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GLEQ and Partner Organizations to Host Community Conversations on Entrepreneurship Concerned about the future of entrepreneurship in Michigan? Have your voice be heard at the Community Conversations on Entrepreneurship coming up in Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and Troy. |
GLEQ Announces Fall Schedule for 2010 Business Plan Competition GLEQ has set the schedule for the Fall Cycle of the 2010 Business Plan Competition. Registration will open on Monday, August 24, 2009. |
GLEQ Located in Altarum GLEQ is located in the Altarum building on the northeast corner of Ann Arbor.
3520 Green Court Suite 450
Ann Arbor, MI 48105-1579
We’re sharing an office suite with MichBio, Michigan’s life sciences membership organization. Other statewide business development organizations will also be joining us on Green Court. |
Business Plan Competition Celebrated at ACE’09 The Annual Collaboration for Entrepreneurship (ACE’09) was a celebration of entrepreneurship with GLEQ announcing the Phase I winners in the statewide business plan competition on Thursday, January 22 at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor.
The GLEQ competition had 111 ventures vying for six awards – up from 47 a year ago and 79 six months ago. These ventures represent 260 individual team participants. With 80 coaches, 75 judges, and the GLEQ board of directors, GLEQ counted 420 people involved in the success of the competition.
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2008 GLEQ Award Winners $25,000 Emerging Company Grand Prize: OcuSciences, Inc.
$5,000 Emerging Company 1st Runner Up: DevHive
$5,000 New Business Idea 1st Place: 3D Biomatrix
$1,000 New Business Idea 1st Runner Up: dusoto.com
$12,500 Automation Alley - Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Award 2008: OPS Solutions, LLC
$12,500 NextEnergy - Alternative Energy Innovation Award 2008: FlexSys, Inc.
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Two Midland-based Alternative Energy Companies Win Top Awards in the Great Lakes Entrepreneur’s Quest Business Plan Competition The GLEQ Business Plan Competition awards were announced on Thursday, June 11, 2009 on the Michigan State University campus. Also announced were the Automation Alley Advanced Manufacturing and NextEnergy Alternative Energy Innovation Award winners.
The GLEQ $25,000 Grand Prize in the Emerging Company category was awarded to Kinetic Wave Power, LLC of Midland, Michigan. Kinetic Wave Power is led by Vice President of Technology James Sack and has developed unique technology to utilize renewable energy contained in ocean waves.
The Runner Up award of $5,000 in the Emerging Company category was captured by Lambert Technologies, of Canton, Michigan. Lambert Technologies has developed and is bringing to market a patented stress-testing tool for engineers to verify and validate engineering designs of structural components.
In the New Business Idea category, Advanced Battery Concepts, LLC of Midland received the First Place cash award of $5,000 and RateMyStudentRental, LLC was awarded the Runner Up award of $1,000. Advanced Battery Concepts has developed battery electrode technology, branded GreenSeal™, which enables dramatic improvements in battery performance while lowering costs. Additionally, flexibility in packaging combined with weight savings enables new applications to become feasible for lead-acid batteries.
RateMyStudentRental offers a web-based rental property rating system for student rentals, with a management system for landlords and a private-label housing portal for universities.
Advanced Battery Concepts also received both innovation awards -- the Automation Alley Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Award of $12,500 and the NextEnergy Alternative Energy Innovation Award of $10,000. Dan Radomski, Vice President Industry Services for NextEnergy, presented both awards.
Lee Walko, President of Midland-based Walko Consulting, was awarded Coach of the Year for his work with two companies, including the Emerging Company winner Kinetic Wave Power. Marisa Smith, President of Dexter-based The Whole Brain Group, LLC was selected for the Spirit of Entrepreneurship award.
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GLEQ Would Like to Thank its Innovation Award Sponsors and Training Partner |
Advanced Battery Concepts Receives Automation Alley Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Award Midland, Michigan-based Advanced Battery Concepts, LLC, was the recipient of the Automation Alley Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Award of $12,500 at the GLEQ Awards Event held at Michigan State University on June 11, 2009.
Advanced Battery Concepts has developed battery electrode technology, branded GreenSeal™, which enables dramatic improvements in battery performance while lowering costs. Additionally, flexibility in packaging combined with weight savings enables new applications to become feasible for lead-acid batteries. |
NextEnergy Presents $10,000 Alternative Energy Innovation Award to FlexSys NextEnergy presented the Alternative Energy Innovation Award to Advanced Battery Concepts. Dan Radomski, Vice President of Industry Services for NextEnergy, presented the $10,000 award to Ed Shaffer founder of Advanced Battery Concepts, during GLEQ's Awards Event. |
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