Minnesota 2012 Entrepreneur Kick-Off

Event Sponsors

tiemn — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:59:52 +0000

This event is made possible because of the enormous energy and resources committed by the Minnesota Entrepreneur Network Partners, active participation by all innovators, inventors, mentors, and investors like yourself, and last but not least, because of valuable support and sponsorship provided by following organizations. Our sincere thanks to all of you for your support of entrepreneurial activities as together we grow Minnesota’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.

More sponsors to be announced soon.

Event sponsorships are available. For more information on sponsorship opportunities, please contact 218-205-9519.

tiemn — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:58:14 +0000

Sunrise Community Banks

tiemn — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:30:08 +0000

Sunrise Community Banks is a family owned banking group comprised of Franklin Bank, Park Midway Bank, and University Bank headquartered in Minneapolis and Saint Paul. We are certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). The U.S. Department of Treasury certifies financial institutions that demonstrate a primary mission of community development, serve a distressed target market, and remain accountable to that target market. Our mission at Sunrise is to be “The Leader in Improving Our Urban Community”.

AdaptivePortal

tiemn — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:01:00 +0000

AdaptivePortal is an award winning Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform. Its a completely metadata-driven, multi-tenant web application platform for optimizing application delivery in the cloud. This platform has been developed with one simple goal in mind – bring secure, and scalable enterprise-grade web applications to Small & Medium-sized Businesses (SMBs) and Small & Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) at very affordable costs.

For more information, visit http://www.adaptiveportal.com

Finance and Commerce, Inc.

tiemn — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:55:26 +0000

Finance & Commerce is the only daily publication/website exclusively covering business in Minnesota. We have a special emphasis on commercial real estate, construction and development, banking and finance, economic development, entrepreneurs, transit and regional planning.

tiemn — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:01:26 +0000

Minnesota Entrepreneur Network Partners

tiemn — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:07:14 +0000

This event is made possible because of the enormous energy and resources committed by the Minnesota Entrepreneur Network Partners, active participation by all innovators, inventors, mentors, and investors like yourself, and sponsors. Our sincere thanks to all of you for your support of entrepreneurial activities as together we grow Minnesota’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.

tiemn — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:06:40 +0000

CLEANTECH OPEN

tiemn — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:44:50 +0000

A national organization to find, fund and foster entrepreneurs with big ideas that have led to businesses in the six fields of: energy generation; energy efficiency; green building; air, water & waste; transportation and smart power. The Cleantech Open addresses today’s urgent energy, environmental, and economic challenges and works to provide infrastructure, expertise, and relationships that turn these big ideas into the most successful cleantech companies on the planet.

Minnesota Cup

tiemn — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:40:50 +0000

MISSION: The Minnesota Cup is an annual competition that seeks to support and develop the next generation of entrepreneurs with breakthrough ideas.

DIVISIONS: There are six divisions BIOSCIENCES, CLEAN TECH & RENEWABLE ENERGY, GENERAL, HIGHTECH, SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR, STUDENT

ENTRY GUIDELINES: Anything from an idea to a company less than 5 years old and generating less than $1 million can be entered in the competition. Entries can be high tech or no tech, a service or a product; every idea counts!

IDEA Competition

tiemn — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:35:24 +0000

September 2012 will mark the beginning of the fifth year of the IDEA Competition in Northwest Minnesota. Since its launch, the competition has awarded over $90,000 to Northwest Minnesota entrepreneurs. The purpose of the competition is to assist the most promising local entrepreneurs in the commercialization of innovative products, processes and deliveries by connecting them to the best resources available along with access to capital that can help them launch a successful venture. The IDEA Competition is looking for people with good ideas and a solid plan for turning those ideas into profitable businesses in Northwest Minnesota.

IDEA has been made possible by the generous financial contributions of the following: 360° Manufacturing and Applied Engineering Center of Excellence, Blandin Foundation, Bremer Banks of Crookston and Warren, Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation, Northwest Minnesota Foundation, Northwest Regional Small Business Development Center, and University of Minnesota, Crookston.

TiE CONS

tiemn — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:32:23 +0000

TiE CONS are business competitions held around the globe at the site of several of the TiE Global Chapters. All TiE Members may compete in these independent competitions that enable the showcasing of ones early stage business to various geographic audiences throughout the year. Visit www.tie.org to see the many, often sector specific, TiE CONS in India and around the globe. Charter Membership in TiE Minnesota enables one to experience unparalleled access to these innovation settings and the people behind them.

The premier North American TiE Con is TIE CON SILICON VALLEY held in May. It features six competition and exhibit categories: Mobile, Social/Internet, Cloud/Software, Energy, Life Sciences, and Service Providers.

Minnesota Inventors Congress

tiemn — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:29:29 +0000

MISSION: The Minnesota Inventors Congress is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to stimulating economic development by supporting innovation and inventors at all phases of the invention development process.

Each year in June, the Minnesota Inventors Congress is held, drawing inventors from across the state and nation, who come to display their inventions and to attend the forums.

New products create new markets and new markets retain and create jobs. By providing year round access to knowledgeable staff, the Minnesota Inventors Congress helps inventors learn the product development process, so they spend their time and money in the right places with the right companies. We connect inventors with the information and experts to help them get their products into the marketplace., For further information, contact: 507-627-2344

Project Skyway

tiemn — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:20:03 +0000

Project Skyway, the vision of Cem Erdem who together with Casey Allen, hosts two accelerator cohorts of up to 10 companies each during the year. It is Minnesota’s first seed-stage tech startup accelerator program for motivated entrepreneurs. The program will build connections among entrepreneurs, mentors, investors, and other innovation hubs, and bring them together both online and in physical space. 2010 was Project Skyway’s first year with one cohort and a graduating class of five companies.

The Inventors Network

tiemn — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:28:25 +0000

The Inventors’ Network is a voluntary membership organization composed of individuals wishing to encourage the development of new ideas and to promote the spirit of innovation through the seeking and sharing of information.

For more information, visit http://www.inventorsnetwork.org/

Minnesota Angel Network

tiemn — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:23:52 +0000

Minnesota Angel Network (MNAN) is an unique educational program for entrepreneurial companies seeking to raise investment capital and an online connection for accredited investors interested in investing MNAN-certified companies. For entrepreneurial high-tech and knowledge-based companies seeking to raise between $50,000 and $4.5 million investments, MNAN provides education on fundraising that is customized to the company’s needs and, for investors in search of high-quality investment opportunities, MNAN provides access to entrepreneurial companies certified to have MNAN’s standards for quality and excellence.

For more information, visit http://mnan.org/

Minnesota Chamber of Commerce

tiemn — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:12:26 +0000

The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce is the state’s largest and premier business advocacy organization. As the statewide voice of business, the Chamber represents more than 2,400 businesses of all types and sizes across Minnesota. The Minnesota Chamber excels at offering private-sector solutions to public-sector problems.

For more information, visit http://www.mnchamber.com/

Technology-Innovation-Entrepreneurship (TiE) Minnesota

tiemn — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:03:43 +0000

TiE was founded in 1992 in Silicon Valley by a group of successful entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and senior professionals with roots in the Indus region. TiE is currently working, through chapters on all five continents, to foster entrepreneurship globally through education, networking and mentoring. TiE Minnesota is an affiliate of TiE Global fostering Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Minnesota and the world, within the education, health, energy and clean technology arenas. More information may be found at: www.minnesota.tie.org.

For more information, visit http://minnesota.tie.org/

Metropolitan Economic Development Association

tiemn — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:48:55 +0000

OUR VISION

Thriving communities through equal economic participation.

OUR MISSION

help entrepreneurs of color succeed!

Through accomplished and experienced professionals, MEDA offers one-on-one business consulting, training, leadership development, government contracting assistance, access to financing, networking with peers, assistance with minority certifications, strategic planning, and more.

For more information, visit http://www.meda.net

BioBusiness Alliance

tiemn — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:44:48 +0000

The BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota is an organization of people representing Minnesota companies, academia, and government, devoted to

building the bioscience industry,
retaining and creating jobs, and
positioning Minnesota as a global leader in biobusiness with the ultimate goal of improving economic, health, social, and environmental well-being.

For more information, visit http://biobusinessalliance.org/