Save The Date! · October 8th & 9th, 2008
E2detroit 2008 entrepreneurship & excellence symposium presented by Wayne State University
Unrivalled in its quality and scope, the E2detroit Symposium gathers forward-thinking entrepreneurs and corporate innovators to address the latest trends and developments impacting their ability to develop new and reinvigorate existing ventures. In an ever-changing global economy, entrepreneurial thought and action is critical to maximizing innovation, improving economic vitality and propelling organizational growth. It is in equipping the entrepreneurial community with the vital tools and techniques to achieve such results that the E2detroit Symposium is dedicated.
The E2detroit Executive Program is custom designed to provide each attending executive a tailored experience – one that offers valuable insight, strategic methods and tactical solutions that are reflective of their specific stages of development and organizational size and structure. It is through the two-tracks of 'New Business/Early Stages' and 'Progressive Small Business/Advanced Stages' - that said experience will be afforded. The Executive Program Keynotes will address the parallel issues faced by all while offering best-practice strategies and methodologies for overcoming those challenges from some of the industry's most successful entrepreneurs.
In an effort to uphold the highest standards of corporate/organizational responsibility, E2detroit is committed to building awareness of the power of the Midwest Region and bolstering the economy of the State of Michigan through establishing it as a primary hub for enterprise. Additionally, in an effort to help keep Michigan's valuable college graduates in the State, E2detroit features the one-of-a-kind E2adventure - a reality-based, "The Apprentice"-like competition that provides graduate students valuable insight into critical factors needed to successfully enter into the marketplace with a competitive idea.
Benefits of Attending
- Learn from the Best: Increase Your Rate of Success by Listening to Lessons-Learned and Successes-Experienced from Leading Entrepreneurs
- Network with Power Players: Build Profitable Relationships with Industry Leaders, Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors and Academics
- Strengthen Your Market Presence: Make Your Mark through Participating with Hundreds of Leading Michigan Entrepreneurs in Interactive, Executive-Like Sessions
Closing the E2detroit Symposium will be an evening of cocktails and networking at the E2detroit 2008 Cocktail Reception held in the Wayne State Community Arts Auditorium Outer Gallery on Thursday, October 9th, 2008 from 4:45 PM – 6:30 PM. The reception is a prime opportunity to establish and/or enhance relationships with venture capitalists, angel investors, business owners, corporate entrepreneurs, students and the leading minds in academia.
Be part of the most distinguished entrepreneurial event in Michigan by pre-registering for E2detroit 2008 today. Registration discounts are available for association members, alumni and faculty of our partnering institutions and current students. For more information, please contact: registration@e2detroit.com.
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Executive Faculty from E2detroit 2007
Ross Sanders
Executive Director
Bizdom U
David Weaver
President
Aimattech
President
Great Lakes Angels
Mary Kramer
Publisher
Crain's Detroit Business
Dennis Archer
Chairman
Dickinson Wright PLLC
Florine Mark
President and Chief Executive Officer
The WW (Weight Watchers) Group, Inc.
Kim Lavine
President
Green Daisy, Inc.
Author of Mommy Millionaire: How I Turned My Kitchen Table Idea Into a Million Dollars
and How you Can Too
E2detroit Delegation
E2detroit is designed for the entrepreneurs themselves - and therefore the E2detroit Delegation is mostly comprised of entrepreneurs representing start-up and progressive small businesses. The E2detroit Delegation allows for a limited number of Venture Capitalists, Banks, Angel Investors and others who play a critical role in financially enabling the entrepreneurial delegates to achieve their business objectives. E2detroit is an all-university event, encouraging academic representation from all Michigan universities. Please contact registration@e2detroit.com for all delegation inquiries.
E2detroit Sponsors
The E2detroit offers an unparalleled opportunity for our sponsors to showcase their expertise and build relationships with key decision makers in the entrepreneurial community. E2detroit sponsor benefits include pre and post-event marketing, regional media coverage, direct access to end-user delegation and more. Please contact sponsorhips@e2detroit.com for all sponsorship inquiries.
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Calling All Graduate Students!
E2adventure 2008: Your Opportunity to Shape Your Future
 E2adventure is an exciting, experiential opportunity for students to test out their entrepreneurial competence in the real world. Faculty and students work closely with seasoned experts to transform an idea into a product or service offering, formulate and implement a business plan and validate the market acceptance. This reality-based business encounter provides insight into the importance of a creative and collaborative management team, experienced leadership and copious amounts of faith and mettle.
Over the course of the day, five teams consisting of one faculty member, one venture capitalist mentor and three business school students, with representation from management, entrepreneurship and marketing classes, will compete and take home true-to-life experience.
Each team receives $100 seed money to create a product/service and marketing campaign and execute the plan on the Wayne State University campus. In addition, they will control a budget of "virtual dollars" to purchase prime booth space, advertising and other marketing tools for on-campus use. The budget constraints will force the teams to examine the importance and identify the right mix of marketing, advertising and product placement in the development of their product or service.
On day two, the E2adventure teams will be evaluated on the number of business units sold and other key criteria by an expert panel of judges. E2detroit will award valuable prizes to the winning students and reward the winning faculty member with a research grant.
The winning team will be selected based on the following priorities:
- Priority 1: Innovation: creativity and marketability
- Priority 2: Return on Investment: this is what its all about, making money for your investors
- Priority 3: Business Plan: 1-2 page description of your plan which also outlines what you did which was novel or unique
- Priority 4: Leadership and team culture: survey of team members and judges consensus on culture, motivation level, enthusiasm, etc.
Graduate students interested in participating in E2adventure 2008 should contact: registration@e2detroit.com.
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