MGCS to Spotlight Business Growth Opportunities

by Jaime Pfeffer

April 23rd, 2008 in Ann Arbor, Careers, Companies, East Lansing, Events, Resources

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Looking to connect with investors for your emerging growth company? Then set aside May 14 and 15 to attend the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium (MGCS) at the Marriott Resort in Ypsilanti.

The original university-based venture fair, this nationally attended two-day event offers the opportunity to build relationships with an unparalleled business network of distinguished private equity industry leaders, leading university research faculty, and entrepreneurial business professionals.

During MGCS, life sciences, technology, energy and service companies from Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin will comprise the thirty “Best of the Midwest” emerging and growth business ventures slated to present over two days. Participating presenting companies include XG Sciences, an East Lansing-based business focused on a new type of nanoparticle made of graphite which holds significant promise in the battery, fuel cell, printable electronics and bio sensor arenas, and FlexSys, an Ann Arbor company focused on bringing a superior blade for the wind turbine to market.

One of the longest running programs of its kind, this year’s Syposium is expected to bring together 450 attendees including investors from across the country, executives of early stage and emerging growth companies and related stakeholders.

MGCS is hosted by the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and its Center for Venture Capital and Private Equity Finance of the Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies.

Tickets to the event are $395 through May 7 or $495 afterward. The student rate is $75.

For more information, visit MCGS on the Web.

One of Detroit's biggest cheerleaders, Jaime Pfeffer moved to the Motor City from suburban Detroit five years ago. She started a blog, Girl in the D, in September 2004 to promote the positive aspects of Detroit and hasn't stopped touting Motown's good side since. Jaime left corporate America in 2007 to pursue her first love, writing.