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Research has always been at the heart of economic development, through emerging technologies, start-up companies, and even new industries. Research at Wayne State University, as a whole, is an important source of technology-based economic development. Encouraging faculty entrepreneurship and providing the resources necessary to stimulate economic growth through new venture creation is important to the university, the city and the state. To foster an entrepreneurial environment we have launched the WSU Entrepreneur's Network.
The WSU Entrepreneur's Network provides a forum to:
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Discuss the dynamics of spin-out company formation based on WSU innovations;
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Interact with role models and professional resources for faculty who want to explore starting a company without leaving the university; and
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Identify opportunities to serve on technical advisory boards for new ventures.
The expectation is that this will be “the faculty’s network”. The faculty will decide upon topics of interest to be addressed and discussed at monthly meetings. Although the Venture Development Office facilitates the organization and scheduling of the meetings, it will be a forum where faculty can get answers to their questions in an informal, participative, rather than lecture, setting.
The Venture Development office will manage an e-mail list of interested faculty, and periodically articles addressing selected topics will be circulated to the list.
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NEXT MEETING
" Health Care and Employee Benefits - Important Information for Every Start-up "
Mark Van Den Branden, CFP
Advanced Insurance Agency
will speak at the Breakfast Meeting
of
WSU Entrepreneur Network
January 30, 2007
8 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
NEW LOCATION:
TechTown
440 Burroughs
Detroit, MI 48202
Complementary copies of the book:
30 Days to a Happy Employee: How a Simple Program of Acknowledgment Can Build Trust and Loyalty at Work (Paperback)
by Dottie Bruce Gandy "Charles Plumb, a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, was a jet pilot during the Vietnam War..." (more)
Looking forward to seeing you there for a full, hot
Executive Breakfast Buffet !!!
Please RSVP to judy.johncox@wayne.edu
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Mark R. Van Den Branden will share his insight on why companies should offer employee benefits.
· What does employee turnover really cost
· Healthy employees are happy employees
What to know about Health Care
· What’s Hot, What’s Not
· H.S.A.’s & H.R.A.’s
· Prescription Drugs
What about other Employee Benefits
· Dental, Vision, Life & Disability
· Voluntary Benefits
· Empowering Employees at no cost to the Company
· Cafeteria Style Benefits, what’s on your menu?
Planning for the future
· 401 (k) plans
· Pension & Profit Sharing
Mark is a resident of Troy, Michigan. He graduated from Walsh College with
Bachelors of Accountancy and a Bachelors of Business Administration. He is currently attending University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business Certified Employer Benefit Specialist Program. He has 23 years experience as Certified Financial Planner. He is a licensed Stock Broker with Raymond James & Associates and he is a licensed Insurance Agent. He worked for over 3 years in a CPA firm, worked for 5 years as the controller of a $25 million company, worked for 2 years for IDS/American Express. He is a small business owner. He actively manages employee benefit portfolios for over 200 small businesses with 2 to 500 employees. He is a mentor for the Adams Entrepreneur Fellowship at Walsh College.
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Coming Soon...
Come join us for our Special Entrepreneurs’ Week Celebration
Turn Your Good Ideas Into a Great Opportunity
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
8:00 AM
NextEnergy: 461 Burroughs
Detroit, MI 48202
Join technology industry executive and educator Wendy Kennedy for a presentation based on her new book "So what? who cares? why you? The Inventor's Commercialization Toolkit." Wendy will show you how to develop and present your ideas in ways that engage potential business backers - investors, licensees, internal investment committees, and others.
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OCTOBER MEETING
"How Private Placement and Business Brokerage
Can Help Position Your Start up"
Joe Alam, Chairman
Mid-States Capital, LLC
Joseph P. Alam is a successful private placement specialist and a member of a team of professionals whose hallmarks are Knowledge and Network. He is Chairman of Mid-States Capital, LLC and has experience as Board member, CEO, and Executive Partner. Mr. Alam's family has interests Middle Market companies in which he is active on their behalf. He is a Certified Public Accountant, who built his own firm from one person in 1964 to seventy people before selling to his partners in 1987. He worked as a turnaround specialist and helped Middle Market companies develop and achieve their business goals .
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SEPTEMBER MEETING
"New Services at MSBTDC –
Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Centers"
Phil Tepley and Paula Rhodes
MSBTDC
Paula Rhoades
Paula Rhoades has held 14 marketing positions at eight different companies, including General Motors, American Collegiate Marketing, and CoreComm, among others. She teaches marketing to college students and small business owners through the University of Michigan - Flint, and gives marketing direction through her consulting business, Sorrell Rhoades Marketing. Rhoades currently serves as a Technology Business Consultant with the MI-SBTDC.
Phil Tepley
Phil Tepley joined the MI-SBTDC team of Tech Consultants in January 2005. Housed at Washtenaw Community College, Tepley will be serving South East Michigan. Working in Washtenaw County, one of Michigan’s technology “hot spots,” he provided several hundred counseling hours to companies working in the areas of life sciences, information technology, and advanced manufacturing.
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