8/20/2010
Starting Your Own Business
Ann Arbor SPARK
At this forum you will learn about personality traits that impact entrepreneurialism, create a marketing plan for your business, learn about legal, accounting, franchises, business plans and financing options. You will receive one on one counseling with a business expert and have an opportunity to get advice from a variety of business experts and organizations that are available to support new ventures.
8/20/2010
Google Analytics Driver's Ed Training Course
Pure Visibility, Inc.
Google Analytics is now free to all advertisers and site owners, and has been re-designed for increased effectiveness. Installing Analytics code on your site is only the first step in the process of making this powerful tool work for your organization. Our course is a one-day workshop that provides a foundation of proven principles that will help you succeed in using Google Analytics to improve your site's performance, regardless of whether you’re a beginner just setting up your account, or a web analyst with years of experience. Cost: $775 (10% discount for early registration)
8/24/2010
Fundamentals of Writing a Business Plan
MI-SBTDC
The date has changed for this event from August 17th to the 24th.
An Essential Tool for your Small Business. Every existing or prospective business needs a plan, but every plan is unique. This workshop will help you understand the necessary content and best format for your business plan, and show you the resources to create it.
8/25/2010
Executive Networking: Gray Hair Management
The Entrepreneur's Source
The Gray Hair Management® corporate mission is to help professionals get jobs. All of our activities are focused on this mission, whether it is to help organizations and recruiters find qualified candidates, provide our members with networking events and job leads, or to help individuals secure their next position with our exclusive Pathways Through Transition Coaching program.
8/25/2010
Liferay Road Show Michigan!
Youngsoft Inc.
Youngsoft will be hosting Michigan’s Liferay Road Show in Ann Arbor on August 25th at the Ann Arbor Brewing Company. Liferay team members will be presenting topics on the latest Liferay 6 release, and Youngsoft will be providing case studies and demonstrating the new Liferay application. All users and community members are welcome!
8/25/2010
Entrepreneur Education 2.0: Selecting & Growing Talent
Ann Arbor SPARK
The “right people in the right roles” is critical to achieve extraordinary results. This session will address what your “human capital” team might look like at each stage of the organization’s development -- including how to select and hire complementary people and skills, as well as ideas for building the team. Mini-topics include assessing talent, legal interviewing, and contractor vs. employee options.
8/25/2010
Wordpress Ann Arbor
3.7 DESIGNS & O'Neill Creative
Publisher? Developer? Blogger? Student? Professional? Sharpen or share your Wordpress skills by attending this monthly networking, education and sharing event in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
8/26/2010
Solar for Your Building: The Incentives Add Up
Clean Energy Coalition
Clean Energy Coalition (CEC) is hosting a special event as part of its 2010 Rebuild Ypsilanti campaign, Solar for your building: The incentives add up. Rebuild Ypsilanti aims to reduce energy costs by assisting Ypsilanti-based commercial building and business owners with energy efficiency improvements and renewable installations. Learn more on at www.cec-mi.org.
8/26/2010
Summer Speaker Series-Reinventing Careers as Consultants, Subcontractors, Freelancers and More
Ann Arbor SPARK
Many people are finding innovative ways to recreate their career portfolio of talents and expertise. This session will provides an overview of becoming a consultant and managing some related roles as interns and sub-contractors. Some of the topics included will be sourcing consulting opportunities, responding to RFIs/RFQs/RFPs, qualifying clients, teaming with other experts, executing well, billing and collecting, and building a clientele. Audience members will have an opportunity to pursue deeper discussions based on specific interests.
8/27/2010
Donuts and Search Marketing
Pure Visibility, Inc.
Overwhelmed by the vast world of Internet marketing? Pure Visibility can help with its Donuts and Search Engine Marketing seminar. This no-charge group session will give you an overview of search engine marketing, including search engine optimization, paid search advertising, and social media. You will have the chance to pose questions and we'll talk at whatever level is comfortable for the people that show up. Donuts, coffee, and search marketing experts provided.
8/27/2010
FastTrac Orientation
MI-SBTDC LEDC MEDC
This half day session will orient you to the Fast Trac® program and what commitment will be required of you as the entrepreneur. At this session you will spend time with an advisor who will help you select, and enroll in the Fast Trac® entrepreneurial program best suited for you and your business.
8/27/2010
FastTrac Orientation
MI-SBTDC
This half day session will orient you to the Fast Trac® program and what commitment will be required of you as the entrepreneur. At this session you will spend time with an advisor who will help you select, and enroll in the Fast Trac® entrepreneurial program best suited for you and your business.