Tepper School of Business
Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship
JONES CENTER INTRODUCES SPRING 2009 ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION FORUMS
The Jones Center will host an entrepreneurship networking reception on Thursday, January 15, 2009 (6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.) to introduce its Spring 2009 half-day educational sessions for entrepreneurs who own a business or want to acquire a company.
The Jones Center will offer these sessions as part of its two non-credit educational forums:
Entrepreneurial Leadership Forum – This forum helps company founders, presidents and CEOs grow their ventures and handle the everyday issues company leaders face.
Entrepreneurship Through Business Acquisition Forum – This forum takes entrepreneurs through the steps needed to properly value and acquire a business.
Carnegie Mellon’s Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship offers local entrepreneurs an opportunity to develop their entrepreneurial skills in a real-world setting with other experienced entrepreneurs. Chris Allison (former CEO of Tollgrade Communications, Inc.) and Chris Cynkar (president of Swisshelm Park Investors, LLC) will briefly speak (roughly 15 minutes) about the forums at 7:00, and the rest of the reception will be open for networking.
Please contact John DiRicco at 412-268-7758 or diricco@andrew.cmu.edu to RSVP for this reception, or visit the Entrepreneurial Education Program page for more information about the forums.
2009 McGINNIS VENTURE COMPETITION TO BE HELD MARCH 12-14, 2009
The Jones Center will hold its sixth annual McGinnis Venture Competition on March 12-14, 2009. There will again be three tracks (Life Science, Technology and Sustainable Technology) that each offer a $20,000 grand prize, and the top two teams also get automatic berths to the 2009 MOOT CORP Competition. Please visit www.mcginnisventurecompetition.com for all the details.
Please visit the Tepper School's multimedia video site to hear Dr. Arthur Boni discuss how the Jones Center's McGinnis Venture Competition gives student entrepreneurs a chance to prove the viability of their ventures.
SWARTZ ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP SERIES
Joel Adams - Founder - Adams Capital Management January 14, 2009 - Room 153, 5:30 p.m. to 6:20 p.m.
Joel founded Adams Capital Management in 1994 and has led its growth to $809 million under management. Before establishing ACM, Joel served for eight years as vice president and general partner of Fostin Capital Corp., a Pittsburgh-based, family-owned investment firm.
Prior to Fostin, Joel served for seven years as a nuclear test engineer for General Dynamics, where he managed chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering teams and directed nuclear power plant sea trials. Joel is a member of several charitable organizations, a former Trustee of Carnegie Mellon University and a frequently requested speaker on the topic of venture capital.
George Bennett - Executive Chairman - Health Dialog February 12, 2009 - Mellon Auditorium, 12:30 p.m. to 1:20 p.m.
George Bennett has more than 30 years of experience in designing and implementing change management approaches for Fortune 500 companies. Prior to co-founding Health Dialog, George founded Symmetrix, Inc. and served as its chairman and chief executive officer from 1985 to 1996. George was also the founder of Braxton Associates and was one of the three founders of Bain & Company, Inc. George serves on the board of directors of a number of organizations, including the National Youth Science Foundation and the Disease Management Association of America (DMAA).
He is a member of the Development Committee of Urban Improv, an organization that offers interactive workshops to economically disadvantaged children. George earned a BS in Industrial Engineering from West Virginia University and an MS and a Ph.D. in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University.
The Jones Center is co-branding this event with the Tepper School's W.L. Mellon Speaker Series. For more information, please contact Amanda Fox at afox@andrew.cmu.edu.
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