Instead of the normal meeting (networking, dinner, speaker) for January, Tech Toledo is organizing a Road Trip to the ACE event in Ann Arbor on January 31st. This will be a great educational and networking event for aspiring entrepreneurs from the Toledo region!
What is ACE? From the ACE event web site:
The Annual Collaboration for Entrepreneurship is the place where Great Lakes region entrepreneurs gather to network, learn and connect. Each year at ACE, you’ll join an exciting, forward-thinking community of innovators, entrepreneurs and business leaders – people like you — who have the vision and drive to build new ventures for a new future.
Each year’s ACE event, along with the year-long activities of its supporting organizations, is helping to make the Great Lakes region a better place to start and grow a business. Join hundreds of attendees as they take advantage of learning and networking opportunities with fellow entrepreneurs, funding sources and entrepreneurial resources at this year’s ACE.
The program includes sessions on:
- Building a minimal viable product, getting customer feedback, and iterating
- Loans, grants and other funding
- Growth challenges for green, mobile & food safety
- Transitioning from “startup” to “second stage”
- Urban innovation
Only $12 if you register in advance.
The tentative Tech Toledo plans are:
- Meet for lunch at noon (probably at a restaurant near US 23 on the way to Ann Arbor).
- Carpool to Ann Arbor, leaving at 1pm. The # of cars depends on who is coming and when they want to return.
- Attend the event (which starts at 2pm and runs until 9pm). Each person is responsible for their own registration.
- Return to the restaurant (to get your car and return home) at various times. Probably one leaving at 5pm and one leaving later.
Details to be determined by those who are participating. If you are interested in being part of the Road Trip, please Contact us (via our form) or send Stuart Bertsch an email (stuart at techtoledo.net).
If you are still interested in a local dinner meeting this month, we recommend attending the Toledo Geek Dinner in Bowling Green one week earlier, on January 24th.
