A Free Networking And Marketing Portal
for the
Metro Detroit Area and Beyond
What is 5 Minute Networking?
Speed dating for small business has arrived in Detroit. The days of awkward icebreakers and dead-end leads are over; networking is now easy and effective. The 5 Minute Networking experience offers the efficiency of 5-minute, one-on-one meetings with potential clients from targeted companies you select based on your business interests.
5 Minute Networking
Members $30, nonmembers: $50
We’re back this fiscal year with a new focus for 5 Minute Networking. This year 5 Minute Networking will be held quarterly in order for us to focus on bringing you the biggest crowds, the best venues and the most business leads. You can’t afford to even miss one session of this spectacular networking series.
Our first session this year is at Macy’s Somerset, where you can shop for new business and new shoes all in one place. You can’t beat that!
Upcoming Events
We have an exciting schedule of 5 Minute Networking events!
May 15, 2009
8 to 10:30 a.m.
Detroit Yacht Club
For more information, or if your company would like to host or sponsor a 5 Minute Networking event, contact Kalisha Gaines at 313.596.0392.
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Always Be Networking
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FOR MOST PEOPLE, networking simply means stepping up the schmoozing when it’s time to find a job. Small-business owners, however, must network constantly. Setting up and running a successful business requires a whole slew of advisers, service providers, sympathetic family members and other secondary characters. And then there’s the little matter of finding the actual customers for your wares. Getting the word out about your company is critical.
Read the whole story.
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Metro Detroit Happenings
The International Academy of Design & Technology will host their third annual Interfaces Conference on June 6th at the Troy Community Center.
Troy MI
First Fridays at TechTown: Growing your business in Detroit
Sponsored by Corp! Magazine Network with one of Detroit’s biggest groups of entrepreneurs.
5/1/2009
Friday
4:00p to 6:00p
TechTown
Detroit MI
Start a Business
Start a Business is a seminar for anyone thinking about going into business. Participants examine their entrepreneurial skills, learn how to implement their ideas and receive a list of pitfalls to avoid when starting a business.
4/23/2009
Thursday
6:00p
Oakland County Executive Office Building Conference Center
Waterford MI
MICHIGAN GROWTH CAPITAL SYMPOSIUM
MGCS is the premier event where financiers meet the ‘Best of the Midwest’ in new businesses and emerging technologies. This is a tremendous opportunity for startups to showcase their innovative investment opportunities to a leading group of investors
Ypsilanti MI
Ann Arbor MI
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Job Fairs
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- CBP Career Fair - April 25, 2009; U.S. Customs and Border Protection will hold a career hosted by recruiters from the branches that make up CBP, the nation’s largest uniformed law enforcement agency: Office of Field Operations, Office of Border Patrol and Air and Marine. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Dearborn Inn Hotel 20301 Oakwood Boulevard, Dearborn, MI 48124.
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- Detroit Area Job Fair - May 1, 2009; 11:00am-3:00pm; Holiday Inn Southgate (Detroit - South), 17201 Northline Road, Southgate, MI 48195; 734.283.4400; A wide variety of companies and industries will be in attendance. Register on the Monster.com website to attend and to receive updates about this event.
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- Return to Learn at EMU
Return to Learn at Eastern Michigan University provides opportunities for job-seekers and others who may need to finish a collegedegree, or earn an advanced degree or certification. Talk to admissions personnel and academic advisers one-on-one to find a suitable program that fits your needs and budget. Call 734.487.3060 or 800.GO.TO.EMU.
- Wednesday, June 10, 2009, 3-7 p.m. at the Student Center Ballroom.
- Wednesday, August 5, 2009, 3-7 p.m. at the Student Center Ballroom.
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