Tomorrow, we’re heading to Grand Rapids for the Impact of Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, a day-long event featuring prominent members of Michigans angel and venture capital community, Michigan Entrepreneurs and execs. (If you’d like to attend, the event is free).
The event is being hosted by Turnstone, a division within Steelcase that caters to small (and startup) businesses.
For the keynote address, Scott Case, CEO of Startup America Partnership, will discuss the JOBS Act and the Startup America Partnership. Case is a technologist, entrepreneur and inventor, and was founding CTO of Priceline, which reached a billion dollars in annual sales in less than 24 months. Other participants include members of Michigan’s Venture/Investment community, Media, and Entrepreneurial community.
One of the highlights of the event will be the afternoon pitch event, where 10 Startups pitch their business ideas to Investors and state media. The top three winning companies will be highlighted nationally by Startup America. The ten startups presenting include:
About Alex Southern
Alex Southern is a Detroit based Marketing Executive with Midcoast, a leading 3D Studio. Formerly, he served as Associate Editor of DBusiness, a leading business publication, where he reported on emerging Detroit startups and technology-based companies.
