| RANDAL CHARLTON on E2 DETROIT |  | | "We had three big entreprenuerial conferences this summer. E2 Detroit takes aim at the entrepreneur already in business but in need of resources, whether it's money, good people or technology. Wayne State's aim offers a real leveraging opportunity for existing entrepreneurs.'' | | EVENT DETAILS |  | | General Admission $150 Partner $90 Faculty $75 Students $25 For event information, contact WSU Special Events and Services at (313) 577-0300. For sponosorship and partnership opportunities contact Cassandra Ulbrich at (313) 577-6468 or at Casandra Ulbrich | | | Dear Sylvia,
E2 Detroit is pleased to offer FastTrac to the Future attendees a special admission discount! Register for the all-day entrepreneurial conference for just $25. That's significant savings off the general admission price of $150. To take advantage of this discount offer, choose the "Student" rate under "RSVP Type," fill out the rest of the registration form, then enter "FastTrac" in the "Special Needs or Comments" section. If you need even more compelling reasons to attend E2 Detroit, check out some of our featured speakers below. This all-day business conference geared for existing entrepreneurs takes place October 15 and promises to continue the momentum started by TechTown's successful FastTrac conferences. Visit the E2 Detroit Web site to register and to see a complete list of speakers. |  | TERRY CROSS, Founder, Windward Associates, LLC |  Starting Your Business
Terry Cross has been an Angel investor and businessman for over 40 years. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Great Lakes Angels and a founding member of The Michigan Venture Capital Association. His current board memberships include: RealKidz; PureEntropy as Chairman; Fisher Coach Works; MIST Innovations as Chairman; and Monarch Antenna, a Delphi Corp. spinoff. Cross serves as the first Executive in Residence for Entrepreneurship at the School of Business Administration at Wayne State University in Detroit, where he administers the prestigious Adams Entrepreneurial Fellowship and received the 2005 Distinguished Alumni Award. Cross was a co-founder of Sonoma Photonics, recently sold to Lockheed-Martin. He was a founding investor in three startups from MIT's tech transfer department and served on the Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity. In September 2007, he was named to the Task Force for a World Financial Center by the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, one of Korea's most prestigious institutions. He was employed by Kidder, Peabody in various financial services and investment banking activities in Detroit, New York and San Francisco until his retirement in 1998. | | LORENZO THURMAN, Executive Director, Detroit Micro-Enterprise Fund |  Funding and Financing Your Business Prior to joining the Detroit Micro-Enterprise Fund in 2007, Lorenzo Thurman was the economic development officer with the Michigan Interfaith Trust Fund for six years. He has more than eight years of experience in community and economic development and small business lending. The mission of the Detroit Micro-Enterprise Fund is to provide small business loans to entrepreneurs who do not have access to capital through traditional lending sources. Thurman has a passion for working with individuals and assisting them in maximizing their God-given talent. | | ROBBIE HARDY, Managing Partner, Silk Road Partners |  The Entrepreneurial Edge: How to Take Your Company to the Next Level
Robbie Hardy is a well-known entrepreneur and coach, with over 25 years of experience in the entrepreneurial and corporate worlds. She has founded and led several technology companies and angel investment funds. She is also the founder of A Million Dreams Across America, a non-profit organization focused on educating, inspiring and empowering people dreaming of starting their own business.
Hardy has drawn upon her experience and the wide array of professionals that she has worked with to build a group of Mentor Capital associates to help entrepreneurs grow and succeed. Silk Road Partners provides Mentor Capital (MC) services to companies who are starting up, ready to take the next growth step, or need to go in a new direction. | | NOAH ALPER, Founder of Noah's Bagels and Bread & Circus |  Entrepreneurship Next Steps
Noah Alper is a consultant to aspiring entrepreneurs, advisor to business school students and a dynamic motivational speaker. His experience includes concept creation, marketing, retailing, food service and sales management. His new book, Business Mensch, is a practical and spiritual guide to help aspiring entrepreneurs find success and satisfaction. He is also a student advisor at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. A serial entrepreneur, Alper is the founder of six ventures, including two mega-successful food businesses-the West Coast Noah's New York Bagels chain and Bread & Circus, once the Northeast's largest natural foods chain and now part of Whole Foods Market. Six and a half years after founding Noah's New York Bagels, he sold the business for $100 million. At that time, it was the largest kosher retailer in the United States. | | To learn more about E2 Detroit's exciting lineup of nationally acclaimed speakers, check out the full agenda. You won't want to miss out on this opportunity to develop the right entrepreneurial team! Sincerely,
Randal Charlton, Executive Director TechTown | | |
ONLY $5!
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