The Chinese Business Club

Sponsored by TechTown and the Confucius Institute

Come to the inaugural meeting of the Chinese Business Club for an authentic Chinese breakfast and listen to Dean Robert Thomas discuss the global market.

Speaker: Dean Robert Thomas, Wayne State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Date: Thursday, May 15, 2008
Time: 7:30 to 9:00 a.m.
Location: Conference Room A, TechTown, 440 Burroughs Street, Detroit
Cost: FREE!

Second Annual Entrepreneurial Improv: the Battle of the Elevator Pitch

Sponsored by the New Enterprise Forum

The NEF will feature new contestants to out-pitch last years pitch battle champion. Each contestant will have three minutes to pitch an imaginary company—with almost no time to prepare. Join the NEF for a wild and crazy event!

Date: Thursday, May 15, 2008
Time: Registration and networking at 5:00 p.m.; program begins at 5:45 p.m.
Location: Marriott Resort at Eagle Crest, 1275 S. Huron Street, Ypsilanti
Cost: Free for NEF members; $20 for non-members; $5 for students

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An Evening Inside NextEnergy

Sponsored by the Alumni Association of the Wayne State University School of Business Administration

Join Wayne State alumni for an evening of energy and economic exploration! Network, tour the NextEnergy facility and learn about alternative energy and business development in southeast MichiganSpeaker:         Jim Croce, President and CEO of NextEnergy

Date:               Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Time:              5:30 p.m.

Location:        NextEnergy, 461 Burroughs Street , Detroit , 48202

Cost:               $20 per person

Register:         Please RSVP to sbarsvp@wayne.edu by May 14

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The Seven Deadly Sins of Negotiating

Sponsored by the Detroit Community Loan Fund, ShoreBank Entreprise Detroit and Marr Professional Development

This is the first of a three-part series of free lunch seminars TechTown is hosting. Joe Marr of Marr Professional Development will outline the seven most common mistakes that lead to leaving money on the table and will offer tactics that help you avoid committing these sins.

RSVP right away! Only the first 75 applicants will be accepted into the seminar.

Speaker:; Joe Marr, Marr Professional Development
Date: Thursday, May 22, 2008
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Conference Room A, TechTown, 440 Burroughs, Detroit
Cost: FREE!
Register:Write to JaShawnda Golson at jgolson@techtownwsu.org to RSVP

Lewis H. Latimer Award/Scholarship Dinner

Sponsored by the Michigan chapter of the American Association of Blacks in Energy

Funds raised for the Latimer scholarship support minority students in Michigan who have demonstrated scholastic achievements in science and engineering and plan to major in engineering, mathematics or physical sciences.

Speaker: Carla Walker Miller, President and CEO of Walker Miller Energy Services, TechTown
Date: Thursday, May 22, 2008
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: San Marino Club, 1685 Big Beaver, Troy
Register: Contact E. Brenda Lee, (248) 433-5842, eblee@cmsenergy.com

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FIRST FRIDAYS - Every first Friday of the month - 4:00 p.m - 6:00 p.m.

What better way to kick off the weekend than with fabulous free food and even better networking opportunities?  Come to TechTown’s First Friday networking party, the first Friday of every month, and learn why people are talking about TechTown.  Each event features a new speaker discussing topics of interest to entrepreneurs, investors, service providers, and anyone interested in Detroit’s future.  All are welcome—come eat, chat and see how TechTown helps minds and means to connect!

June 6, July 11, August 1, Sept 5. October 3, Nov 7, Dec 5