YPSILANTI - The task for four accomplished and veteran investors and entrepreneurs, come up with a business plan for a self sustaining, green-friendly, island community in less than 10 minutes. Yes, the second annual Battle of the Elevator Pitches at the New Enterprise Forum had a Gilligan’s Isle flavor to it and in the end Ann Arbor’s Biggest Gilligan won, Dick Beedon, CEO of Mac Beedon Group, won, for the second time in a row. Beedon bested Ron Reed of Seneca Partners, Roger Newton, Co-Discoverer of Lipitor and Founder of Esperion, and Rich Sheridan, CEO of Menlo Innovations. A tongue-in-cheek News Maker Interview captured the spirit of this event.
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YPSILANTI - Diane Durance, executive director of Great Lakes Entrepreneur’s Quest, outlines what’s next for the 79 teams that submitted business plans for the Spring 2008 cycle. The business-plan submission deadline was May 15. The awards ceremony is June 12 in Lansing.
YPSILANTI - You wouldn’t think of Michigan would be home to an Internet wine sales company that wants to take the wine eCommerce market by storm, but that’s the game plan for WineBuys.Com. Two long-time friends and business partners are behind this business plan, which calls for $10 million in sales over the next 18 to 24 months.
KALAMAZOO - Only a few more spaces are left for Great Lakes Entrepreneurs Quest’s FastTrac TechVenture six-week intensive business plan contest hosted by Southwest Michigan First in Kalamazoo. Diane Durance, Executive Director of GLEQ, discusses this innovative program that can help your technology or life sciences start up attract investors in this special GLEQ edition of News Maker Interview.
KALAMAZOO - GlobeFunder is a secure, online lending marketplace where Borrowers are in control. By eliminating the traditional middleman, this unique lending platform offers lower costs to Borrowers for fast, efficient loans. Co Founder and President Ben Decio talks about the company and its business plan to build a billion dollar loan portfolio in this Elevator Pitch.
GRAND RAPIDS - Carol Lopucki, the state director the Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center, talks about what her SBA-backed organization can offer entrepreneurs and small business in terms of training and support. If you’re in need of better business knowledge, you don’t want to miss this News Maker interview.
DETROIT – Wayne State University is working with Rain Source Capital of Minneapolis to create an angel fund to pump money into the fledgling technology and life sciences the university is nurturing at its TechTown incubator. Steve Mercil, CEO of Rain Source Capital, talks about next steps in this News Maker Interview.
PLEASANT RIDGE - Josh Linkner, just 37 years old, already has founded his fourth company, ePrize, an online promotions company that develops interactive marketing for the likes Proctor & Gamble and other Fortune 500 companies. Linkner talks about his Michigan entrepreneurial experiences and the Michigan technology and entrepreneur talent pool in this News Maker interview recorded Oct. 1 during the first day of the E2Detroit conference at Wayne State University.
ANN ARBOR – Did Dick Beedon, CEO of Mac Beedon Group, use a performance enhancer to win the New Enterprise Forum’s May Battle of the Elevator Pitches. Some participants contend the serial entrepreneur did. MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan interviews all the players in this spoof of the popular Newsmaker Interview podcast.
