Event Archive
October 2009
10/2/2009
Entrepreneurship Hour
Center for Entrepreneurship
The School of Music, the National Society of Black Engineers, MPowered and the Center for Entrepreneurship present “The Sphinx Organization and Classical Music”
10/7/2009
Web Site Strategy
LA2M - Lunch Ann Arbor Marketing
Ross Johnson, of 3.7 Designs leads today’s discussion on Web Site Strategy.
So you have a website and a web presence... now what? It may surprise you to hear that 80% of company websites are ineffective at achieving business goals and objectives. By shaping your website to a specific strategy you can see more sales, lower overhead and higher profits. Learn how to develop a strategy that turns your website into business building superstar.
10/7/2009
Entrepreneur Education 1.0: Entrepreneurial Finance
Ann Arbor SPARK
How will you find investors and other sources of capital? Start with a compelling and well-rehearsed business pitch. Then add a finance plan that explains where your business is going and the milestones that lie ahead. Learn how to determine the amounts and timing of your capital requirements as well as the sources of funding that are best for your company.
10/13/2009
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.
10/14/2009
Google Adwords - Optimizing Your AdWords
LA2M - Lunch Ann Arbor Marketing
Meaghan McCann or Search Ad Marketing leads today’s discussion.
Google AdWords, when not properly optimized, will dry up your budget and leave you cold! Learn trade secrets of simple tweaks to make your account perform optimally. This discussion will cover how to best organize your keywords, write compelling ads and how your landing page should be written to get the ever elusive conversion.
10/15/2009
Blazingly Fast Business Networking
Women's Exchange of Washtenaw
Back by popular demand, it’s WXW’s second speed-networking event. Meet the area’s business leaders and engage in meaningful dialogue – in just 3 minutes.
10/15/2009
THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS, PART 2: VALUATION
Ann Arbor SPARK
Whats the process for determining valuation, and who sets it? How do you get the best valuation for your business or can you? Join us to learn what the realities of valuation and how that affects your investment in your business.
10/16/2009
Entrepreneurship Hour
Center for Entrepreneurship
MPowered and the Center for Entrepreneurship present John W. Barfield “My Life as an African American Entrepreneur 1949-2009”
10/16/2009
Encore Music Event
Some of your fellow entrepreneures are providing entertainment for a fund raiser at the Neutral Zone teen center one block from SPARK central.
Featuring: The Chief Blues Officers (Mike Cole, Dave Hartmann, Dallas Dort, Mark Brode); Hi-Def w/ Steve Fentris (Hal Davis and friends); and a special performance by Neutral Zone teen Max Bowen on jazz guitar.
A night of the blues, good friends, food and drinks all for a great cause!
10/19/2009
The Business of Plugging In 2009
DTE Energy, U-M, GM, CAR
Become a part of The Business of Plugging InSM, Detroit’s inaugural
plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) conference. This event will bring
together a diverse mix of leaders from the automotive, utility and
new technology industries, as well as policy makers, financiers and
researchers for three days of business development, education and
networking.
10/19/2009
The Entrepreneurs’ VC Workshop
DTE Energy
An event that will bring together leading venture capital investors, entrepreneurs, automotive and utility professionals, students, and other stakeholders to share their views on venture investing and specific trends in plug-in electric vehicles, components and related infrastructure. The two-hour panel discussion will be divided into four modules: Energy Storage, Components, Vehicle Integration and Infrastructure.
10/20/2009
SUMIT_09
University of Michigan
Annual IT security symposium hosted by the University of Michigan
10/21/2009
TEDx Detroit LA2M Lunch Event - Evolving the Digital Market
LA2M - Lunch Ann Arbor Marketing
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF TIME: 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM
Join LA2M in partnership with Motor City Connect as we host the lunch for TEDx Detroit.
Lunch will start by introducing you to the organizers of TEDx Detroit. Charlie Wolborg, Terry Bean, Catherine Juon, Jennifer Wright, and Derek Mehraban who will welcome you as you sit down to your delicious Copper Canyon lunch.
Your lunch speaker is a Michigan native and Silicon Valley insider. Toby Trevarthen spent the majority of his career working for big NY based media companies before realizing that Google, Facebook and Twitter had changed the game.
10/22/2009
Project Management: Why? How?
Association of Women in Computing - Ann Arbor
Everyone has been involved in some sort of project work - whether it is being a part of a development team to implement an enterprise software tool, or just planning a surprise birthday party. In both cases, a lot of time
and money can be involved. Project management, an approach of planning, organizing, and managing your resources, is the thing that might be the
deciding factor in achieving success. Or put another way, without applying the principles of project management, we have a much higher probability of having the whole project go to chaos. This speaks to the "Why."
10/23/2009
TiECon Midwest 2009
TiE Detroit
This is Michigan’s Largest Conference on entrepreneurship. TiECon Midwest is designed for the Innovative Entrepreneur who thinks creatively, innovatively and resourcefully to create their own future regardless of economic conditions and uncertainties.
10/23/2009
Entrepreneurship Hour
Center for Entrepreneurship
MPowered and The Center for Entrepreneurship presents “Apex CoVantage—Values Driven Entrepreneurship”
10/27/2009
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.
10/28/2009
iPhone Apps Marketing Essentials for Developers
LA2M - Lunch Ann Arbor Marketing
"If you build it, they will come." That used to be the saying in the early days of the iPhone App Store. But now the gold rush is over and now your efforts towards marketing become increasingly essential. There are some basic and not-so-basic things you can do to make sure your app stands out from the day it is launched.
10/29/2009
Cyber Security - Staying Safe on the Internet
Washtenaw County
Cyber Security Event - Staying Safe on the Internet for Local Governments and Small Businesses. To recognize this important initiative this event is aimed at raising awareness of the ways in which employees, citizens and local businesses can better safeguard themselves in cyberspace.
10/29/2009
Development Career Chat
University of Michigan, Office of Univ Development
Interested in learning more about a career in philanthropy? The University of Michigan Talent Management Team invites you to attend our Development Career Chat, on Thursday, October 29th!
10/29/2009
Cyber Security - Staying Safe on the Internet
Washtenaw County
Cyber Security - Staying Safe on the Internet for families and your personal online information. To recognize this important initiative this event is aimed at raising awareness of the ways in which employees, citizens and local businesses can better safeguard themselves in cyberspace.
10/30/2009
Entrepreneurship Hour
Center for Entrepreneurship
Join Aaron and Michelle Crumm of Adaptive Materials for an Entrepreneurship Hour.
MPowered and the Center for Entrepreneurship present “He Said, She Said.”
10/31/2009
Informational Solar Seminar
Bauer Power, Inc.
Learn how solar photovoltaic(PV)systems are installed on your home or business and how DTE Energy's new pilot program, called SolarCurrents, can cut the cost of your solar system in half. This educational seminar is free and will address the working fundamentals of PV systems, such as solar electricity, basic system operations and benefits, Federal tax credits, and other incentives. Attendees are requested to register for this event via email at www.bauerpower.com or by calling 734.233.3080 to reserve space.