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Join us March 9 for words of wisdom from Sue Marks and Michael Major

BizStarts’ popular Inspirational Entrepreneur series returns to the We Energies Auditorium on March 9 for breakfast, networking and (obviously) inspiration.

Meet and hear from Sue Marks, CEO of Pinstripe, Inc., and Michael Major, CEO of Cambridge Major Laboratories. Pinstripe matches and recruits top talent with organizations in key industries. Meanwhile, Cambridge Major recently expanded their Germantown facility, which develops and manufactures products for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

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VentureTrack of BizStartsMilwaukee

Presents two programs this spring in conjunction with our community partners to Renew your Connections, Engage your Entrepreneurial Spirit and Enhance your Know How.  FastTrac - TechVenture and StartupAccelerator2

Kauffman Foundation offers online entrepreneur education program

Would-be entrepreneurs can test their mettle through a new online learning program developed by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and The Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative, an Ohio-based company.

The two-hour, 38-minute “Mindset: Tapping Your Entrepreneurial IQ” program is being offered free to the first 250 qualified applicants through a scholarship from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Applications are available at www.entrepreneurship.org/eMindset/.

Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Program

Ernst & Young is seeking entrepreneurs for the 24th annual Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® program.  Entrepreneurs who put everything on the line and translates an idea into a viable, sustainable enterprise.  Entrepreneurs include both founders of companies and those who organize, manage, and assume the “educated” risks of a business or enterprise early in the company’s life or development and are still active in the leadership of the company.

The deadline for submissions is March 19.  For more information, click here.

Entrepreneur Showcase

Sue Marks, Chief Executive Officer

Pinstripes, Inc.

Sue’s visionary thinking, creative problem solving and ability to motivate and inspire people are the foundation of Pinstripe’s corporate culture and client relationships.

She is widely recognized as one of the key founders of recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) and a pioneer in the RPO industry.

She has helped clients to become recruiting powerhouses, upgrading their talent and increasing their success in the market and in any market, regardless of the economic times

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21st Century Entrepreneurs     Legacy Entrepreneurs

Topics

Platinum Sponsor

Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.

Regional Economic Partnership

We Energies

Zizzo Group Advertising + Public Relations

Wisconsin Department of Commerce

Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation

Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' Network

Serigraph, Inc.

Virchow, Krause & Company

Gold Sponsor

Silver Sponsor

Michael Best & Friedrich

Boyle Fredrickson

Ernst & Young

Bronze Sponsor

Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions

Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. 

Wisconsin Business Development

Milwaukee Area Technical College

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