It's Global Entrepreneurship Week Nov 16-22nd!

Come celebrate during the third session in the Savvy Entrepreneur Series

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

5 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Registration and Networking 5 - 6 p.m.

Program 6 - 7:30 p.m.

Networking 7:30 - 9 p.m.

Room 123

Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences

Grand Valley State University

301 Michigan Street NE

Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Co-produced locally by the West Michigan Science & Technology Initiative, Grand Angels, MIT Enterprise Forum
and Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest.

The Savvy Entrepreneur seminar series will provide a highly interactive forum for entrepreneurs and start-up, early- and mid-stage high growth companies to interact with a panel of experts, as well as network with their peers. The series is designed to focus not
only on the basic how-to’s of building a successful business, but also cover best practices in intellectual property, team building,
initial sales and securing capital.

Cost to attend:

$30 per session if registered in advance, $40 per session at the door, or series pass (all six sessions) for $100.

Students: $5 per session at the door.

Parking is provided onsite. Please pick up parking permit from the parking attendant located behind the Cook - DeVos Center for

Health Sciences building and accessed off of Lafayette Street.

Click here to register online. The series includes six sessions, from September 2009 to May 2010.

Topics include:

February 18, 2010 – Angel Investors

Learn what angel investors are looking for, how they differ from and work with venture capitalists, and when it is the best time to
seek this type of investment.

Sponsor: Warner, Norcross & Judd

April 15, 2010 – Cash Flow

Learn what cash flow is, how it can be maximized and best practices for compensating the executive team while sustaining the
business.

Sponsor: Lambert, Edwards & Associates

May 19, 2010 – Series Wrap-up

The 2009-2010 Savvy Entrepreneur seminar series wrap-up and recap. Come network one last time and we will discuss the series
as a whole as you provide us with your feedback.

Sponsor: Grand Valley State University