| Topic: | AMERICA'S NEXT TOP BUSINESS MODEL |
| When: | April 17, 2008 - Registration & networking 5:00 p.m.; Program begins at 5:45 p.m. |
| Where: | Holiday Inn North Campus, 3600 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor |
| Cost: | Free for NEF members; $20 for non-members; $5 for students |
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Some business models are tried and true. Increasingly, new, innovative business models are taking hold and transforming the way we work and build. Think Web 2.0! Attend our April meeting for a fascinating discussion about new business models that make real money today.
Howard Brown – Co-Founder and CEO, CircleBuilder Software. Howard has a successful track record building web 2.0 sites. He is currently building CircleBuilder, a secure, family friendly social network and outreach management platform that better connects individuals and faith-based organizations. In 2000, he also founded PlanitJewish.com, another social networking site.
Joe Minock – Founder and CEO, J. Edward Media Group/AccuGet.com. Joe is responsible for business planning, sales and marketing, and investor relations, and data architecture at his Internet startup in the on-line directory network industry. He is also the chair of Digital Edge Michigan, a growing network of 40+ Michigan-based digital entrepreneurs and CEOs.
Steve Schwartz – Co-Founder and Lead Developer Guy, RateMyStudentRental.com. Currently a student at Kettering University, Steve has already established himself as a Michigan Internet player. His current business is an interactive forum that connects and facilitates communication between students and landlords; he also runs Alfa Jango Software & Marketing.
Rick Warner – CEO, Parking Carma. Rick is a veteran innovator of usable technology in the transportation industry, and has guided new businesses and products to market for over 20 years. Rick serves on the Transportation Research Board’s New Transportation Systems and Technology committee and is a Year 2000 ComputerWorld Smithsonian Laureate.
Our moderator will Ian Bund – Chairman, Plymouth Venture Partners. Ian has been a venture capital principal since 1969. He has played a founding or lead role in eleven venture capital partnerships in New York, Michigan and Australia including the first three institutionally financed partnerships in Michigan.