New Enterprise Forum invites anyone interested in entrepreneurship to join us at our monthly Forum to connect with entrepreneurs, investors, service providers and businesses.
Each month we showcase a team of entrepreneurs who are looking to raise capital. They have gone through extensive coaching with NEF’s experienced coaches and are eager to present their venture to the entrepreneurial community.
The Showcase gives the startup team the opportunity to practice presenting to investors and others in the Ann Arbor-Detroit entrepreneurial community. Each presentation is a reflection of NEF training on what to communicate and what not to do. The presenting entrepreneur gets feedback, insights and encouragement. Listeners also learn tips and techniques to sharpen their own pitches.
This month’s Showcase Presentation: eScapes Network
Robert A. Oklejas, President and Co-Founder. eScapes Network LLC is a Michigan company that has developed, patented, and produces Therapeutic Relaxation Television whose purpose is to provide anti-stress and anti-anxiety entertainment to both public and private networks. Our first private network product, Relaxation Dental TV has been endorsed by five state dental associations and is now enjoyed by nearly 600 dentists, their staff, and thousands of patients. These Private Television Networks are monetized by Verizon Media’s programmatic advertising platform.
Pitch Pit:
This month will also feature our highly popular Pitch Pit. Four entrepreneurs will each give a four-minute pitch of their business idea to a panel of investor judges in a “Shark Tank” format. At the end of the evening, the person with the highest score will receive a $100 cash prize plus all additional prize money contributed by the audience.
The four entrepreneurs, selected from a large pool of applicants are:
- Julian Bates, Vizier Tech. A patented one way clutch, used in automotive applications as well as electric motors.
- Desiree Haley, Steps to Freedom. Steps to Freedom is an early stage startup committed to revolutionizing the current standard of lower limb orthotics. We’ve designed an active ankle-foot orthosis (AFO).
- Lyne Charron-Keller, Smart Bridge Medical. Our product is POPSafe™ Tracheostomy Tube Set. The POPSafe™ Tracheostomy Tube Set is a patented medical device which prevents spontaneous ventilator disconnect of the tracheostomy tube.
- Peter J. Staver, Make the Connection. Connect to My Attorney (CTMA) is a platform designed to connect lawyers with both present and prospective clients in real time.
See full event details here!
The event is FREE. Registration is not required but recommended for planning purposes.
Ann Arbor SPARK Central Innovation Center
330 East Liberty Street
Ann Arbor, MI, USA